an opera in three scenes
libretto and music by
Mr. Smoot's Sixth Grade Music, Speech and Drama Classes
at Walker School's Hubert Middle School
Marietta, Georgia, Fall 2001
(Key: UPPER CASE letters signify words that are sung.
Bold Italics give directions for stage movement.
Lines of songs that begin with a bracket [ overlap.)
WITCH:
( pantomime as SHE sings: FROG PRINCE enters as a man, reading a letter; at a distance, the KING and QUEEN mime offering PRINCESS, who seems to be sweet and gentle)
ONCE A HANDSOME PRINCE
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A KING:
“PLEASE COME TO OUR LAND,
TAKE OUR DAUGHTER’S HAND.
DON’T FORGET TO BRING A WEDDING RING.”
(exit KING, QUEEN AND PRINCESS; enter PRINCE TOMMY as a frog on a log – mime continues)
HE LEFT ON THE INS-
TANT, BUT HE SOON HAD LOST HIS WAY –
HE PASSED THROUGH A BOG,
RESTED ON A LOG,
SCARED A FROG THAT STAYED THERE WHERE HE LAY.THE FROG WAS STUNNED
TO SEE SOMEONE
SO TALL AND SMOOTH AND STRONG.
WARTY, WEAK, AND SHORT, HE
THOUGHT, “IT’S WRONG.”
(PRINCE TOMMY comes to the WITCH as she sings, gestures towards the PRINCE.)
HE WENT TO
YOU-KNOW-WHO,
ASKED FOR A MAGICAL SPELL FOR A SWITCHEROO –
(PRINCE TOMMY AND FROG PRINCE switch places, and PRINCE TOMMY WANDERS OFF.)
That's how, ever since,
The frog and prince have traded place.
So they stay, until a princess
Kisses his froggy face!(During applause, FROG PRINCE looks himself over, is horrified, and hops offstage, while the WITCH laughs)
Scene One: At the Palace
King: |
GOOD WIFE, THIS KINGDOM OF MINE IS SO PROSPEROUS. |
| Queen: | HUSBAND, OUR LOVELY DAUGHTER IS SO LUCKY
TO BE MARRYING SUCH A FINE YOUNG LAD. |
| King: | OH, YES, IT WILL DO WONDERS FOR THE KINGDOM. |
| King / Queen: | I'VE HEARD THAT LAND OF HIS FATHER IS VERY WEALTHY! |
| Queen: | AND HERE HE IS! |
End of Number - Applause.
| Queen: | I'm sure you will be great for our daughter. |
| King: | Whether he is or isn't, they shall be married. |
| Queen: | Don't have that sort of attitude. What is your name, Prince? |
| (HE is at a loss how to answer. He looks at a tag on his clothes.) | |
| Prince: | Well, you see, it's... Tommy. Tommy Hilfiger. |
| Queen: | Nice name, I suppose. |
No. 2 "The Fly " (mime with percussion) .
| (A fly buzzes around the court. Prince "Tommy" catches it, kills it, and swallows it.) |
End of Number - Applause.
| Queen: | Did you just eat that? |
| (musical motif) | |
| Prince: | I'm sorry. Did you want it? |
| (musical motif) | |
| King: | I love his sense of humor. None of that around my daughter, though. Such a talented young man, don't you think? |
| Queen: | I suppose. We should call her down to meet the boy she will marry. |
| King: | I'm sure they will love each other dearly. |
| Queen: | Oh, Princess, dear. Sweetie? DINNER! |
No. 3 "Omigosh!" (aria with chorus) .
| Princess: | OMIGOSH, OMIGOSH
HERE'S WHAT I THINK, WHO CARES WHAT YOU SAY? |
| Friends: | WHAT DO YOU THINK, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? |
| Princess: | OMIGOSH, OMIGOSH,
I WANT NOTHING BUT TO HAVE MY WAY. |
| Friends: | WE DON'T LIKE YOU, BUT WE'RE PAID TO. |
| (PRINCESS picks on girls) | |
| Princess: | THREE WORDS:
LOSE SOME WEIGHT! |
| Friend 1: | Sorry! |
| Princess: | FOR YOU, SADLY,
THERE'S NO HOPE! |
| Friend 2: | Princess! |
| Princess: | I, ON THE OTHER HAND,
LOOK JUST GREAT! |
| Friends: | COULDN'T WE...?
