A DISNEY SPECTACULARA DISNEY SPECTACULAR Summer Stage 2012 Inspired by and written by Kevin Dietzler (As the Summer Stage Song ends, a family dinner table and four chairs are brought out and placed stage right) 1…2…3…shh! (Lights up as we see MOTHER, FATHER, and RUTH seated at the table. It is 1912 and WALT’s 10th birthday. There is a cake, table settings and one present wrapped in brown paper and tied up in yellow string) MOTHER (rising from the table) I wonder what’s taking him so long? Walt? Walter E. Disney, are you coming? It’s time to sing. FATHER Oh, Mother, he’s just excited. Why, you could never get me to sit still when it was my special day. RUTH He’s always on another one of his adventures. MOTHER That boy has got an imagination like no other. WALT (running in) Look out! RUTH Look out for what? WALT The dragon! FATHER A dragon? Where? WALT I was on my way to rescue the sleeping princess from her tower when suddenly the evil witch turned into a fire-breathing dragon. MOTHER Oh, did she? - 1 - WALT Uh-huh! And I’m going to use this magical sword I pulled from a stone to slay the dragon and save the princess. MOTHER Alright there, Prince Charming, but the princess will have to wait. WALT Awww. Why? MOTHER Because there are no swords allowed at the dinner table. Besides, it’s time for us to sing. FATHER, MOTHER, RUTH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR WALTER! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! FATHER Now make a wish! (WALT pauses then blows out the candles) MOTHER I think your sister has one more present to give you. RUTH Here ya go, Walt. Happy Birthday! (RUTH hands WALT the package which he hurriedly opens to reveal a new drawing pad and pencil) WALT Whoah!! MOTHER We all thought you could take some of your wild adventures and turn them into characters in this book. WALT This is the best present ever! Oh, thank you Mother, thank you Father! FATHER Don’t forget your sister! WALT Thank you, Ruth! Can I go draw right now? MOTHER Don’t you want any cake? - 2 - FATHER Why don’t we save you a piece and you can have it when you’re ready. (WALT runs stage left, opens the book, and begins to draw. The family gets up from the table) CUE MUSIC: “When You Wish Upon a Star” (instrumental) & “A Dream is a Wish” FATHER (to the audience) Our son Walt Disney was a dreamer. His mind was full of ideas. Wonderful ideas! From saving princesses to a life-size talking Mouse named Mickey, he would use his imagination to make his drawings pop off the page and come to life. RUTH (to the audience) Hey, maybe THEY would like to see some of Walt’s drawings come to life on this stage right now! MOTHER That’s a great idea. But we all have to help Walt by using our imaginations too. We’re going to need everyone out there to imagine this stage full of Disney characters ready to sing and dance and perform for you today/tonight. (As MOTHER sings the following WALT is in full focus drawing. As she sings, characters representing all the songs and medleys appear all over the stage. They all have some distinguishing feature about them via a prop or costume piece without being fully dressed as their “character.” They all move as in slow-motion, pantomiming something about their song) MOTHER (sung) A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES WHEN YOU’RE FAST ASLEEP FATHER IN DREAMS YOUR LOSE YOUR HEARTACHES WHATEVER YOU WISH FOR YOU KEEP. MOTHER & FATHER NO MATTER HOW YOUR HEART IS DREAMING IF YOU KEEP ON BELIEVING, THE DREAM THAT YOU WISH WILL COME… (WALT, standing center stage finishes his drawing as the next medley begins. All of the sudden the entire stage is alive with performers. WALT looks around, takes it all in smiling, and then exits as the singing begins) - 3 - MUSIC CONTINUES INTO: Disney Spectacular Medley RUTH Ladies and gentlemen, moms and dads, children of all ages, welcome to the wonderful world of Walt Disney! A wonderful world where elephants fly, chimney sweeps dance, and every wish you make comes true. Welcome one and all to the happiest place on earth! ****************** ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH ****************** ENSEMBLE ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH, ZIP-A-DEE-AY MY, OH MY WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY! PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HEADING MY WAY ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH, ZIP-A-DEE-AY WALT MISTER BLUEBIRD ON MY SHOULDER ENSEMBLE IT'S THE TRUTH, IT'S ACTCH'LL EV'RYTHING IS SATISFACTCH'LL ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH, ZIP-A-DEE-AY WONDERFUL FEELING, WONDERFUL DAY! WONDERFUL FEELING! IT’S A DISNEY DAY! WONDERFUL DAY. ****************** HOW D’YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS ****************** BOTH TWEEDLES HOW D'YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS SHAKE HANDS, SHAKE HANDS HOW D'YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS STATE YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS! ENSEMBLE HOW D'YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS SHAKE HANDS, SHAKE HANDS HOW D'YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS STATE YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS! TWEEDLE-DEE YOU GO THROUGH LIFE AND NEVER KNOW THE DAY WHEN FATE MAY BRING TWEEDLE-DUM A SITUATION THAT MAY PROVE TO BE EMBARRASSING - 4 - BOTH TWEEDLES YOU'RE FACE GETS RED YOU HIDE YOUR HEAD AND WISH THAT YOU COULD CRY BUT THAT'S OLD FASHIONED HERE'S A NEW