Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical)

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Musical by

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Music|

* Frank Churchill
* Jay Blackton

Lyrics|

* Larry Morey
* Joe Cook

Book| Joe Cook
Basis| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
by Ted Sears
Richard Creedon
Otto Englander
Dick Rickard
Earl Hurd
Merrill De Maris
Dorothy Ann Blank
Webb Smith
Productions|

* 1969 The Muny
* 1972 The Muny
* 1979 Radio City Music Hall

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey, and additional music and lyrics by Jay Blackton and Joe Cook, and book by Cook. Adapted from the Disney 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – which in turn had been based on the Grimm's fairy tale "Snow White" – about a princess banished from her kingdom by her vain stepmother, and she comes to live with seven dwarfs in their woodland home.

First produced in 1969, the show carries much of the film's score over, by Churchill and Morey, along with four new songs by Blackton and Cook. It ran a total of 106 performances.

## Productions

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The stage adaptation was originally created at The Muny in St. Louis in 1969 and was repeated there in 1972.

A production opened at the Radio City Music Hall on October 18, 1979, and closed a month later, after 38 performances, in order for Radio City to put on the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (went up November 25, 1979, to and closed after 91 performances on January 6, 1980).

Snow White went on a brief tour with stops in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and then re-opened on January 11, 1980, and closed after 68 performances on March 9, 1980, a total of 106 performances.

A live video recording premiered on HBO on December 14, 1980 and was briefly available on VHS and Betamax from Walt Disney Home Video in the summer of 1981.[1]

## Cast and crew

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The show was directed and choreographed by Frank Wagner, produced by Robert F. Jani, executive musical director Donald Pippin, scenery by John William Keck, costumes by Frank Spencer, lighting by Ken Billington, conducted by Don Smith, orchestrations by Philip J. Lang, Queen's presentation music arrangement by Ronald Melrose, masks and animal costumes by Joe Stephen, choral arrangements Jay Blackton, Don Pippen, production stage manager Jeff Hamlin, stage manager Neil Miller, and press by Gifford/Wallace, Deborah Morgenthal.

Cast

Character | Actor

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Snow White | Mary Jo Salerno
Prince Charming | Richard Bowne
The Queen | Anne Francine
The Witch
The Mirror  | Charles Edward Hall
Doc | Don Potter
Grumpy | Benny Freigh
Happy | Richard Day
Bashful | Jay Edward Allen
Sneezy | Louis Carry
Sleepy | Jerry Riley
Dopey | Michael E. King
Huntsman | Bruce Sherman
The King | Thomas Ruisinger
Luna | Yolande Bavan
Greta | Heidi Coe
Mother | Lauren Lipson
Chamberlain | David Pursley

## Musical numbers

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* Overture
* "Welcome To The Kingdom" – Company
* "Queen's Presentation" – Company
* "I'm Wishing" – Snow White, Greta, Villagers
* "One Song" – Prince Charming
* "With a Smile and a Song" – Snow White, Animals
* "Whistle While You Work" – Snow White, Animals
* "Heigh-Ho" – Seven Dwarfs
* "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Washing Song)" – Seven Dwarfs
* "Will I Ever See Her Again" – Prince Charming
* "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song)" – Snow White, Seven Dwarfs, Animals
* "Someday My Prince Will Come" – Snow White
* "Heigh-Ho (Reprise)" – Seven Dwarfs
* "Here's The Happy Ending" – Company

## References

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1. ^ "New Releases". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 32\. August 15, 1981. p. 58.

## Further reading

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* "The Best Plays of 1979–1980". Dodd, Mead & Company, 1980, pp. 367–369. ISBN 0-396-07907-5.

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Disney's Snow White

Films|

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* Snow White (2025)

Other media|

* 7 Wise Dwarfs
* All Together
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical)
* The 7D
* episodes
* Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale

Attractions|

* Snow White's Enchanted Wish
* Snow White Grotto
* Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Characters|

* Snow White
* Evil Queen

Music|

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* "One Song"
* "With a Smile and a Song"
* "Whistle While You Work"
* "Heigh-Ho"
* "The Silly Song"
* "Someday My Prince Will Come"
* Snow White (2025)

Video games|

* Disney's Villains' Revenge
* Kingdom Hearts series
* Kingdom Hearts
* Birth by Sleep
* χ
* Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
* Disney Princess: Magical Jewels
* Disney Magical World 2
* Disney Magic Kingdoms
* Disney Mirrorverse

Related|

* 61st Academy Awards ceremony
* Disney Princess
* Once Upon a Time
* Once Upon a Halloween
* Descendants franchise
* Descendants
* Ralph Breaks the Internet
* Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
* Once Upon a Studio
* Snow White Cafe

* v
* t
* e

"Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm

* "Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree"
* "Snow-White-Fire-Red"
* "Richilde"
* "The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights"
* "Nourie Hadig"
* "Myrsina"
* "Bella Venezia"
* Disney franchise

Characters|

* Snow White
* Snow White (Disney)
* The Queen
* Evil Queen (Disney)
* Queen of Fables
* The Seven Dwarfs
* Prince Charming

Films|

* Snow White (1902)
* Snow White (1916)
* Betty Boop in Snow-White (1933)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
* The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955)
* Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
* Snow White (1961)
* The New Adventures of Snow White (1969)
* A Snow White Christmas (1980)
* Neberte nám princeznú (1981)
* Snow White (1987)
* Happily Ever After (1989)
* The Magic Riddle (1991)
* Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
* Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
* 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood (2004)
* 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006)
* Snow White: The Sequel (2007)
* Sydney White (2007)
* Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple (2009)
* Blanche Neige (2009)
* Grimm's Snow White (2012)
* Mirror Mirror (2012)
* Blancanieves (2012)
* Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)
* Snow White: The Power of Dwarfs (2014)
* The Seventh Dwarf (2014)
* Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019)
* In the Mirror (2020)
* Snow White (2025)
* The Death of Snow White (2025)

| The Huntsman film series|

* Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
* soundtrack
* The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

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Other film references|

* Shrek (2001)
* Happily N'Ever After (2006)
* Shrek the Third (2007)
* Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha (2009)
* Descendants (2015)
* Charming (2018)

Television
series|

* The 10th Kingdom (miniseries)
* The Charmings (sitcom)
* White Snow (1995)
* The Legend of Snow White (anime series)
* Prétear (anime series)
* Once Upon a Time (drama series)
* "Four Great Women and a Manicure" (The Simpsons episode)
* The 7D (TV series)

Stage|

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 play)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical)
* A Snow White Christmas (musical)

Ballet|

* The Magic Mirror (1903)

Other media|

* Fables (comics)
* Mira, Mirror (novel)
* Mirror Mirror (novel)
* Red as Blood (short story)
* Schneewittchen (opera)
* Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (attraction)
* Snow White's Enchanted Wish (attraction)
* Snow White Grotto (attraction)
* Snow White: Happily Ever After (video game)
* "Snow, Glass, Apples" (short story)
* The Serpent's Shadow (novel)
* Fairest (novel)
* Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (short story collection)
* Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (OVA)
* Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (video game)
* Fairytale Fights (video game)
* Snow White with the Red Hair (manga)
* RWBY (TV series)
* The Wolf Among Us (video game)
* Dark Parables (video game)
* Six-Gun Snow White (novel)

Non-media|

* Snow White Cafe

* Category

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