Doctor Dolittle (stage)

thumb|300px|right|Phillip Schofield as Doctor Dolittle singing "The Vegetarian"
In 1998, the Jim Henson Company co-produced the London West End musical production of Doctor Dolittle, based on the 1967 movie adaptation of the Hugh Lofting stories. The majority of the Henson Company's involvement was in the creation of the nearly one hundred animatronic animals created for the show, including a five-foot tall snail, a seal, dog, monkey, horse, pig, owl, squirrel, and the most famous of the show, the Pushmi-pullyu. The show starred Phillip Schofield as the Doctor who could "Talk to the Animals."
Nigel Plaskitt served as animal movement director for the show. Polynesia was puppeteered by Wim Booth (and Sarah Burgess in a later tour) and voiced by Julie Andrews.
The musical opened on July 14, 1998, running while the film version starring Eddie Murphy (also with Creature Shop animals) was in theaters.Entertainment Princes talk to Dr Dolittle's animals, July 7, 1998, BBC News The production closed June 26, 1999.Albemarle of London 
==Cast==
* Dr. John Dolittle: Phillip Schofield
* Emma Fairfax: Sarah Jane Hassell
* Matthew Mugg: Bryan Smyth
* Tommy Stubbins: James Paul Bradley
* General Bellowes: Peter Cellier
* Straight Arrow: Peter Gallagher
* Albert Blossom: John Rawnsley
* Julie Andrews as "The Voice of Polynesia"
* Company: Wim Booth, Kaye E Brown, Mark Carroll, Samuel Carter-Bown, Peter Challis, Patrick Clancy, Scott Cripps, Hadrian Delancey, Chris Duffy, Iestyn Evans, Ross Finnie, Nicola Filshie, Gary Forbes, John Ginley, Michael Gyngell, Heidi Habgood, Andy Heath, David J Higgins, Holli Hoffman, Jane Housley, Sandra Kater, Marjorie Keys, Ryan Laight, Cherida Langford, Angie Lloyd, Tania Mathurin, Gary Milner, Lucy Moorby, Sue OíBrian, Garrett Pennery, Andrew Rothwell, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Gillie Robic, Lacey Scott, Louisa Shaw, Robert Skidmore, Michael Small, Darien Smith, Duncan Smith, Jane Stoggles, Emily Thornhill, Caroline Thompson, Drew Varley, Adam Vaigncourt-Stratten
==Crew==
*Lighting design: Hugh Vanstone
*Sound design: Richard Ryan
*Sound effects design: Paul Arditti
*Orchestrations: Kim Scharnberg
*Animal creations: Jim Hensons Creature Shop
*Musical supervision: Mike Dixon
*Musical director: Michael England
*Executive producer: Adrian Leggett
*Choreography: Aletta Collins
*Production design: Mark Thompson
*Directed by: Steven Pimlott
==Musical numbers==
Act One 
*"My Friend the Doctor" 
*"The Vegetarian" 
*"Talk to the Animals" 
*"Doctor Dolittle" 
*"You're Impossible" 
*"I've Never Seen Anything Like It" 
*"Beautiful Thing" 
*"When I Look Into Your Eyes" 
*"Like Animals"	
Act Two 
*"After Today" 
*"Fabulous Places" 
*"Where are the Words?" 
*"I Think I Like You" 
*"Save the Animals" 
*"I Think I Like You" (reprise) 
*"Something in your Smile" 
*"My Friend the Doctor" (reprise) 
*"The Voice of Protest" 
*"I've Never Seen Anything Like It" (reprise) 
*"My Friend the Doctor" (reprise)
==Animals==
alligator-DD.jpg|alligator
Dolittle cow.jpg|cow
dino-DD.jpg|dinosaur
dodo-DD.jpg|dodo
Dog-DD.jpg|dog
dolphin-DD.jpg|dolphin
Duck-DD.jpg|duck
elephant-DD.jpg|elephant
fox-DD.jpg|foxes
Goat-DD.jpg|goat
fish-DD.jpg|goldfish
gulls-DD.jpg|gulls
Horse-DD.jpg|horse
monkey-DD.jpg|monkey
pig-DD.jpg|pig
Polynesia.jpg|Polynesia (parrot)
Pushmepullyu.jpg|Pushmi-pullyu
seal-DD.jpg|seal
sheep-DD.jpg|sheep
 
==Gallery== 
 
Image:Dr_dolittle_uk_flyer2.jpg| Inside the UK flyer
Image:Doctordolittle-stage.jpg| 
Image:Dolittle_polly.jpg|Dr. Dolittle talking to Polynesia 
Image:Push_baby.JPG|Concept art for a baby Pushmi-pullyu by Kellie Strøm
==Sources==
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