Book and Lyrics by June Rachelson-Ospa
Music by Phil Goodbody
Okay, so this is NOT your usual fairytale of a Princess kissing a frog. The Frog Prince hops off on a journey to find a Princesses’ kiss to break a Witch’s spell and turn him back into a Prince. Instead when the Frog kisses Princesses, they are turned into frogs! This twist on the classic puts a fun-filled spin on the story. Along the way we encounter Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, a Dragon and of course, the Evil Witch. Your audience will be enthralled and “bewitched”. SWAK has a catchy POP score.
PLAY DETAILS:
- 6f, 4m, 3flex (doubles to 6 performers – 3f, 3m)
- SORCERER (Narrator)
- FROG PRINCE / PRINCE ANDREW
- STAGE MANAGER
- PRINCESS WITH GOLDEN BALL/FROG-PRINCESS
- YOUNG PRINCE (Acting Out FROG’S Tale)
- WITCH-GRIZZELLA
- DWARF
- SNOW WHITE / FROG-SNOW WHITE
- EVIL QUEEN (SNOW WHITE’S Stepmother)
- MAGIC MIRROR
- DRAGON
- SLEEPING BEAUTY / FROG-SLEEPING BEAUTY
- FROG-GRIZZELLA / PRINCESS GRIZZELLA
- Fairy Tale Costumes (well, sort of)
- Simple Settings
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Order #3348
REVIEWS:
“We brought our daughter to see SWAK last week, and we’re so happy we did! From start to finish, this is a seriously fun show. It’s a treat for adults (my husband and I were laughing hysterically!) and our daughter was enthralled. Everyone should see SWAK–it’s a total delight!” ––Mary McCormack, Tony Award-winning actress from Broadway’s Boeing, Boeing
“Like everything else about the Midtown Children’s Musical Theatre Festival, SWAK is an unabashed joy! Terrific music, an adorably sassy script, and wall-to-wall zingers that keep parents laughing along with the kids. And the performances are top-notch–especially the hilarious, rubber-faced Ryan Knowles, whose star-turn as the lovelorn frog is, well, ribbeting.” ––Bruce Kluger, Contributing Editor, Parenting Magazine
“SWAK is a revelation. It plays like the best of Disney or Pixar entertainment–compelling and moving to the kids, funny and knowing to the adults. It is the first musical my hyperactive six-year-old ever sat through. At the end, he was so enthralled by the actress playing the evil-witch-turned-princess that he asked her for a ‘magic kiss.’ SWAK is, indeed, a magic kiss to parents.” ––Judith Newman, Allure Magazine
“SWAK IS SWELL…SWAK will make you laugh, scream and simply be entertained. This charming musical was filled with ditties that were certainly hum-able. Ospa’s/Goodbody’s well-constructed tunes were golden in the hands or more likely, the throats [of cast members.]…Bring the kids … or just bring the kid in you.” — by Alexa Garcia on Words4Cuture Blog, July 28, 2018
PERUSAL MATERIALS:
SONGS (in BOLD are demoed in the playlist)
- ACT I
- #1 — Musical Introduction / The Young Frog’s Quest –– SORCERER
- #2 — One Small Kiss –– FROG, PRINCESS WITH THE GOLDEN BALL
- #3 — Break The Spell? –– SORCERER
- #4 — Bad, Bad Witch Grizzella –– FROG and WITCH-GRIZZELLA
- #5 — One More Princess –– SORCERER
- #6 — Nevermore –– FROG and DWARF
- #8 — Mirror, Mirror –– EVIL QUEEN, MAGIC MIRROR
- #9 — One Small Kiss (Reprise) –– FROG
- #10 — Mirror, Mirror (Reprise) –– EVIL QUEEN, MAGIC MIRROR
- #11 — Waiting For You –– FROG-SNOW WHITE
- #12 — What’s The Story? –– FROG
- #13 — Two-Edged Sword –– SORCERER
- #14 — Friend Of Mine –– FROG and DRAGON
- #15 — The Sleeping Beauty Story –– SORCERER
- #16 — One Small Kiss (Reprise) –– FROG
- #17 — Wake Me Up –– FROG-SLEEPING BEAUTY
- ACT II
- #18 — Back On The Ground –– FROG
- #19 — Time To Face The Music –– SORCERER
- #20 — Green Like Me –– FROG
- #21 — Zap, Snap, Ziggedy Zoo –– WITCH-GRIZZELLA, FROG-GRIZZELLA and FROG
- #22 — My Destiny Is You –– FROG and FROG-GRIZZELLA
- #23 — One Small Kiss (Reprise) –– FROG
- #24 — The Chant –– SORCERER
- #25 — Waiting For You (Reprise) –– PRINCE ANDREW and PRINCESS GRIZZELLA
- #26 — Etcetera, Etcetera –– SORCERER
- #27 — S.W.A.K. – Sealed With A Kiss .. ENTIRE CAST (Finale)
SAMPLE DEMOS from the ORIGINAL STUDIO CAST ALBUM AVAILABLE HERE
23 tracks and 41 minutes of joyful, happy, hilarity!
FOUR songs are demoed below:
REHEARSAL-PRODUCTION MATERIALS:
- Production Script PDF Rental — ORDER #3348a : $20.00
- Production Vocal Book PDF Rental — ORDER #3348b : $20.00
- Production Piano-Vocal Score PDF Rental — ORDER #3348c : $25.00
- 1st Performance Amateur/Educational Royalty (or Only Performance Royalty) — ORDER #3348d : $65.00
- 2nd Performance Amateur/EducationalRoyalty — ORDER #3348e : $55.00
- Performance-Trak Digital Orchestra Files Rental — ORDER #3348j : TBA
BUTTON COMING SOON
- Professional Royalties quoted on APPLICATION
BILLING CREDITS:
S.W.A.K. (Sealed with a Kiss)
Book and Lyrics by June Rachelson-Ospa
Music by Phil Goodbody
NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“S.W.A.K. is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
PERFORMANCES:
- Identity Theatre, Abled and Differently abled actors working together — July 2018
- Full Show Video:
PRODUCTION PHOTOS from Identity Theatre Company’s production:
- The Underground Theatre — June 2018
- Genesius Guild, Texas
- Little Fig Stages, Mt. Kisco, NY
- PREMIERE: PC JR Midtown Children’s Musical Theatre Festival — July 2017
