The Easter Bunny better hop quickly, Santa Claus better hold on to his trousers, and the whole barnyard better sing the blues because one little witch can't get her fill of tricks. This little wonder wishes every day was Halloween and creates witching mayhem wherever she goes. All seems to be just fine until a giant spider and a rapping record producer get in the way. The Littlest Witch will have to play nice if she wants to learn who her real friends are. Featuring 10 great tunes, The Littlest Witch rises to every holiday occasion.
The Story
This is the story of the littlest witch in the world. She lives with her cat, Miss Charlene, and her talking broom, Willy, in her house; a converted pumpkin in a patch. After bickering with her magic mirror, Mr. Mirror, she is off to go play tricks. The Mirror informs her that it is springtime, and tricks should be saved for Halloween.
The Littlest Witch looks out her window and sees the grass, flowers and…the Easter Bunny! Mr. Mirror begins to explain the Witch’s wicked ways (The Littlest Witch). She sets out to play a trick on the Easter Bunny, but the Mirror warns her to be home by midnight or she might loose her magical powers.
As the Littlest Witch flies around, looking for the Easter Bunny, she describes her plan to steal his Easter basket (I Want to Steal That Easter Basket). While flying and singing, the Witch explains to Miss Charlene why she is so wicked; she has never really grown up.
At a barnyard close by, a sign reads "Tonight Only: The Barnyard Players Spring Musical." The Witch enters to inquire if anyone has seen the Easter Bunny. Dan Ram, the theater director, tries to get on with the rehearsal and we meet Ricky Rooster, an Elvis-like singer, as he and the Littlest Piggy, a very talented guitarist, jam out (Piggy Rock). While the Witch is distracted, Dan Ram recruits Willy and Miss Charlene to perform in place of some ill players.
The Witch convinces the Littlest Piggy to tag along in place of her broom and cat. He says he will follow as far as Polliwog Pond, where he has a meeting with a big record producer who wants to hear his guitar skills (Piggy Rock Reprise).
While on their way, Piggy pulls his hamstring. They are in desperate need of a set of wheels. Just then a young boy named Roy comes by with his Red Flyer wagon(Red Wagon).They ask for a lift. Roy agrees to give them a lift and they are off. The Littlest Witch accidentally drops her wand as they roll away.
As they leave, Mean Dean, a smokehouse owner posing as a record producer, appears to be spying on the group. He hopes to convince hopeful piggy talent that he is a producer, yet he is actually after turning the pigs into meat and footballs (Mean Dean Rap).He finds the Witch's wand and picks it up.
When the group arrives at the pond, the Witch realizes her wand is missing, as Mean Dean appears holding it (Looking for This?). After a scuffle, Mean Dean throws the wand into the pond, pushes the Witch into a giant spider web, and makes off with Piggy as his prize.
Little Witch tries to convince the spider not to eat her but he is insistent (Someone Has to Go).Then, the Easter Bunny comes hopping along, pulling out a giant can of Raid from his basket and scares off the spider. The Easter Bunny makes the Witch promise to never play any more tricks until it is her own holiday. Then, the Witch goes to save the Littlest Piggy.
At the Smokehouse, Piggy is in a dark cave with an iron door. He meets more pig friends, two wannabe rappers named Pokey and Hokey (Smokehouse Rap). The Witch enters to save the three pigs, hitting Mean Dean on the head with the guitar. While Hokey and Pokey manage to escape, Mean Dean wakes up in time to lock up the Witch and Piggy.
Piggy is worried they will never get out but the Littlest Witch urges him to never give up (Start Again). The Witch conjures up a magic spell and turns the smokehouse into a candy shop. Mean Dean has forgotten his evil ways and goes about selling candy.
The Witch races home to make her midnight deadline (Midnight).When the Witch gets home she realizes her house has shrunk but Mr. Mirror informs her that she has grown up.
Happy as ever, the Witch runs to catch the Spring Musical back at the barnyard (Friends).
Act I
Act II
The Littlest Witch
Looking For This?
I Want To Steal That Easter Basket
Someone Has To Go
Piggy Rock
Smokehouse Rap
Piggy Rock (Reprise)
Start Again
Red Wagon
Midnight
Mean Dean Rap
Friends
"This imaginative show is more treat than trick." –LA Times
"What a charming and delightful show The Littlest Witch is! The music was sensational! It had that Broadway flair to it! A round of applause goes to the behind-the-scenes people:writer Tony Jerris and composer Corinne Aquilina." –LA Magazine
"The Littlest Witch is a big success! The clever book by Jerris and tuneful, singable music by Aquilina was obviously a smart strategy to make a show that would entertain on two levels: for youngsters and adults. This production has a high-spirited feeling of frolic being created on the spot with the audience actively collaborating." –Gannett Newspaper
"The Littlest Witch rises to every holiday occasion. The musical is funny and innocent enough for children, but there’s also a lot of adult humor. A fractured fairy tale with a happy ending." –Brighton-Pittsford Post
"The Littlest Witch impressed Disney so much, the company decided to contribute a life-size working puppet of a mirror. A plethora of brilliantly crafted costumes and the lively songs make The Littlest Witch a must see show for the kids and the whole family!" –Livingston County News
"The Littlest Witch, the perfect play for children and adults of all ages, is a story of a busy, playful, trouble-causing little witch who loves to trick and tease her friends and family. This tale is entertaining and fun and ends with a moral—save the tricks for Halloween." –Syracuse Children's Entertainment Examiner
Cast
1 Woman, 6 Women or Men, Expandable Ensemble up to 15
NARRATOR/MR. MIRROR – Voice, either heard off-stage or from a prop mirror.
