Broadway Musical Home - You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

A new musical based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip, Peanuts.

Story:

Though considered a "good man" by his friends, Charlie Brown can't seem to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl, nor his friend Lucy, her crush, the piano-playing Schroeder. Meanwhile Snoopy and Linus daydream and the rest of the friends battle with kites, school, baseball and misunderstandings before finally coming to realize what makes them truly happy.

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: Composer and Librettist
Clark Gesner

: Lyricist
John Gordon

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: John Golden Theatre

Opening Night: Jun 1, 1971

Total Performances: 32

Original Cast: Carter Cole, Grant Cowan, Stephen Fenning, Liz O'Neal, Dean Stolber, Lee Wilson

Director: Joseph Hardy

Choreographer: Patricia Birch

Producer: Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson

Musical Director: Jack Holmes

Scenic Design: Alan Kimmel

Costume Design: Alan Kimmel

Lighting Design: Jules Fisher

1999 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Ambassador Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 4, 1999

Total Performances: 149

Original Cast: Roger Bart, Kristin Chenoweth, Ilana Levine, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Anthony Rapp, B.D. Wong

Director: Michael Mayer

Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell

Producer: Michael Leavitt, Fox Theatricals, Jerry Frankel, Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson

Musical Director: Kimberly Grigsby

Orchestrations: Michael Gibson

Scenic Design: David Gallo

Costume Design: Michael Krass

Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner

Sound Design: Brian Ronan

1985 Film Version

Movie Name: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Type: Animated, Made for TV Musical

Director: Sam Jaimes

Screenplay: Clark Gesner

Starring: Kevin Brando, Michael Dockery, Brad Kesten, Jeremy Scott Reinbolt, Tiffany Reinbolt, Jessica Lee Smith, Robert Towers, David Wagner

Musical Numbers

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Schroeder

Snoopy

My Blanket and Me

The Kite

The Doctor is In

Beethoven Day

Book Report

The Red Baron

My New Philosophy

T.E.A.M. (The Baseball Game)

Glee Club Rehearsal

Little Known Facts

Suppertime

Happiness

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 1967 Off-Broadway Cast Album

: 2016 Off-Broadway Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Animated Version DVD

Other

1967 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Vernon Rice-Drama Desk Award

1999 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Roger Bart
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Kristin Chenoweth
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical

1999 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Roger Bart
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Kristin Chenoweth
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical