Changes: The Muppet Show: On Tour!

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The Muppet Show: On Tour! is a live stage show based on The Muppet Show, produced by VEE Corporation in 1984. The cast of The Muppet Show appeared live on stage as full-body puppets, performed to a soundtrack recorded by the original Muppet performers.

The show was written by Fred Newman and Mark Saltzman. The costumes were designed and built by Henson Associates, Inc.

A second show, "The Muppet Show on Tour: 2nd Edition", was presented in 1985.

Cast

The show featured full-body costume/puppets of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, The Great Gonzo, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Beauregard, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Scooter, Janice, Statler and Waldorf, Floyd Pepper and the Flying Zucchini Brothers.

Robin the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, Rizzo the Rat and Chester Rat were represented on stage as puppets.

Beaker, Link Hogthrob, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, the Rats and Beauregard's mop Belleregard appeared on video and were not live on stage.

Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson and Steve Whitmire performed the voices for the show's soundtrack.

Gallery

Act I: It's Time to Start Rehearsing

Act	Characters	Written by	Publishing info
The Muppet Show Theme	The Muppets	Sam Pottle and Jim Henson	ATV Music Ltd., 1976
That Face	Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Beauregard, and Rowlf	Lew Spence and Alan Bergman	Frank Music Corporation
The Great Gonzo and His Daredevil Deeds
The Flying Zucchini Brothers
Cheek to Cheek	Beauregard and Belleregard	Irving Berlin (from Top Hat)	Irving Berlin Music Corporation, 1935
Eight Little Notes	Rowlf the Dog	Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady	Blackwood Music, Inc.
I Am the Very Model of a Scientific Scientist	Dr. Bunsen Honeydew	Gilbert & Sullivan (from The Pirates of Penzance), with spoof lyrics by Paul Walberg	Henson Associates
Fozzie's Magic Act	Fozzie Bear
Bein' Green	Kermit the Frog	Joe Raposo	Jonico Music, Inc. and Green Fox Music Inc., 1970
Proud Mary	Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem	J.C. Fogerty	Jondora Music, 1968

Act II: This Is What We Call "The Muppet Show"

Act	Characters	Written by	Publishing info
Scenes From Intermission
The Muppet Show Theme	The Muppets	Sam Pottle and Jim Henson	ATV Music Ltd., 1976
That Face	Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Beauregard, and Rowlf	Lew Spence and Alan Bergman	Frank Music Corporation
Happy Feet	Kermit the Frog	Milton Ager and Jack Yellen	Warner Bros. Inc., 1930
Rappin' Fozzie	Fozzie Bear	Mark Saltzman, Fred Newman and Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Water Ballet: The Queen of the Mermaids/Le Paradise Couchon	Cast	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Flashbacks
The Rainbow Connection	Kermit the Frog	Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher (from The Muppet Movie)	Welbeck Music Corporation and Muppet Music Inc., 1979
Gonzo the Great and the Fantastic Flying Zucchini Brothers
My Way	Gonzo	J. Revaux & C. Francois, and Paul Anka	MCA Music
Everything Old is New Again	Statler and Waldorf	Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager	Irving Music, Inc., Woolnough Music, Inc. and The Times Square Music Publication Company, 1974
Pink Trouble	Cast	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Far From Over	Cast	Frank Stallone and Vince DiCola	Famous Music Corporation
The Muppet Show Theme	The Muppets	Sam Pottle and Jim Henson	ATV Music Ltd., 1976

Additional Music

Song	Written by	Publishing info
All the Things You Are	Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II	T.B. Harms Company, 1939
Let's Face the Music and Dance	Irving Berlin	Irving Berlin Music Corporation
The Man I Love	George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin	WB Music Corporation, 1924
Welcome to the Music	David Gates	Kipahulu Music
Beauregard's Theme	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Magic Fozzie	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Pink Vamp	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
The History of the Vamp	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984

Merchandise

There were some items exclusively available for the tour. Among them were a series of apparel, buttons, a souvenir program, banners and pennants.

Production Credits

MuppetsOnTour project — Piper Recording Studio where the dialog, music, and sound effects were edited and mixed.

Design and supervision of construction by Julie Zobel

Assisted by Mark Zeszotek and Jerry Gum

Heads built and animated by Mac Canaga and Marilee Canaga

Underwater puppet design by Caroly Wilcox and Edward Christie

Additional costumes designed by Polly Smith, Lisa Howard, Stephen Rotondaro, and Julie Zobel

Muppet Workshop coordination by Will Morrison

Audio Recording and Mixdown Engineer: Allen Kaufman

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 :[[The Muppet Workshop|Muppet Workshop]] coordination by [[Will Morrison]]
 :Audio Recording and Mixdown Engineer: Allen Kaufman
 [[Category:Muppet Stage Shows|Muppet Show On Tour]]

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