LITTLEST WITCH – Quick-witted and mischievous.
WILLY – Little Witch’s Broom, proper in etiquette.
MISS CHARLENE – Little Witch’s Cat and ‘voice of reason.’
EASTER BUNNY – Eternal.
SANTA CLAUS – Eternal.
LITTLEST PIGGY – Wannabe rock star. His tail his straight, not squiggly.
DAN RAM – Director, showy.
TINA THE COW – Dan’s sidekick. Can be a puppet or a person.
RICKY ROOSTER – Think Elvis dressed as a rooster!
ROY – Little boy who adores his Radio Flyer Wagon.
MEAN DEAN – Evil Pignapper.
DADDY LONG-LEGS – Debonair, evil Spider.
HOKEY – Girl pig rapper.
POKEY – Hokey’s rapper brother.
Note: The show can be performed with a cast of seven, with actors playing double/triple roles. Should a puppet be used for TINA THE COW, DAN RAM will operate the puppet.
CAST OF SEVEN
LITTLEST WITCH
LITTLEST PIGGY
NARRATOR/MR. MIRROR/MEAN DEAN/TINA/DAN RAM
MISS CHARLENE/HOKEY
WILLY/POKEY
RICKY ROOSTER/DADDY LONG-LEGS/SANTA CLAUS
ROY/EASTER BUNNY
Setting
Your imagination
Running Time
2 Acts, Approx. 60 minutes
About the Authors
Tony Jerris (Book) is an accomplished playwright, author, and screenwriter. His off-Broadway play Tell Veronica! played at the Grove Street Playhouse in New York City before premiering in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times raved: "Playwright Tony Jerris’ cult hit Tell Veronica! managed to give broadcast burlesques a run for their money with a raucous send-up of Oprah, Sally Jessy, and Ricki Lake rolled into one hot pink hot-flash of a show!" Tony’s other New York credits include his play The Hostesses, which he later adapted into a short film, earning him a spot in the 2007 Big Damn Film Festival. His musical, Gina’s Parole (a collaboration with Corinne Aquilina), showcased at the New York’s Dramatist’s Guild and ASCAP Musical Festival, before winning them a spot in The Peekaboo Festival at The Mark Goodson Theatre in New York. As an author, Tony created a trilogy of children’s books. The first in the series, The Littlest Spruce, was voted "Best New Children’s Book" at the North American Book Exchange and was also featured on Good Morning America. He has also co-authored the book Heads or Tales, and several of his screenplays have placed in various writing competitions, including The Nicholl Fellowship Awards, The Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, and the Project Greenlight Screenwriting Contest. Tony’s current ventures include a series of children’s books that teach kids about the environment and a new book on legendary actress Marilyn Monroe called Marilyn Monroe: My Little Secret.
Corinne Aquilina (Music and Lyrics) was Arranger/Musical Director for the long running off-Broadway show Menopause, The Musical. She played in the Broadway pit of Boy from Oz and was the Musical Director for the national tours of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Annie, and Five Guys Named Moe.
Current original works include: Treasure Island, a new musical, and Invincible, a musical adapted from the book by Sally Rosenberg.
Other arranger/musical director credits include The Rodgers and Hammerstein Library’s Sophisticated Ladies, Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate, Bernstein’s On the Town, Lieber/Stoller’s Smokey Joe’s Café, Irving Berlin’s Land That I Love and Pirates of Penzance—all for Inside Broadway, NYC.
Her Regional Theatre highlights include: Arkansas Repertory Theater (Hairspray), Geva Theatre (Five Guys Named Moe, Jane Eyre, Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, Dames At Sea, Man of LaMancha), Syracuse Stage (Oliver, Tintypes). Corinne is a Musical Director for Merry Go Round Playhouse and a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, ASCAP, and American Federation of Musicians Local 802.
Royalties
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Materials
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Orchestrations
Piano/Conductor
Bass
Guitar
Percussion
Violin
Production Resources
Music Tracks
Fully realized music tracks to use in performance instead of live musicians.
Logo/PR Pack
Includes high-resolution logo artwork, a ready-made show poster, a press packet with pull quotes and reviews, and reference photos to inform your design.
Reference Recording
Demo studio tracks or live audio from the show in performance.