THING YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY ENSEMBLE SAY HOW D'YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS SHAKE HANDS, SHAKE HANDS SAY HOW D'YE DO AND SHAKE HANDS STATE YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS! ****************** BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO ****************** ENSEMBLE SALAGADOOLA MECHICKA BOOLA BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO PUT 'EM TOGETHER AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO SALAGADOOLA MEANS, MECHICKA BOOLAROO BUT THE THINGMABOB THAT DOES THE JOB IS GIRLS BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO GUYS BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI- TOGETHER BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO! WOO! ENSEMBLE SALAGADOOLA MECHICKA BOOLA BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO PUT 'EM TOGETHER AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO ****************** I’VE GOT NO STRINGS ****************** PINOCCHIO I'VE GOT NO STRINGS TO HOLD ME DOWN TO MAKE ME FRET, OR MAKE ME FROWN I HAD STRINGS BUT NOW I'M FREE THERE ARE NO STRINGS ON ME HI-HO THE ME-RI-O I'M AS HAPPY AS CAN BE I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW - 5 - PINOCCHIO (cont.) NOTHING EVER WORRIES ME, I'VE GOT NO STRINGS SO I HAVE FUN, I'M NOT TIED UP TO ANYONE HOW I LOVE MY LIBERTY THERE ARE NO STRINGS ON ME (Dance Break) ENSEMBLE I'VE GOT NO STRINGS SO I HAVE FUN I'M NOT TIED UP TO ANYONE HOW I LOVE MY LIBERTY THERE ARE NO STRINGS ON ME (As the next medley begins Walt re-enters with his drawing pad. Through his drawing WALT introduces the dwarves one by one. It’s has if his drawings are coming to life and WALT is controlling their movement. He may even lead them marching in a line around the stage.) CUE MUSIC: Snow White Medley ****************** HEIGH-HO ****************** DOC HEIGH-HO HAPPY HEIGH-HO BASHFUL HEIGH-HO GRUMPY HEIGH-HO SLEEPY HEIGH-HO SNEEZY HEIGH-HO (DOPEY runs on “late” as the others begin singing) ALL SEVEN HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO, TO MAKE YOUR TROUBLES GO JUST KEEP ON SINGING ALL DAY LONG HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO FOR IF YOU’RE FEELING LOW YOU POSITIVELY CAN’T GO WRONG WITH A HIGH HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO - 6 - ****************** WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK ****************** (SNOW WHITE enters) SNOW WHITE SOLOIST WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK SNOW WHITE AND DWARVES (whistle) SNOW WHITE PUT ON THAT GRIN AND START RIGHT IN TO WHISTLE LOUD AND LONG JUST HUM A MERRY TUNE SNOW WHITE AND DWARVES (humming) SNOW WHITE JUST DO YOUR BEST AND TAKE A REST AND SING YOURSELF A SONG ALL ON STAGE WHEN THERE'S TOO MUCH TO DO DON'T LET IT BOTHER YOU, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES, TRY TO BE JUST LIKE A CHEERFUL CHICK-A-DEE AND WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK (whistle) COME ON GET SMART, TUNE UP AND START TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK ****************** SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME ****************** SNOW WHITE SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME SOMEDAY I'LL FIND MY LOVE AND HOW THRILLING THAT MOMENT WILL BE WHEN THE PRINCE OF MY DREAMS COMES TO ME HE'LL WHISPER I LOVE YOU AND STEAL A KISS OR TWO THOUGH HE'S FAR AWAY I'LL FIND MY LOVE SOMEDAY SOMEDAY WHEN MY DREAMS COME TRUE. (Her PRINCE enters and dances with SNOW WHITE joined by several other couple dancers on the stage) PRINCE I’LL WHISPER I LOVE YOU AND STEAL A KISS OR TWO SNOW WHITE AND PRINCE DWARVES WHEN MY DREAMS COME TRUE HEIGH-HO WHEN MY DREAMS COME TRUE HEIGH-HO - 7 - (After the medley, we find WALT sitting alone on the stage right steps thinking of a new idea as the music for the next medley begins. TIANA enters) CUE MUSIC: Princess and the Frog Medley TIANA (singing) THE EVENING STAR IS SHINING BRIGHT SO MAKE A WISH AND HOLD ON TIGHT THERE’S MAGIC IN THE AIR TONIGHT TIANA & ENSEMBLE AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (TIANA exits as WALT travels around the stage during the “Down in New Orleans” sequence bringing the stage to life, “painting the town.”) ****************** DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS ****************** ENSEMBLE IN THE SOUTH LAND THERE'S A CITY WAY DOWN ON THE RIVER WHERE THE WOMEN ARE VERY PRETTY AND ALL THE MEN DELIVER GIRLS THEY GOT MUSIC IT'S ALWAYS PLAYIN' START IN THE DAY TIME, GO ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT GUYS WHEN YOU HEAR THAT MUSIC PLAYIN' HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING, IT MAKE YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT ENSEMBLE GRAB SOMEBODY, COME ON DOWN BRING YOUR PAINTBRUSH, WE'RE PAINTIN' THE TOWN OH THERE'S SOME SWEETNESS GOIN' 'ROUND CATCH IT DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS STATELY HOMES AND MANSIONS OF THE SUGAR BARONS AND THE COTTON KINGS RICH PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE, ALL GOT DREAMS DREAMS DO COME TRUE IN NEW ORLEANS (WALT exits) - 8 - ****************** ALMOST THERE ****************** (TIANA enters with MAMA) TIANA (spoken) Mama, I don’t have time for dancin’ (sung) THAT'S JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE AIN'T GOT TIME FOR MESSING AROUND AND IT'S NOT MY STYLE THIS OLD TOWN CAN SLOW YOU DOWN PEOPLE TAKING THE EASY WAY BUT I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE