Everyone seems to agree this is the most charming (and commercially viable!) musical yet to come from these collaborators.

For those who need a reminder: “It Takes A Rainbow” is a simple show for a younger group. The cur­tain rises on a vil­lage of brown lizards who are safe and warm at home, “Where All is Brown.” Sev­eral lizards decide to explore the out­side world, where they find red frogs (“When You’re Seein’ Red”), orange and yel­low frogs (“Cit­rine Samba”) and so on. One by one the lizards change color. They learn that dif­fer­ence is noth­ing to fear. They return home to teach the king and queen that “It Takes A Rainbow.”

It’s a great lit­tle show, about 45 min­utes long, and was a big hit with stu­dents, teach­ers, and par­ents. The stag­ing, while sim­ple, was exceed­ingly effec­tive, espe­cially the cos­tumes!

Here are sev­eral pic­tures from the new production. Click the image (within your browser) to enlarge.

Always a big crowd for the Thompson/Russell productions!

Queen Wamvua explains the world beyond the bonny brown bog.

…turning…RED!

The little brown lizards cast off in seek of new colors!

Searching high! Searching low!

King Upinde and Queen Wamvua are transformed: It takes a rainbow!

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