This article is about the musical. For others, see Freaky Friday.
Freaky Friday, also known as Freaky Friday: A New Musical, is a new musical created by Signature Theatre, and Disney.[1] It premieres October 4, 2016, in Washington D.C. The new musical is based off the original novel by Mary Rodgers & The Walt Disney Motion Pictures films.[2]
With a score by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal andIf/Then and a book by Parenthood’s Bridget Carpenter, Freaky Friday is a delightfully entertaining world premiere musical for anyone with a perfectly imperfect family.[3]
Plot[]
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day.
Songs[]
Act I
| Song | Performed by |
|---|---|
| Prologue | Ellie, Katherine |
| Just One Day | Company |
| The Hourglass | Ellie, Katherine |
|
I Got This |
Ellie, Katherine, Students, Teachers |
| What You Got | Katherine, Torrey, Journalist, Photographer |
| Oh, Biology | Ellie, Adam, Students |
| Vows | Mike |
| Busted | Ellie, Katherine, Parents, Students |
| Somebody Has to Take the Blame | Katherine, Ellie, Dr. Ehrin, Señor O'Brien, Mrs Luckenbill |
| Watch Your Back | Ms. Meyers, Ellie, Students |
| Parents Lie | Katherine |
| Just One Day (Reprise) | Company |
Act II
| Songs | Performed By |
|---|---|
| Not Myself Today | Katherine, Ellie, Company |
| Women and Sandwiches | Adam, Fletcher |
| Bring My (Baby) Brother Home | Katherine, Ellie, Mike, Officers |
| Go | Adam, Company |
| After All of This and Everything | Katherine |
| No More Fear | Ellie |
| The Other Hourglass | Ellie, Katherine |
| Today and Ev'ry Day | Company |
Original Signature Theatre Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Emma Hunton | Ellie |
| Heidi Blickenstaff | Katherine |
| J. Elaine Marcos | Torrey |
| Julian Ramos | Wells/Photographer |
| Jason "SweetTooth" Williams | Pastor Bruno/Dr. Ehrin/Officer Kowalski |
| Thaddeus McCants | Parker |
| Cicily Daniels | Ms. Meyers/Journalist/Officer Sitz |
| Tyler Bowman/Jake Heston Miller | Fletcher |
| Alan H. Green | Mike |
| Bobby Smith | Grandpa George/Mr. Blumen/Señor O'Brien |
| Sherri L. Edelen | Grandma Helene/Mrs. Luckenbill/Mrs. Time |
| Shayna Blass | Hannah |
| Katie Ladner | Gretchen |
| Storm Lever | Savannah |
| Jason Gotay | Adam |
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