CAST: Flexible cast of 15-30, optional chorus
SET: Exterior ocean sets
TIME: About 60 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $25.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
Lyric Learner™: $55.00 each
CD sampler: $4.00 each
ROYALTY:
$95 First Performance
$95 Each Additional Performance
SET: Exterior ocean sets
TIME: About 60 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $25.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
Lyric Learner™: $55.00 each
CD sampler: $4.00 each
ROYALTY:
$95 First Performance
$95 Each Additional Performance
Everybody loves the international bestseller and award-winning book,The Rainbow Fish, with its wonderful message of friendship and belonging. Now you can bring the magical, colorful world of the deep blue sea to life on your stage!
This large-cast musical features a variety of charming school and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean. When Rainbow Fish refuses to share his (or her!) vibrant, shimmering scales (played by separate actors who become a chorus for solo songs), the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Unhappy that no one adores him anymore, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus, whose tentacles can also be played by separate actors. Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful.
With a bubbly, energetic score (that’s been simplified slightly to make it easier for large choruses) and a script that invites wonderful creativity and flexibility, the universal message at the heart of this one-of-a-kind musical becomes much more than just a simple children’s story.
Adapted from the book by Marcus Pfister, translated into English by J. Alison James, with illustrations by Marcus Pfister.
Limitations: This musical is not available for sale, distribution, or production in Germany, Japan, China, or Korea. Professional production rights are not available worldwide.
Note: A small-cast version of this musical, ideal for touring and TYA productions with a cast of 5-9 and a similar running time, is also available. Professional production rights are not available.
Listen to this short audio trailer
This large-cast musical features a variety of charming school and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean. When Rainbow Fish refuses to share his (or her!) vibrant, shimmering scales (played by separate actors who become a chorus for solo songs), the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Unhappy that no one adores him anymore, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus, whose tentacles can also be played by separate actors. Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful.
With a bubbly, energetic score (that’s been simplified slightly to make it easier for large choruses) and a script that invites wonderful creativity and flexibility, the universal message at the heart of this one-of-a-kind musical becomes much more than just a simple children’s story.
Adapted from the book by Marcus Pfister, translated into English by J. Alison James, with illustrations by Marcus Pfister.
Limitations: This musical is not available for sale, distribution, or production in Germany, Japan, China, or Korea. Professional production rights are not available worldwide.
Note: A small-cast version of this musical, ideal for touring and TYA productions with a cast of 5-9 and a similar running time, is also available. Professional production rights are not available.
Listen to this short audio trailer

Additional products available:
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $25.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
Lyric Learner™: $55.00 each
CD sampler: $4.00 each
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Piano score: $25.00 each
Vocal score: $12.50 each
Vocal/Performance music tracks: $85.00
Lyric Learner™: $55.00 each
CD sampler: $4.00 each
The Rainbow Fish Musical (Large Cast)
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KATHLEEN FOULKROD
MONROE, MI
MONROE, MI
ALICIA CORTEZ
ORANGE, TX
ORANGE, TX
ANNE ARUNDEL RECREATION & PARK
ANNAPOLIS, MD
ANNAPOLIS, MD
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