DON'T YOU THINK...? MAYBE WE...? |
| Princess: | NOPE! |
| King: | Dinner! |
| Princess: | OMIGOSH, OMIGOSH, I'VE GOT TO WALK ALL THE WAY DOWNSTAIRS TO EAT -- |
| King: | Daughter, meet your future husband. |
| Princess: | OMIGOSH! |
End of Number - segue straight to the next number.
No. 4 "Ashley, My Dear " (tango for three voices) .
| Queen: | ASHLEY, MY DEAR, COME MEET YOUR PRINCE. |
| Princess: | WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO MARRY THAT FREAK? |
| Queen: | ASHLEY! |
| King: | DAUGHTER THIS KINGDOM OF MINE WILL GROW MORE
PROSPEROUS
AND HE WILL DO YOU WELL. |
| Princess: | NO HE WON'T |
| King / Queen: | YES HE WILL |
| Princess: | NO HE WON'T |
| King / Queen: | YES HE WILL |
| Princess: | [NO HE WON'T WON'T WON'T WON'T |
| King / Queen: | [YES HE WILL WILL WILL WILL! |
| Queen: | ASHLEY, MY SWEETHEART, GIVE HIM A CHANCE. |
| (PRINCESS inspects PRINCE TOMMY) | |
| Princess: | COME, MOTHER, DARLING, COME TO YOUR SENSES --
JUST LOOK AT HIS STANCE! |
| (KING makes a threatening gesture) | |
| WHY BOTHER, SWEET FATHER, HE EVEN EATS FLIES! | |
| (KING makes a threatening gesture) | |
| IF YOU DON'T MAKE ME THEN I'LL NEVER TELL LIES! | |
End of Number - Applause.
No. 5 "Scene One Finale " (Ensemble) .
| King: | NOW WE SHOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE
TO LEARN TO LOVE EACH OTHER, LIKE EACH OTHER? |
| Queen: | STAND EACH OTHER! |
| (All tip - toe away, leaving the two young "lovers" alone.) | |
| All: | SHH! SHH! |
| (The friends sneak into the Princess's bedroom.) | |
| Friends: | MAYBE WE CAN GET EVEN
MAYBE WE CAN PUT HER IN HER PLACE. MAYBE WE CAN PUT SOMETHING IN HER BED! |
| (Back in the court, the PRINCESS attempts to make conversation.) | |
| Princess: | OMIGOSH, OMIGOSH,
WHAT DO YOU LIKE? WHAT THINGS DO YOU DO? |
| Prince Tommy: | Uh... I dunno. |
| Princess: | OMIGOSH, OMIGOSH,
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? WHERE'S YOUR FAMILY, TOO? |
| (Prince burps, laughs. Meanwhile, back in the Princess's bedroom...) | |
| Friend 1: | Put something in her bed? |
| Friend 2: | Something like what? |
| Different friends: |
SOMETHING GROSS! SLIMY! BUMPY! BOILY! |
| Envious Friend: | LOOK WHAT I TOOK FROM THE BOG! |
| Friends: | IT'S A FROG, IT'S A FROG, IT'S A FROG! |
| Envious friend: | THIS WILL BE OUR LITTLE SECRET, RIGHT? |
| Doubtful friend: | UH, WELL, RIGHT. |
| (Back in the court...) | |
| Princess: | OMIGOSH, THEY WANT ME TO MARRY THIS GEEK!
I'LL HIDE IN MY ROOM! |
| (SHE runs up the stairs. FRIENDS quickly hide SALMONELLA THE FROG in her bed and hide in the closet.) | |
| Tommy: | WHAT DID I SAY? SHE'LL NEVER LIKE ME. |
| (KING and QUEEN emerge from shadows towards TOMMY. Meanwhile, PRINCESS is unaware that her FRIENDS are hiding in the closet.) | |
| King: | WIFE, MAKE THAT DAUGHTER OF YOURS [TO APOLOGIZE! |
| Queen: | [OH, SO SHE'S MY GIRL, IS SHE NOW? |
| Princess: | [OMIGOSH, WHERE ARE THOSE WORTHLESS FRIENDS? |
| Friends: | THINK YOU'VE HAD IT ROUGH, NOW, DO YOU? |
| King: | SHE'S NEVER BEEN RUDE BEFORE. [WHAT A BAD SURPRISE! |
| Queen: | [YOU CANNOT MAKE HER TAKE A VOW! |
| Princess: | [IT'S MY LIFE. BUT NO ONE COMPREHENDS! |
| Friends: | THINK YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH, NOW, DO YOU? |
| (KING angrily goes upstairs to the PRINCESS's locked door, followed reluctantly by PRINCE and QUEEN) | |
| King: | IF I MUST BREAK DOWN HER DOOR
[SHE'LL DO WHAT I ADVISE! |
| Queen: | [I THINK THAT'S NOT SO SMART, SOMEHOW. |
| Princess: | [I'LL BE GLAD AS SOON AS THIS DAY ENDS. |
| What's that lump under my pillow? | |
| Salmonella: | Ribit? |
| (PRINCESS sees SALMONELLA and screams. FRIENDS peek from closet.) | |
| Friends: | HA HA HA HA HA!
