You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised)
Based on the Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Mandy Fox
Music Direction by Theo Jackson
April 9 – 11
Proscenium Theatre
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang grapple with life’s big questions as they enjoy a childhood filled with baseball, kite-flying, difficult homework, childhood crushes, and Snoopy’s heroic aerial battles with the Red Baron. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved comic strip by Charles Schulz, is filled with charm, with, and heart. This family-friendly, energetic musical appeals to young and old alike.
Award-winning Clark Gesner composed for stage and television. “Happiness” became a hit standard after You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown opened in 1967. Gesner also wrote for Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, and The Electric Company. Award-winning composer, lyricist, and producer Andrew Lippa is best known for Tony-nominated The Addams Family. The Columbus resident wrote the book, music, and lyrics for The Wild Party; music and lyrics for Big Fish; and the oratorio I Am Harvey Milk, commissioned by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.
