Captain Louie is a family musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Anthony Stein adapted from the children's book The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats. It is the story of a young boy from the inner city whose family moves to a new neighborhood, forcing him to leave his old friends behind. On halloween night, he escapes into to his imagination to cope with the loneliness he feels. [1] The musical premiered in the late 1980s and then played Off-Broadway in 2005. Since then it has had a U.S. Tour and other productions.

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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. ^[2] Keats designed the sets and costumes.

In 2005, Stein and Schwartz expanded the musical to 65-minutes. It played Off-Broadway at the York Theatre Company in 2005 with Meridee Stein directing. An original cast recording of this production was made. Later in 2005, it played at the Little Shubert Theatre. ^[3] In 2006-2007 the musical toured in the U.S. At the MTI Junior Theatre Festival 2009 it was produced at the Starstruck Performing Arts Center and was directed by Jennifer Jones and choreographed by Elizebeth Casalini.

Musical numbers

• New Kid in the Neighborhood
• Big Red Plane
• A Welcome for Louie
• Shadows
• Trick or Treat
• Looza on the Block
• Spiffin' Up Ziggy's
• Captain Louie
• Home Again
• Finale

References

1. http://www.psclassics.com/cd_louie.html
2. Filichia, Peter. "Oh, Captain!" Theatre Mania, May 4, 2005
3. Cooper, Amanda. "Captain Louie", ''Curtain Up'', November 2005