HA HA HA HA HA! |
| [HA HA HA HA HA!
[HA HA HA HA HA! | |
| Princess: | [THIS IS FROM MY SO-CALLED FRIENDS.
[EVERYBODY JUST PRETENDS. |
|
(QUEEN tries to stop the KING from breaking down the door.) | |
| King: | DON'T YOU BLOCK HER DOORWAY, WIFE! |
| Queen: | [STOP! YOU CAN'T RUN HER LIFE! |
| Princess: | [THEY ALL WANT TO RUN MY LIFE! |
|
(PRINCESS seeks a way to escape.) | |
| King: | [DAUGHTER, I'M COUNTING TO FOUR,
[THEN I WILL BREAK DOWN YOUR DOOR! |
| Friends: | [MAYBE WE SHOULD LET THEM IN THOUGH?
[LOOK! NOW SHE'S GONE TO THE WINDOW! |
| Prince Tommy: | I FEEL SILLY
ALL THIS TROUBLE IS MY FAULT REALLY. |
| King: | NONSENSE!
STAND BACK! |
| (SHE makes a parachute and leaps through the window. The KING and TOMMY take three hits to break through the door.) | |
| King: | [ONE! TWO! THREE! |
| Princess: | [I'LL RUN AWAY! |
| Friends: | [OH, NO, SHE'S RUN AWAY, SHE'S RUN AWAY,
[SHE'S RUN AWAY, SHE'S RUN AWAY! UH-OH! |
| Queen: | [IF I WERE HER, I KNOW I'D RUN AWAY
[I'D RUN AWAY, I'D RUN AWAY... UH-OH! |
| (The PRINCESS has escaped; the KING and others burst through the door; the FRIENDS have been caught looking out the window. FREEZE.) | |
End of Scene - Applause.
Scene Two: In the Swamp
No. 6 "Swamp Interlude " (Instrumental ) .
End of Number - Applause.
No. 7 "Frogs' March" (frog chorus) .
| Frogs: | WE'RE THE FROG GANG
FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SWAMP. (ribit, ribit, croak) WE'RE THE FROG GANG AND WE'RE READY NOW TO ROMP. (ribit, ribit, croak) HAVING FUN IS OUR MISSION! (slurp burp) WE'RE THE FROG GANG FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SWAMP. (ribit, ribit, croak) WE'RE THE FROG GANG AND WE'RE READY FOR SOME COMP- ETITION! |
| End of Number - Applause. | |
| Frog 1: | Hey, guys, let's play a game! |
| Frog 2: | Baseball? I can catch flies! |
| Frog 3: | Nawww, no ball. |
| Frog Prince: | Hey, I've got an idea. Something we did where I come from. |
| Frog 4: | Yeah, kid? And just where did you come from? |
| Frog Prince: | I... really don't remember. |
| All frogs: | (laugh) |
| Frog 5: | Soccer? |
| Frog 6: | Naww, no goal. |
| Frog Prince: | Look, you leap over him, I leap over you, and it's a race! |
| Frog 1: | Sounds fun. What do you call it? |
| Frog Prince: | Ummm... "leap us." |
No. 7b "Leap Us " (instrumental with mime) .
| (The frogs form two-frog teams. Frog Prince and Frog 4 win.) |
No. 8 "The Beetle " (underscoring for dialogue) .
| Frog 4: | Sorry, kid, I was wrong about you. To make it up to you, here:
Have yourself a NICE... FAT... JUICY... BEETLE. |
| (ugly chord sounds as he presents a huge bug. FROG PRINCE gags.) | |
| Frogs: | Hooray! |
| Frog Prince: | Thanks guys, but looking at...
THAT... THING... MAKES ME... SICK! |
No. 9 "Alligator Attack " (Ensemble with mime) .
| Crow: | Caww! |
| Frog Prince: | What was that? |
| Frog 2: | Just a crow. An old crippled crow. |
| Crow: | Caww! |
| Frog 3: | Just ignore him. |
| Crow: | ALLIGATOR!
