Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood

A 50s Musical!


By Charlie Lovett
Music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Cast:  Flexible cast of 21 (about 8M, 10F, plus 3 that can be either), chorus
Set:  Area staging
Time:  About 75 minutes

Script:  $6.00           Move your mouse here to see additional items Piano score:  $15.00
Vocal score:  $8.00
Production/rehearsal CD set:  $65.00
CD sampler H:  $4.00

Royalty:  $75 First performance/$60 Each additional performance

Its the 1950s, hula-hoops are in high demand, and so is Little Red Riding Hood!  Wise Prince Jason (winner of the Math Olympics and the Nobel Prize), Strong Prince Justin (who can bench press his own mother) and ordinary Loud Prince Frank all want to woo Red Riding Hood.  So the king and queen hire the Fairy Godmother to set three tasks for the princes.  Only the prince who can find the missing girl, defeat the dragon and awaken a castle visitor from her slumber earns the right to woo Wed Widing Hood...  that is, Red Riding Hood!  Alas, Little Reds couch-potato parents dont want to lose their little girl.  How else will they get their cookies delivered to Grandmother?  So they hire the evil queen to thwart the Fairy Godmothers contest.  Luckily, Little Red Riding Hood's two sisters — Big Green Riding Hood and Medium Purple Riding Hood — help balance out the situation.  Complete with the big bad wolf and a sock-hopping 50s score, this easy-to-produce adventure is guaranteed to end in happily-ever-after laughter for audiences and performers of all ages!

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Song samples
Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood

Boys, Boys!

Wooing Wittle Wed Widing Hood

The Evil Queen

The Fairy-Tale Blues

On This Night

Celebration Tonight

Different versions of the same or similar story:
Little Red and the Riding Hoods
Little Red and the Hoods
Little Red Riding Hood
The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Red Vs.  the Wolf
Wooing Wed Widing Hood


Other titles you may like:
The Big Bad Musical
The Ever After — A Musical
The Three Little Pigs Out West
Twinderella — The Musical
Unhappily Ever After
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