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World According to Snoopy, The
A revised version of the musical Snoopy!!!

Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang sing, dance and celebrate their unique outlook on the world in this brand new revision of Snoopy!!! The Musical.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy, TYA
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, 1970s
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Elementary School / Primary, Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Based on the beloved Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, The World According to Snoopy sparkles with wit and warmth as it depicts life as seen through the eyes of Schulz's unforgettable characters. This updated musical, adapted at Texas State University in 2017, features a brand new song ("Husband Material") with music by Larry Grossman and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, composer/lyricist of the additional material in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised).
REVIEWS:

"A sparkling jewel that dazzles the eye and warms the heart... I loved every moment."

 Lynn Beaver, Broadway World

"Effervescent...Larry Grossman’s melodies and Hal Hackady’s lyrics provide the playful glue that keep things zipping tightly along."

 Joel Hirschhorn, Variety

"A delightful two hours spent with adults living out a children’s world."

 Sheila Chisholm, Weekend Special

"Snoopy is a nice intro for young people to the delights of musical theatre and a terrific showcase for a talented and energetic cast to work their magic."

 Joe Stead, Chicago Stage Standard

"Incontrovertibly an ensemble show...Schulz’s cartoon characters remain as endearing today as when they were first drawn."

Christopher Wiley, Musical Theatre Review

"Retains the fast, sharp comic appeal and instantly recognizable characterizations of the line-drawing originals, but also irresistibly brings it to human form by buoying up its snapshot scenes with the tuneful ease of the light, bright melodies of composer Larry Grossman's settings to Hal Hackaday's apt, witty lyrics."

Mark Shenton, What's On Stage

Premiere Production:
  • Snoopy!!! The Musical premiered on December 9, 1975 at the Little Fox Theatre in San Francisco, California. Directed by Arthur Whitelaw, the cast featured Don Potter in the title role, James Gleason as Charlie Brown, Janell Pulis as Lucy, Cathy Cahn as Woodstock, Jimmy Dodge as Linus, Randi Kallan as Sally and Pamela Myers as Peppermint Patty. In 1982, the musical was produced Off-Broadway at the Lamb's Theatre featuring David Garrison as Snoopy, Terry Kerwin as Charlie Brown, Stephen Fenning as Linus, Kay Cole as Lucy, Cathy Cahn as Woodstock, and Vicki Lewis as Peppermint Patty. The London Version opened at the West End Duchess Theatre on September 20, 1983 and played for 479 performances, starring Teddy Kempner as Snoopy.

  • The World According to Snoopy was originally developed by Kaitlin Hopkins, Adam Cates and Larry Grossman in a workshop at Texas State University Department of Theatre and Dance as part of the Harrison/Bowman New Works Commission in 2015. In 2017 it made its premiere, receiving a joint production by Texas State University Department of Theatre and Dance/The Harrison New Works Commission in association with Theatre Under the Stars/Humphreys School of Musical Theatre.

    • Characters

    • Casting: 3M, 3F, 1M or F
    • Casting Attributes: Room for Extras, Roles for Multicultural Casting, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

  • SNOOPY
    CHARLIE BROWN
    LUCY
    SALLY
    PEPPERMINT PATTY
    LINUS
    WOODSTOCK (non-speaking role)

    • Related Works