ALL YOU FROGS LOOK OUT! ALLIGATOR! OVER THERE, LOOK OUT! |
| (FROGS all hide in one area, the CROW in another, FROG PRINCE in another. ALLIGATOR slithers in, sniffing the air. Then he rises to do a song and dance.) | |
| Alligator: | THIS COULD TURN OUT TO BE A GOOD DEAL.
IT'S BEEN DAYS AND I'M SO HUNGRY FOR A MEAL. |
| (ALLIGATOR sniffs towards the CROW.) | |
| CHICKEN, DUCK, OR CROW WILL DO... | |
| (ALLIGATOR counts down and lunges at crow and misses.) | |
| ONE... TWO... THREE... AARGH!
ANYTHING THAT'S SLOW WILL DO. | |
| Rats! Mmmmm, rats. Here, chick chick chick... Here, quack quack quack... Meow? Woof? Do rabbits make noise? | |
| (ALLIGATOR sniffs towards where the frogs are all hiding.) | |
| THIS IS HOW LIFE CAN BE IN A BOG.
I'M SO HUNGRY I COULD EVEN GO FOR... | |
| (Frog Prince taps the ALLIGATOR to draw his attention away from the other frogs just in time.) | |
| Frog Prince: | Why, what a great big mouth you have. |
| Alligator: | It's even bigger close up. |
| Frog Prince: | (aside to Crow) Break that branch so it falls on his head. |
| Crow: | (aside to Frog Prince) Hang on. It's hard to get into trees at my age. |
| Alligator: | You're going to be in me, soon. |
| (Crow and Frog Prince crack a branch on the ALLIGATOR's head... and the reptile slinks away.) | |
End of Number
| Frog 2: | You showed him. He won't be back. |
| Frog 3: | You saved us all! |
| Frog 4: | You're one of us, now. |
| Frog 1: | What's wrong? |
No. 10 "I'm Kinda Sad and Lonely" (aria and chorus ) .
| Frog Prince: | I'M KINDA SAD AND LONELY.
THE BEETLE'S NOT MY TASTE. I'M SORRY GUYS, AND THANK YOU ALL, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M MISPLACED. |
| Chorus: | [HE'S KINDA SAD AND LONELY
[THE BEETLE'S NOT HIS TASTE. [HE'S SORRY AND HE THANKS US ALL, [BUT HE FEELS LIKE HE'S MISPLACED. |
| Frog Prince: | [I'M KINDA SAD AND LONELY.
[THE BEETLE'S NOT MY TASTE. [I'M SORRY GUYS, AND THANK YOU ALL, [BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M MISPLACED. |
End of Number - Applause.
No. 11 "It all started.... " (recitative ) and No. 12: Reprise
| Bertha: | (offstage) OH, O O O ! |
| Frog #3: | Listen! It sounds like some frog's mother! |
| Bertha: | (entering) OH, O O O! |
| Frog #2: | It is some frog's mother. What's wrong, ma'am? |
| Bertha: | IT... IT... IT...
ALL STARTED WHEN A HUGE HORRIBLE HAND WITH COLORFULLY PAINTED NAILS DIPPED DOWN INTO MY HUMBLY HAZARDOUS HOME AND GRABBED MY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER SALMONELLA! |
| Frog #1: | A frognapping! |
| Frog #4: | Where did they take her? |
| Bertha: | TO THE PALACE! |
| (Frog's March music begins.) | |
| Frog Prince: | The palace! I know where that is! |
| Frog 4: | How do you know? |
| Frog Prince: | I don't know. But I could lead us there! |
| Bertha: | Please go now! Save my daughter! |
| All Frogs: | SAVING FROGS IS OUR MISSION! (slurp burp)
WE'RE THE FROG GANG FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SWAMP. (ribit ribit croak) WE'RE THE FROG GANG, AND WE'RE READY FOR SOME COMP- ETITION! |
End of Scene- Applause.
