Bedknobs and Broomsticks (musical)

The musical was originally due to premiere at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater from May 30 to July 28, 2019 as part of its 2018/19 season, directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell, but due to Rockwell's death on May 26, 2018, the musical was postponed and replaced with a production of Six.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-adaptation-of-disneys-bedknobs-and-broomsticks-sets-chicago-world-premiere|title=Stage Adaptation of Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks Sets Chicago World Premiere|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/explore_season/2018-19-season-announcement|title=Season Announcement|website=Chicago Shakespeare Theater|access-date=2018-04-01}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-six-chicago-shakespeare-1221-story.html |title=Chicago Shakespeare to nix 'Broomsticks' and premiere new rock opera 'Six' |last=Jones |first=Chris |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2019-01-22}}

In May 2020, while speaking about the closure of Frozen on Broadway to The New York Times, Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatrical Productions, confirmed the musical was in development with new directors Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.{{Cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=2020-05-14|title=Disney Closes 'Frozen' on Broadway, Citing Pandemic|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/theater/frozen-broadway-closing-virus.html|access-date=2020-05-15|issn=0362-4331}}

The musical had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle upon Tyne on 14 August 2021 before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour until May 2022.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-10|title=Bedknobs & Broomsticks Musical UK Tour - Bedknobs & Broomsticks Tickets 2021|url=https://britishtheatre.com/bedknobs-and-broomsticks-musical-uk-tour/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=British Theatre|language=en-GB}} The production is directed by Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison, with set design and illusions also by Jamie Harrison. Costume design is by Gabriella Slade, orchestrations are by Simon Hale, musical supervision is by Tom Murray, choreography and movement direction are by Neil Bettles, sound design is by Gareth Fry, lighting is by Simon Wilkinson, production management is by Gary Beestone, and casting by Jill Green and Jo Hawes.

The production is produced by Michael Harrison by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions.{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date= 2020-12-11|title=Stage Version of Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks Will Launch U.K. Tour in 2021|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-version-of-disneys-bedknobs-and-broomsticks-will-launch-uk-tour-in-2021|access-date=2020-12-11|website=Playbill|language=en}} Casting for the production included Dianne Pilkington as Miss Price and Charles Brunton as Emelius Browne.{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Dianne Pilkington to Lead BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS World Premiere; Initial Casting Announced|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dianne-Pilkington-to-Lead-BEDKNOBS-AND-BROOMSTICKS-World-Premiere-Initial-Casting-Announced-20210603|access-date=2021-06-04|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}

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;Act I

• "Prologue"
• "Nobody's Problems" - Charlie, Carrie, Paul
• "Miss Price, I Believe" - Carrie, Paul, Charlie
• "A Step In The Right Direction" - Miss Price, Company
• "Negotiality" - Charlie
• "Filigree, Apogee, Pedigree, Perigee" - Miss Price, Company
• "Bedknob Spell" - Miss Price, Company
• "The Age of Not Believing" - Miss Price
• "Bedknob Spell (Reprise 1)" - Miss Price, Company
• "Emelius The Great" - Emelius, Company
• "Filigree, Apogee, Pedigree, Perigee (Reprise)" - Miss Price, Company
• "Bedknob Spell (Reprise 2)" - Miss Price, Company
• "Eglantine" - Emelius, Charlie, Miss Price, Carrie, Paul
• "Bedknob Spell (Reprise 3)" - Miss Price, Paul, Company
• "Portobello Road" - Full Company
• "Negotiality (Reprise 1)" - Charlie
• "Bedknob Spell (Reprise 4)" - Miss Price, Carrie, Paul, Company

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;Act II

• "Entr'acte"
• "Nopeepo Lagoon" - Norton, Company
• "The Beautiful Briny" - Miss Price, Emelius, Charlie, Carrie, Paul, Company
• "Fish, Fish" - Sherman
• "Negotiality (Reprise 2)" - Charlie
• "Emelius and Eglantine" - Miss Price, Emelius, Charlie, Carrie, Paul
• "Substitutiary Locomotion" - Miss Price, Emelius, Charlie, Carrie, Paul, Company
• "Nobody's Problems (Quintet)" - Miss Price, Emelius, Charlie, Carrie, Paul
• "It's Now" - Emelius
• "The Age of Not Believing (Reprise)" - Charlie
• "Onward" - Miss Price, Carrie, Charlie, Paul, Emelius, Company
• "Epilogue" - Company

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• [https://www.bedknobsonstage.com/ Official website]

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