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Music Steve Marzullo Book Deb Roberts Initial release 1915 Producer Thomas H. Ince | 7/10 IMDb Lyrics Amelia DeMayo Originally published 1915 Director Raymond B. West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basis Brothers Grimm Fairytale Rumpelstiltskin Productions 2011 Reading
2012 Off-Broadway
2012 New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rumpelstiltskin is a musical based on the Brother's Grimm Fairytale of the same name, featuring a score by Broadway composer / music director Steve Marzullo, lyrics by Amelia DeMayo, and book by Deb Roberts. This adaptation differs slightly from its source material but honors the story. Rumpelstiltskin is currently unavailable for licensing.
Contents
Background
In 2008, a draft of the show was workshopped in New Jersey by the writers DeMayo, Marzullo, and Roberts featuring young actors from New Jersey. After this workshop, the project was put on hold for three years.
Reading
In 2011, the show resumed development and was presented as a reading in NYC under the direction of the book writer, Deb Roberts featuring a cast solely of Broadway kids and teenagers. The book underwent much development after this process due to critical reception from producers.
Off-Broadway
The show was first presented Off-Off-Broadway by the WorkShop Theater in association with the Broadway Youth Ensemble. Produced by Jeff Paul and Evan Bernardin, the production opened in January 2012 after one week of previews. This production contained a large cast of young Broadway stars. It also featured direction by Kathy Gail MacGowan, choreography by Steve Petrillo, lighting and sets by Michael Selkirk, costumes by Miriam Hyfler and Stefania Diana Schramm, and musical direction by Marzullo, the show’s composer. After only a four month run, the production closed in April. However, in its short run, the cast underwent much change and saw many swings and understudies who soon became replacements.
New Jersey
No more than a month after closing at the WorkShop Theater, the production was revived in New Jersey for one weekend only featuring some members of the original cast, replications of most set pieces, costumes, and lighting, and new musical direction / arrangements by Joseph Baker.
Casts
± Though Hayley Feinstein was officially listed as "Lucy The Dragon" on record at the time of opening, Scarlett Diaz (the understudy) played the role on opening night.
* The understudy / swing listing at the time of opening was as follows: Understudy for Elf and Alexander: Jake Kitchin; for Bella: Scarlett Diaz, Melinda Orengo, Lina Silver; for Henny: Kirrilee Berger, Scarlett Diaz, Melinda Orengo; for Prime Minister and Baker: Tomas Correa; for Lucy: Scarlett Diaz, Samantha Maza, Bianca Rose; for Rosalinda and Celeste: Samantha Maza, Melinda Orengo; for Gwendolyn: Scarlett Diaz; for Francesca: Samantha Maza, Bianca Rose. | Swings: Tomas Correa, Scarlett Diaz, Jake Kitchin, Samantha Maza, Melinda Orengo, Bianca Rose.
Musical Numbers
(as they appeared in the original Off-Broadway Production)
± was deleted during previews