Scene Three: On the Road near the Swamp
No. 13 "On the Road to the Swamp" (underscoring ) .
| (On the road between the palace to the swamp. FRIENDS and TOMMY, with SALMONELLA, find their way in the darkness. While they speak, we hear swamp noises in the background..) | |
| Friend 1:: | Omigosh! I feel so guilty. |
| Friend 2: | But she deserved it. |
| Friend 3: | But her mom the queen just flipped! |
| Tommy: | Flipped? |
| Friend 4: | Boy, are you slow! And that gross frog. Why did you have to bring him along? |
| Tommy: | It's not a "him." And she's... sort of ... hot -- for a frog. |
| (OWL sounds, then swamp sounds, scare the girls.) | |
| Friends: | What was that? |
| Tommy: | I know: it's an owl. These sounds, this mud, the smell -- it all reminds me of something. |
| Friends: | Great, but we have to find the princess. |
| Tommy: | Look - in the mud: her footprints! Follow me! |
| (They exit.) | |
No. 14: (underscoring by Adam McTish)
No. 15 "OK, I'm Sorry!" (aria ) .
| (PRINCESS limps in, looking worse for her night on the road. She sits on a log and weeps.) | |
| Princess: | I'm sorry. Okay, I'm sorry. Please let me go home now. I hate this forest and everything about it. The bog, the trees, the thing that's growing on my leg... Ewww! I just want to go home. My hair! I'm getting frizzy! |
| ALONE OUT HERE, WISHING FOR SOMEONE
ALL THE MEMORIES HAVE COME TO ME OF HOW I'VE BEEN. O HOW I WISH I WOULD-A BEEN NICE! | |
| I'M SORRY
OKAY, I'M SORRY. TAKE BACK MY FERARI. I HATE THIS FOREST AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT I REALLY HATE BUGS AND DON'T DOUBT IT! I'M SORRY I JUST WANT TO GO HOME I MISS MY MATTRESS, I MISS MY COMB! | |
| Oh, how I wish I could take back all the things I have done and said. If I could, I'd be nice, I would take my Mom's advice. I wouldn't kick, I wouldn't scream, I would not steal the ice cream, talk behind my friends back, or give my parents flack. I wouldn't lack... if I could only take it back! | |
| I'M SORRY
OKAY, I'M SORRY. I'M READY TO CRY. OMIGOSH, I COULD JUST DIE! | |
End of Number - Applause.
| (Frogs enter on tip-toe.) | |
| Frog Prince: | Careful! |
| (Frogs tip-toe and hide behind trees to get a closer view of PRINCESS.) | |
| Frog Prince: | There, in the moonlight. She's beautiful! |
| Frog #3: | What are you talking about? |
| Frog Prince: | I feel like I know her, like from some other life. |
| Frog Prince: | I KNOW SHE'S TALL,
AND I'M SO SMALL BUT I THINK I COULD LOVE HER I THINK I COULD LOVE HER |
| Frog #4: | But you don't even come up to her knees. |
| Frog #1: | And she's so pale. Yechhh! |
| Frog #3: | And her complexion: no warts! |
| Frog Prince: | SHE ISN'T GREEN
AND YES, SHE'S CLEAN, BUT I THINK I COULD LOVE HER I THINK I COULD LOVE HER HER SKIN IS SMOOTH AND SHE HAS HAIR THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T CARE. SHE'S SO REMOTE FROM ME SHE'LL NEVER NOTICE ME, BUT I THINK I COULD LOVE HER I THINK I COULD LOVE HER I KNOW I COULD LOVE HER |
End of Number - Applause.
No. 17 "Second Alligator Attack " .
dialogue by Schlact, Leisy, Webb, Sim, Ros
| Frog 3: | Man, you're crazy. |
| Frog 1: | She'll never like you. |
| Frog 6: | Come on, guys, let's go. |
| (Frogs exit. FROG PRINCE stays and approaches her.) | |
| Frog Prince: | They're wrong. She'll like me. |
| (FROG PRINCE gets right up next to her. ) | |
| Don't cry! You're the most beautiful lady I have ever seen. | |
| Princess: | Eeeeek! A frog! Omigosh! |
| (SHE breathes deeply, and faints. The ALLIGATOR enters.) | |
| Alligator: | I thought I heard dinner. Hmm... what's that? |
| (sings) | |
| THERE'S A PLUMP TASTY GIRL ON A LOG
IT LOOKS GOOD. IT'S BETTER THAN A WARTY FROG. | |
| Crow: | ALLIGATOR! OVER THERE, LOOK OUT! |
| Alligator: | Not that measly old crow again. This time he won't ruin my fun. |
| (Other FROGS return to the stage) | |
| Frogs: | What was that? Uh oh! |
| (Seeing ALLIGATOR, the FROGS hide. PRINCESS wakes up.) | |
| Princess: | Oh, no, an alligator! |
| Alligator: | Come here, Princess. |
| (He lunges and bites. SHE screams. FROG shields PRINCESS.) | |
| Frog: | Oh, my leg! |
| Alligator: | Hmmmm.... Tastes like chicken. |
| Crow: | Hey gator! I'm better than Princess! I really taste like chicken. |
| Alligator: | Mmmm. Chicken. I'll be back. |
| (Alligator follows CROW off. Alone with FROG, the PRINCESS picks up his little body.) | |
No. 18 "I Think I Could Love Him" (reprise ) + Kiss and Transformation .
