The Little Prince (play)
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The Little Prince is a play based on the book of the same name
by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, adapted by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar before 2000. Rick Cummins wrote the music, and John Scoullar wrote the script and lyrics. There are several changes from the book, including the omission of the drunkard (tippler), switchman and merchant characters; the removal of a great deal of the narration from the aviator; significant changes to the rose scenes; and a large change in the order of events.
The play has much background music, though it does not need an entire orchestra in the background for full effect. A nicely-tuned piano and a strong chorus will have the same effect.
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The Little Prince
The Little Prince , first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ....
by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, adapted by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar before 2000. Rick Cummins wrote the music, and John Scoullar wrote the script and lyrics. There are several changes from the book, including the omission of the drunkard (tippler), switchman and merchant characters; the removal of a great deal of the narration from the aviator; significant changes to the rose scenes; and a large change in the order of events.
Musical numbers
This version of The Little Prince for theater is not only a play but a musical, also, with many lengthy musical numbers. Two songs to note are the song of the Fox, "Day after Day", and the Aviator's first song, "I Fly". The longest song in the script has to be the Rose and Prince number, which goes by the title of "What a Beautiful day".The play has much background music, though it does not need an entire orchestra in the background for full effect. A nicely-tuned piano and a strong chorus will have the same effect.
See also
- List of The Little Prince adaptations, a listing of The Little Prince story adapted into various media.
- The Little Prince (film)The Little Prince (film)The Little Prince is a 1974 American/British science fiction musical film with screenplay and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
, a 1974 musical film directed by Stanley Donen - The Little Prince (opera)The Little Prince (opera)The Little Prince, subtitled A Magical Opera, is an opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright, based on the 1943 book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry...
, an opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright - The Adventures of The Little Prince (TV series), an animé series
- The Little Prince and the AviatorThe Little Prince and the AviatorThe Little Prince and the Aviator is a musical with a book by Hugh Wheeler, lyrics by Don Black, and music by John Barry.Based on the classic book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the musical deviates from the original in that aviator Toni, whose plane crashes in the Sahara Desert, explicitly is...
, a 1981 musical theatre adaptation
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