Book and Lyrics by Kait Kerrigan and
Music by
Brian Lowdermilk
Based on the series by Cynthia Rylant
Synopsis:
Moving from the city to a new house in the country can be tough. Just ask Henry. He misses Annie, his cousin and best friend, and can't find a playmate in his new neighborhood. Luckily Mom and Dad buy him a great, big, slobbery dog – Mudge – with whom he can share all kinds of adventures. It looks like Henry and Mudge will be best friends forever, until Annie arrives for a visit. Will Annie come between a boy and his dog? Can a kid have two best friends?
MP3s:
Henry and Mudge
My Party Dress
Lyrics:
Henry and Mudge
My Party Dress
Production History:
Henry & Mudge opened Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on December, 17 2006. The cast featured Jennifer Cody as Annie, Patrick Boll as Dad, Joseph A. Morales as Henry, Joan Hess as Mom and Todd Buonopane as Mudge. The production was directed by Peter Flynn, choreographed by Devanand Janki and produced by TheatreworksUSA. Henry and Mudge recently ended it's 4th national tour.
Musical Numbers:
Living In The Country: HENRY, MOM, DAD
Something’s Missing: HENRY, MOM, DAD
Good Dog: HENRY, MUDGE, MOM, DAD
Best Friends: HENRY, MUDGE
Code Crackers: HENRY, MUDGE
Annie’s On Her Way: HENRY, MUDGE, MOM, DAD
My Party Dress: ANNIE
Best Friends (Reprise): HENRY, MUDGE, ANNIE
Roll Over: HENRY, MUDGE, ANNIE, MOM, DAD
The Woods: HENRY, MUDGE
Henry & Mudge: HENRY, MUDGE
Reviews:
“TheatreworksUSA’s latest production is full
of luxurious romps in the grass, tender caresses and big, wet kisses…Kait
Kerrigan, who wrote the show’s book and the lyrics for Brian Lowdermilk’s
ebullient score, provides very funny monologues of Mudge’s thoughts and
offers a wry take on a dog’s perspective.”
The New York Times
“TheatreworksUSA has done it again. They have produced
a five character musical for children and their parents that is thoroughly entertaining,
spiritedly acted and well sung, lively, funny and short. Henry and Mudge – an adorable story about a boy and his dog and his cousin - with a quick
witted book and smart lyrics by Kait Kerrigan and peppy, jazzy music by Brian
Lowdermilk is lots of fun.”
Talk Entertainment
“Kait Kerrigan’s forthright book pulls no
punches when it comes to children’s (and dogs’) feelings, and the
songs (by Kerrigan and the composer Brian Lowdermilk) transport the audience
still deeper into Henry’s childhood world: a sweet, slightly uncertain
place, with a scary forest just beyond the picket fence.”
The New Yorker
“Any opportunity to see a Kerrigan-Lowdermilk musical
is worth savoring. Perhaps the most important young writers in musical theatre
today, they have a gift for connection and emotional insight not matched by
many of their colleagues, and it manifests itself as completely in Henry
and Mudge as in their adult shows; the depth of the relationship that develops
between boy and dog in merely an hour is remarkable, and if you're moved to
tears by their realizing their feelings for each other - well, you're not alone.”
Talkin’ Broadway
