Background
Captain Louie had a lengthy genesis. in the 1980s, Meridee Stein, the founder and artistic director of the First All Children's Theater, brought to Schwartz the idea of adapting Keats' book with her husband Anthony. Schwartz wrote the score while working on Rags (1986). The 35-minute show premiered in a theater on West 65th Street in New York and played for a limited run by the First Children's Theatre. Keats designed the sets and costumes.
In 2005, Stein and Schwartz expanded the musical to 65-minutes after various workshops. It played Off-Broadway at the York Theatre Company in 2005 with Meridee Stein again directing. A world premier recording of this version of the production was made prior to the official opening which, interestingly, does not include subsequent performances of new cast members added after the final workshop. Later in 2005, it played at the Little Shubert Theatre. In 2006-2007 the musical toured in the U.S. At the MTI Junior Theatre Festival 2009 the songs, "New Kid in The Neighborhood", "Trick or Treat", and "Captain Louie" were performed by Starstruck Performing Arts Center and was directed by Jennifer Jones and choreographed by Elizebeth Casalini. Peter Jones was the musical director.
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