VIENNA AUSTRIA
VIENNA AUSTRIA
NORTH TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS
PLANO, TX
PLANO, TX
KELLEYBROOKE BROWN
ALBERTVILLE, AL
ALBERTVILLE, AL
BRENHAM CHILDRENĘS CHORUS
BRENHAM, TX
BRENHAM, TX
MOLLY HAMELIN
RALIEGH, NC
RALIEGH, NC
ALDO LEOPOLD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
GREEN BAY, WI
GREEN BAY, WI
ST VINCENT DE PAUL REGN'L SCH
MAYS LANDING, NJ
MAYS LANDING, NJ
BERRIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
BERRIGAN, NSW AUSTRALIA
BERRIGAN, NSW AUSTRALIA
FRANKENMUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRANKENMUTH, MI
FRANKENMUTH, MI
KELLY ESFORD
IQALUIT, NU CANADA
IQALUIT, NU CANADA
TANYA SHADLEY
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
JARDINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TOPEKA, KS
TOPEKA, KS
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
REGINA, SK CANADA
REGINA, SK CANADA
METROPOLITAN CMNTY COLLEGE LV
KANSAS CITY, MO
KANSAS CITY, MO
USDAN SUMMER CAMP
WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY
WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY
ON STAGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
FLORENCE, KY
FLORENCE, KY
HEATHER BEGAY
WARR ACRES, OK
WARR ACRES, OK
EDMONTON CHILDRENS DANCE THTR
EDMONTON, AB CANADA
EDMONTON, AB CANADA
WETUMPKA DEPOT PLAYERS
WETUMPKA, AL
WETUMPKA, AL
HUBER OPERA HOUSE
HICKSVILLE, OH
HICKSVILLE, OH
PERFORM AUSTRALIA
GRIFFITH ACT AUSTRALIA
GRIFFITH ACT AUSTRALIA
CONCORD YOUTH THEATRE
CONCORD, MA
CONCORD, MA
CHOTEAU HIGH SCHOOL
CHOTEAU, MT
CHOTEAU, MT
CAMACHO ELEMENTARY
LEANDER, TX
LEANDER, TX
JOHN T ROBERTS K-8 SCHOOL
SYRACUSE, NY
SYRACUSE, NY
KEVIN GUNTHER
HELMETTA, NJ
HELMETTA, NJ
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL
MANCHESTER, NH
MANCHESTER, NH
GORDON SCHOOL
PROVIDENCE, RI
PROVIDENCE, RI
MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE
MUNCIE, IN
MUNCIE, IN
HICKORY RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
HARRISBURG, NC
HARRISBURG, NC
CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL
PEORIA, IL
PEORIA, IL
MELISSA BENCIC
MISSISSAUGA, ON CANADA
MISSISSAUGA, ON CANADA
ARTS IN MOTION THEATER COMPANY
NORTH CONWAY, NH
NORTH CONWAY, NH
SUSSEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUSSEX, NB CANADA
SUSSEX, NB CANADA
SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPANY
SACRAMENTO, CA
SACRAMENTO, CA
WOODROW WILSON ACADEMY
WESTMINSTER, CO
WESTMINSTER, CO
CARTER AND LINTON MYERS
PLAINFIELD, IL
PLAINFIELD, IL
MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MUNISING, MI
MUNISING, MI
LAWRENCE CLAIBORNE
GREENEVLILE, TN
GREENEVLILE, TN
PITTS SCHOOL ROAD ES
CONCORD, NC
CONCORD, NC
HUNT ISD
HUNT, TX
HUNT, TX
ASCENSION LUTHERAN SCHOOL
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL
IJAMSVILLE, MD
IJAMSVILLE, MD
KELLY DURFEY
HILLSBOROUGH, NC
HILLSBOROUGH, NC
WEST JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
JEFFERSON, GA
JEFFERSON, GA
CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS
CONCORD, NC
CONCORD, NC
STAGE DOOR STUDIOS
NORTH CANTON, OH
NORTH CANTON, OH
CRESTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOUNTAIN TOP, PA
MOUNTAIN TOP, PA
BERLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BERLIN, NH
BERLIN, NH
Different versions of the
same or similar story:
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Give It Away
Go Ask an Octopus
The Journey
School Song
Play Games Like Rainbow Fish
Starfish and Barnacle
Introduction
Go Ask an Octopus
The Journey
School Song
Play Games Like Rainbow Fish
Starfish and Barnacle
Introduction
Entrance of Little Fish
Entrance of Rainbow Fish
Finale
A Little Bit Above
Share Scales With Little Fish
The Most Beautiful Fish in the Sea
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Entrance of Rainbow Fish
Finale
A Little Bit Above
Share Scales With Little Fish
The Most Beautiful Fish in the Sea
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For production: E-Scripts
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NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, you can still take advantage of E-Scripts and receive your emailed PDF within one business day.