by Collins, Killian, Lins + Sim, with additions by Brush, Estep, Pilewski, Leithead, Hoban
| Princess: | Omigosh! Are you okay? |
| (No answer.) | |
| Omigosh! He died, saving my life! Ohh, I am so sorry! | |
| HE'S SHORT AND GREEN
NOT TALL AND CLEAN BUT I THINK I COULD LOVE HIM I THINK I COULD LOVE HIM. | |
| What am I doing? | |
| (SHE dumps him on the ground.) | |
| He's a frog! He's ugly, and he has warts, and...oh! | |
| (SHE hurriedly picks him up again.) | |
| HERE IN MY HAND
HE WON'T UNDERSTAND BUT I THINK I COULD LOVE HIM I THINK I COULD LOVE HIM | |
| WHAT CAN I SAY?
WHAT CAN I DO? IS THERE A WAY THAT HE'LL COME TO? | |
| HE'S SO REMOTE DOWN THERE
HE'LL NEVER KNOW I CARE BUT I THINK I COULD LOVE HIM I THINK I COULD LOVE HIM. I KNOW I COULD LOVE HIM... | |
| (She kisses the FROG. To her surprise, HE is transformed into a HANDSOME PRINCE.) | |
| (FROG GANG and CROW with BERTHA enter with ALLIGATOR muzzled.) | |
| Frogs: | Is the Alligator gone? Where's our little friend? Who's that? |
| (FRIENDS enter with SALMONELLA and TOMMY -- who is now a frog.) | |
| Friends: | Princess! We thought we heard you scream! You won't believe what just happened -- |
| Princess: | My so-called friends! Look what I found! A frog who turned into a handsome prince! |
| Friend 4: | What a strange coincidence! You remember Prince Tommy? He was leading us through the swamp, when all of a sudden -- |
| (They reveal TOMMY with SALMONELLA.) | |
| -- he turned into a frog. (BERTHA and SALMONELLA see each other.)No. 19: The Reunion | |
| Bertha: | SALMONELLA! |
| Salmonella: | MOTHER! |
| Both: | MOTHER (DAUGHTER) MY DEAR I'M (YOU'RE) HOME AT LAST! |
| Salmonella: | AND I'M MARRYING HIM! |
| Bertha: | OH! OH? |
| (FANFARE. The KING and QUEEN enter. Everyone bows.) | |
| Princess: | Don't say a word! I've decided to obey you, Father. I'll marry this Prince. He used to be a frog, but not any more. |
| Queen: | What a relief! |
| King: | But, how did all this happen? |
No. 20: The Frog Prince's Story (underscoring) .
by Blohm, Walters, McTish, Chesshire, with an added idea by Killian.
| (While music plays, the PRINCE tells his story, and actors pantomime the action.) | |
| PRINCE: | I was walking to your kingdom through the forest, when I heard a noise.... |
| So I turned, and nothing was there. So I kept on walking. | |
| Then I heard another noise, and I turned, but I didn't see anything.... | |
| Then I turned back, and there was a witch! . . . | |
| And she turned me into a frog! | |
| (Music ends.) | |
| I don't know why she did that. | |
| TOMMY: | But I know! I thought it might be cool to be human, and she owed me a favor, so she turned me into you. But it was a bad idea. Sorry. |
by Wilder, with help from Webb, Schoettler
| King / Queen: | WE'RE SORRY. |
| Friends: | OKAY, WE'RE SORRY.
TAKE BACK ALL THE STORIES... |
| King / Queen: | WE REALLY LOVED MONEY, NO NEED TO DOUBT IT
WE ONLY WERE THINKING ABOUT IT. |
| WE'RE SORRY. | |
| Friends: | OKAY, WE'RE SORRY. |
| King / Queen: | WE KIND-A JUST USED YOU |
| Friends: | WE KIND OF ABUSED YOU.
OMIGOSH! |
| King/ Queen/ Friends |
WE'RE SO- R - RY! |
| All: | (facing the audience)
WE KNOW WE'RE YOUNG
|
End of Number - Applause.