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A hit on Broadway, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD was nominated for 3 Tony® Awards – including Best Musical. Now, for the first time, an all-new production will tour across North America. Arnold Lobel’s beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale’s musical, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. Developed by Mr. Lobel’s daughter, Adrianne Lobel, the stage musical remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

 

 

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Tickets are $7 / student
Teachers attend FREE

For tickets and questions, contact:
Nicole Brewer
214-477-0585
214-691-7386 fax
dsmshow[AT]yahoo.com

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For groups, contact:
Nicole Brewer
214-477-0585
214-691-7386 fax
dsmshow[AT]yahoo.com

 

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Read reviews about FROG AND TOAD here!

NEW YORK, NY, July 7, 2009 – A hit on Broadway, A Year With Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Now, back by popular demand, an all-new production will tour across North America. Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in this delightful musical that follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad, through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

The musical was developed by renowned scenic designer, Adrianne Lobel – the author’s daughter – with music by Robert Reale and book and lyrics by Willie Reale. It originated in 2002 at the Children’s Theater Company of Minneapolis, where the Star Tribune called it “a spiffy, snazzy, clever little musical” and “a welcome success in the world of Musical Theater.” A successful New York run at the New Victory Theater followed, where the New York Times urged “anyone who cherishes musical theater and can beg or borrow a child from 4 up might be well advised to make a beeline for Times Square in search of tickets for ‘A Year With Frog and Toad.’” The path continued to Broadway’s Cort Theater, where the show opened in April, 2003 and earned 3 Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score.

The jazzy score has a country-western thread and clever lyrics that keep fingers snapping and feet tapping. Frog and Toad soft-shoe their way across the stage with their friends Snail, Mouse and Turtle, sharing simple pleasures, like eating cookies galore in a show-stopping number that will tweak the sweet tooth of everyone in the theater. The lovable Snail, who spends the entire show trying to deliver a letter at his own very, very slow pace, brings the house down with his solo “I’m Coming Out of My Shell.”

Children are likely to have encountered the Frog and Toad books in school or the library, where they are a favorite of parents and teachers who embrace the simple and lovely stories and beautiful illustrations. In addition to over 30 public performances, the tour will offer over 65 daytime school shows, where children are bussed into the venues to experience the joy of live musical theater.

It is no small feat to find high quality family entertainment that appeals to the younger set as well as their parents and grandparents. ”A Year With Frog and Toad” is that rare show that does it all. Of the premiere performance, Variety wrote “When contrasted with the bright, clamorous and empty standards of children’s entertainment, this production’s endearing charm seems no small achievement.

 

 

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