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'Hansel and Gretel - A Short Musical' by Gerald P. Murphy - songs and additional information.


'Hansel and Gretel - A Short Musical' by Gerald P. Murphy
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Songs
The following songs are suggestions; other songs may be used at the discretion of the production. The script copyright and performance rights cover the scores we supply. The script copyright and performance rights do not cover other songs.
Scores for the following songs are supplied with the Producer's Copy of the script.
Song #SongSample
1Proof Of Love (Gerald P Murphy)Sample from the Rehearsal MP3
2Please Don’t Leave Us All Alone (Gerald P Murphy)Sample from the Vocal MP3
3Dinner Time! (Gerald P Murphy)Sample from the Rehearsal CD
4You Can Be Happy Now (Gerald P Murphy)Sample from the Rehearsal MP3
Period and Geography
Location: a fictitious country. Time Period: Now
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 0
Setting:
Set Requirements: No Set
The script includes characters in the following age range(s):
Unspecified ages
 Language Advisory:Help
We have not identified any instances of bad language in the text.
(However we are not omniscient. We therefore invite you to read the text on-line.)
In addition to the text, the "Producer's Copy" of the Script includes the following:
A list of the required properties
Piano and vocal scores for all of the songs (these should be listed above)
Style:
A modern version of the Grimm Brothers' story told as a verse play with four songs. Simple props, no specific set requirements. (A version without music is also available.)
Synopsis:
In an update to the original fable, Hansel and Gretel's parents want to get rid of them, not because the family is poor, but because the parents are selfish. This leads to the encounter with the witch with the confectionary cottage.

 
 

 
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