You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
Music and lyrics by Clark Gesner
Based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts.
June 2015, Strathcona Ukrainian Cultural Centre - Vancouver
Directed by Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman, with Musical Director Kate McColl and choreographer Elise Sherwood. The show is described as "an average day in the life of Charlie Brown". Full of delightful vignettes and toe-tapping musical numbers, this show is guaranteed entertainment for audiences of all ages.
Play On Words Productions’ makes its Vancouver Theatre Debut with You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, produced in partnership with the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians. The Tony Award® -winning musical runs June 10th-13th in the heart of the oldest community in Vancouver.
Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy (Paige Fraser) is hopelessly in love with piano prodigy Schroeder (Justin Lapena) who doesn’t give her the time of day, perfectionist Sally (Sophie Leroux) is still mocking blanket-toting Linus (Ryan Nunez), Snoopy (Theo Budd) is in the doghouse, and “blockhead,” himself, Charlie Brown (Oliver Castillo), is in rare form.
Director’s notes:
“The characters are intensely relatable - full of realistic human complexity and contrast. Schultz combined childlike nativity with adult cynicism to create quirky, compassionate characters which are accessible to all ages. While a child may appreciate the repetitive nature of the jokes and the uncomplicated art style, an adult will pick up on the subtle, darker commentary on life, disguised within the deceptively simple humor.”