The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

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The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is a musical based on the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books by Betty MacDonald. [1] The book, music and lyrics are by Chad Henry. [1]

<i>Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle</i> Book by Betty MacDonald

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is a series of children's books by Betty MacDonald and a television series created by actress Shelley Duvall, as well as the name of the main character. The first book is Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, published in 1947; three sequels completed by MacDonald are Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm, and Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (2007) was completed by her daughter Anne MacDonald Canham based on "notes for other stories among her mother's possessions".

Betty MacDonald was an American author who specialized in humorous autobiographical tales, and is best known for her book The Egg and I. She also wrote the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series of children's books. She is associated with the Pacific Northwest, especially Washington state.

Chad Henry is an American composer, actor, lyricist, playwright, and author. He has written over twenty musical theatre titles that premiere in his home state, Washington. He has long been associated with director/producer Linda Hartzell, artistic director of Seattle Children's Theatre, and with the late John Kauffman, director of many early Empty Space Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre works.

The musical was first adapted by Seattle Children's Theatre in 1990, using funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. [2]

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is housed at 400 7th St SW, Washington, D.C. From 1979 to 2014, NEH was at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. in the Nancy Hanks Center at the Old Post Office.

It has since been performed at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, [3] San Diego Junior Theatre, [4] Studio East [1] and many other regional theatres.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle". Studio East. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. ↑ United States House of Representatives (1990). HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. p. 581.
  3. ↑ Coleman A. Jennings (2005). Theatre for Children: Fifteen Classic Plays. p. xi. ISBN   031233639X.
  4. ↑ Lisa Kumar; Thomson Gale (2004). Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields. p. 142. ISBN   0787667048.



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