The Musicians of Bremen (A Not-So-Grimm Modern Musical Fairy Tale)
- Full Length Musical, Fantasy
- 3M, 3F
- ISBN: MN9
The musicians from the Brothers Grimm story are four aging animals who, according to their masters, are useless, worthless and expendable.
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Fantasy
- 120 minutes
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Children (Age 6 - 10), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary
The musicians from the Brothers Grimm story are four animals -- a donkey, dog, cat and rooster -- all aging animals who, according to their masters, are useless, worthless and expendable.
The animals decide to leave their homes and band together to begin new lives as musicians. They set out for Bremen, a magical, musical land where you can live with hope, compassion, love and inspiration. They have no idea how to get there, and as they follow some nonsensical directions they've received, they come upon a house in the woods filled with food, drink and money.
But the house is also filled with a band of lethal-looking robbers who have a secret identity. The animals decide to sing to them, hoping to get food in return. What occurs next is a great surprise to all. The robbers are frightened away, and the animals happily live the rest of their lives making music in the house in the woods.
This musical celebration of ideas, feelings and values, in which Bremen represents any place where people can accomplish what they genuinely desire, is heightened by energetic audience involvement and may be performed by touring groups as well as large casts.
REVIEWS:
REVIEWS:
"Balkin expands the inherent philosophical-allegorical messages of love and friendship and encourages his audiences to do what they want to do and be who they want to be."
Opera for Youth News
"[Balkin's] skillful amalgam of musical styles (opera, Broadway, jazz, rock, Latin, Dixieland and contemporary pop) appropriate to the characters and the action created a musical theatre piece which delighted our audience."
Opera for Youth News
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 3F
- Chorus Size: Flex-Size Ensemble
