Freaky Friday (musical)
| Freaky Friday | |
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 Signature Theatre promotional art | |
| Music | Tom Kitt |
| Lyrics | Brian Yorkey |
| Book | Bridget Carpenter |
| Basis | Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and Freaky Friday by Walt Disney Productions and Freaky Friday by Walt Disney Pictures Gunn Films |
| Premiere | October 4, 2016: Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia |
| Productions | 2016 Arlington 2017 San Diego |
Freaky Friday is a musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and a book by Bridget Carpenter. Based on the 1972 book of the same name, the musical is an adaptation of the 1976 and 2003 films. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.
Productions
Freaky Friday debuted at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia on October 4, 2016. Direction was by Christopher Ashley and choreography was by Sergio Trujillo, with the cast that starred Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton.[1] [2][3] The Variety reviewer called the Signature Theatre production a "delightfully spunky musical... Delivered at a lively pace.[4]
The production moved to the La Jolla Playhouse, opening in January 2017.[5][6] [7] Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton starred.[8]
The musical was produced at the Cleveland Playhouse from April 15, 2017 to May 20, 2017, with Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton.[9][10] The musical was produced at the Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas, from June 2 to July 2, 2017, with Blickenstaff and Hunton.[11][12]
According to EW, "presently there are no plans to transfer the show to Broadway, but nevertheless the door is now wide open for licensing for professional, regional, and amateur productions around the country."[13]
Coinciding with the release of the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) adaptation, a one-act version of the stage musical (featuring all the songs used in the DCOM adaptation) was made available on August 10, 2018 for licensing.[14]
Musical numbers
- La Jolla Playhouse
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Characters and original cast
- Casts of major stage productions
| Character | Signature Theatre (2016)[16] |
La Jolla (2017)[17] |
Disney Channel Movie (2018)[18] | |
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| Ellie | Emma Hunton | Cozi Zuehlsdorff | ||
| Katherine | Heidi Blickenstaff | |||
| Torrey | J. Elaine Marcos | Alet Taylor | Kahyun Kim | |
| Wells / Photographer | Julian Ramos | Joshua Pak | ||
| Pastor Bruno / Dr. Ehrin / Officer Kowalski | Jason SweetTooth Williams | Colby Wilson (Officer Kowalski) Gary Jones (Principal Ehrin) Gaalen Engen (Minister | ||
| Parker | Thaddeus McCants | Eean Cochran | ||
| Ms. Meyers / Journalist / Officer Sitz | Cicily Daniels | Jeannette Bayardelle | Rukiya Bernard (Journalist) Lauren McGibbon (Ms. Meyers) | |
| Fletcher | Tyler Bowman; Jake Heston Miller | Jake Heston Miller | Jason Maybaum | |
| Mike | Alan H Green | David Jennings | Alex Désert | |
| Grandpa George / Mr. Blumen / Señor O'Brien | Bobby Smith | Jag Arneja (Señor O'Brien) Dave Hurtubise (Mr. Blumen) | ||
| Grandma Helene / Mrs. Luckenbill / Mrs. Time | Sherri L. Edelen | Mary Jo McConnell | Paula Burrows (Mrs. Luckenbill) Jocelyne Loewen (Mrs. Tiime) | |
| Hannah | Shayna Blass | Sumi Yu | ||
| Gretchen | Katie Ladner | Jennafer Newberry | ||
| Savannah | Storm Lever | Jessie Hooker | Dara Renee | |
| Adam | Jason Gotay | Chris Ramirez | Ricky He | |
| Karl Carlson | Isaiah Lehtinen | |||
| Monica Yang | Jennifer LaPorte | |||
| Kitty | Sarah Willey | |||
Television adaptation
A Disney Channel television adaptation of the stage musical was announced on September 29, 2017. Blickenstaff will reprise her role as the mother, Katherine, while Cozi Zuehlsdorff will star as the daughter, Ellie. Carpenter will adapt the musical as a teleplay, while Kitt and Yorkey will oversee the music and lyrics. The TV adaptation will be produced by Susan Cartsonis and Thomas Schumacher.[19] Disney Channel announced the movie is set to premiere on Friday, August 10.[20]
References
- ^ Freaky Friday sigtheatre.org
- ^ Vine, Hannah. "First Look at 'Freaky Friday' at the Signature Theatre" Playbill, October 16, 2016
- ^ McCormick, Brigid. "Theatre Review: 'Freaky Friday' at Signature Theatre" mdtheatreguide.com, November 6, 2016
- ^ Harris, Paul. "D.C. Theater Review: ‘Freaky Friday,’ The Musical" Variety, October 26, 2016
- ^ Freaky Friday lajollaplayhouse.org
- ^ Clement, Olivia. "La Jolla 'Freaky Friday' Begins Jan. 31" Playbill, January 31, 2017
- ^ Smith, Jeff. " 'Freaky Friday' at La Jolla Playhouse" sandiegoreader.com, February 13, 2017
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s 'Freaky Friday' Will Get Studio Recording" Playbill, November 21, 2016
- ^ Abelman, Bob. "Theater review: Cleveland Play House’s 'Freaky Friday' doesn’t rise above movies’ material" The News-Herald, May 1, 2017
- ^ Freaky Friday clevelandplayhouse.com, retrieved November 27, 2017
- ^ Freaky Friday alleytheatre.org, retrieved November 27, 2017
- ^ "Disney's 'Freaky Friday' musical touches hearts and ear drums at Alley Theatre" abc13.com, June 9, 2017
- ^ Snetiker, Mark. "Hear three songs from Disney's 'Freaky Friday musica'l — exclusive" ew.com, February 6, 2017
- ^ Gans, Andrew (27 June 2018). "Freaky Friday Musical Will Be Available for Licensing Through MTI | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ " Freaky Friday Recording" allmusic.com, retrieved November 27, 2017
- ^ "Cast Members". Signature Theatre. February 22, 2017.
- ^ Biegelsen, Becky (February 22, 2017). "The Cast" (PDF). La Jolla Playhouse.
- ^ {{citewb|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/08/freaky-friday-review-disney-channel-remake-cozi-zuehlsdorff-1201993224/
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (29 September 2017). "'Freaky Friday' Musical Set At Disney Channel Starring Heidi Blickenstaff & Cozi Zuehlsdorff". Deadline. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Hemmert, Kylie (13 June 2018). "Freaky Friday Gets a Music-Driven Modern Adaptation for Disney Channel". Comingsoon. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
