The off-Broadway cast recording, originally released on MGM Records, was later remastered by Decca Broadway/ Universal Classics and re-released on September 31, 2000. This production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown lasted 1,597 performances, closing on February 14, 1971.
Joe Raposo, later of Sesame Street fame, was billed as "Music Director" and composer of incidental music for the show. Joseph Hardy directed and choreographer Patricia Birch was billed as "Assistant to the Director". On March 7, 1967, the musical premiered off-Broadway at Theatre 80 in the East Village, featuring Gary Burghoff as Charlie Brown, Skip Hinnant as Schroeder, Reva Rose as Lucy, Bob Balaban as Linus, Karen Johnson as Patty (an early Peanuts character not to be confused with Peppermint Patty), and Bill Hinnant as Snoopy. tours Ĭlark Gesner with director Joseph Hardy and the original 1967 cast of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Productions Original New York productions and U.S. Prior to its opening, the musical had no actual libretto it was several vignettes with a musical number for each one. The stage adaptation of the concept album, titled You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, went into rehearsal in New York City on February 10, 1967. However, producer Arthur Whitelaw, who would later go on to write another musical based on Peanuts, encouraged Gesner to turn the album into a musical. Orson Bean sang the role of Charlie Brown, Clark Gesner sang Linus, Barbara Minkus sang Lucy, and Bill Hinnant sang Snoopy (he reprised his role in the Off-Broadway production).Īt the time, Gesner had no plans for a musical based on this pre-production " concept album". Eventually Gesner sent Schulz a demo recording of some of the songs and Gesner soon had permission to properly record them, which he did in 1966. The original cast included Bob Balaban, Gary Burghoff, Bill Hinnant, Skip Hinnant, Karen Johnson and Reva Rose." History ĭuring the early 1960s, Gesner had begun writing songs based on Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters, but was unable to get permission from United Feature Syndicate to use the characters in his songs. The Guide to Musical Theatre notes that "John Gordon is a pseudonym for the staff and cast of the show. John Gordon was credited with the book of the show, but according to Gesner's foreword in the published script, "John Gordon" is a collective pseudonym that covers Gesner, the cast members, and the production staff, all of whom worked together to assemble the script. The musical has been a popular choice for amateur theatre productions because of its small cast and simple staging. It is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and (in a 1999 revision) Andrew Lippa. 1971 Broadway poster for the John Golden Theatreġ967 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Productionġ999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical
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