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The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 3m, 4any gender (adult)

Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Book by Robert Emmett

In this stage adaptation of the 1966 holiday TV special, the zoo animals throw a Christmas Eve party, but the embittered Lone T. Wolf – who was not invited – tells his side of the Red Riding Hood story.

The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m, 4any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
Liza Minnelli and Cyril Ritchard starred in this holiday special, which premiered on ABC-TV in 1966. It is Christmas eve and the animals in the zoo are having a party. Locked behind bars, Lone T. Wolf hasn't been invited. He blames his problems on Red Riding Hood and proceeds to tell his side of the story. The score bubbles with cheerful holiday songs and catchy ballads that are well-suited to children's voices. It also features a slinky tango called "Granny's Song" and Riding Hood's tuneful lament, "I'm Naive."
History
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood premiered as a holiday television special on ABC on November 28, 1965. Directed by Sid Smith, the special featured Cyril Ritchard, Vic Damone and 19-year-old Liza Minnelli.
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Keywords
Performing Groups

RED RIDING HOOD
LONE T. WOLF
THE WOODSMAN
THE MUTE MOUSE (Ballerina)
THE WOLF PACK:

  • LANCELOT
  • PERCIVAL
  • GALAHAD
  • SAM

MOTHER (MARTHA HOOD)
GRANDMOTHER (Same person as MOTHER, but older)
SKUNK

CREATURES OF THE FOREST OR ZOO (Singing and dancing chorus)

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting The animal's Christmas Eve party.
  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Animals

Media

“Lots of sly fun, imaginative and tuneful.” – Sarasota Journal
“[A] musical adaptation of the children’s story into an adult’s delight… lots of sly fun, imaginative and tuneful.” – Sarasota Journal

Music

Song Samples

Overture
We Wish The World
My Red Riding Hood
Snubbed
Woodsman's Serenade
I'm Naive
Red Riding Hood Improvisation
I'm Naive (Reprise)
Ding-A-Ling, Ding-A-Ling
Poor Mouse
Along the Way
We Wish The World (Reprise)

Act I

1. Overture – Orchestra
1a. Animal Party – Orchestra
2. “We Wish the World a Happy Yule” – Animals
2a. Scene Change – Orchestra
2b. Hunt Music – Orchestra
2c. Mouse Pantomime – Orchestra
3. “My Red Riding Hood” – Red Riding Hood
3a. Scene Change – Orchestra
4. Sylvan Ballet – Orchestra
4a. Underscoring – Orchestra
4b. Red Riding Hood’s Entrance – Orchestra
4c. Wolf’s Reaction – Orchestra
4d. Wolf Pack Underscoring – Orchestra
5. “Snubbed” – Wolf Pack
5a. “Woodsman Theme” – Woodsman
5b. Wolf Underscoring – Orchestra
6. “Along the Way” – Woodsman & Creatures
7. “I'm Naive” – Red Riding Hood
7a. Underscoring – Orchestra
7b. “Snubbed (Reprise)” – Wolf Pack

Act II

8. “We Wish the World a Happy Yule (Reprise)” – Animals
8a. Underscoring – Orchestra
8b. “Woodsman Theme (Reprise)” – Wolf
8c. King Music – Orchestra
8d. Wolf Underscoring – Orchestra
9. “I'm Naive (Reprise)” – Wolf
9a. Red’s Realization – Orchestra
9b. Wolf Underscoring – Orchestra
10. “We're Gonna Howl Tonight” – Wolf Pack
10a. Scene Change – Orchestra
10b. Underscoring – Orchestra
10c. Underscoring – Orchestra
10d. Underscoring – Orchestra
10e. Arpeggio – Orchestra
11. “Ding-A-Ling” – Red Riding Hood
12. “Poor Mouse Ballet” – Orchestra
12a. “Woodsman Theme (Reprise)” – Woodsman
13. “Granny’s Song” – Red Riding Hood & Wolf
13a. Underscoring – Orchestra
13b. “Along the Way (Reprise)” – Woodsman
13c. Underscoring – Orchestra
13d. “My Red Riding Hood (Reprise)” – Red Riding Hood
13e. Ding-A-Ling Underscoring – Orchestra
14. “We Wish the World a Happy Yule (Reprise)” – All
15. “Ding-A-Ling (Reprise)/Bows” – All
16. Exit Music – Orchestra

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Large

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Authors

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Robert Emmett

Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill (May 17, 1921 - February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist and screenwriter. He was the second most successful songwriter of the 1950s on the UK Singles Chart, with hits such as “How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?,” “Mambo Ita ...
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Jule Styne

Jule Styne

Jule Styne (1905-1994) made Broadway sing for 50 years with shows including High Button Shoes; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hazel Flagg; Gypsy; Peter Pan; Bells Are Ringing; Do Re Mi; Subways Are For Sleeping; Funny Girl; Fade Out-Fade In; Hallelujah, Baby!; The Red Shoes; and D ...

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