The Muppet Show: On Tour!

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.
The show visited the United Kingdom for a London engagement in 1987.
==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.
==Program==
Norman Green provided illustrations for the souvenir program.
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==Gallery==
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File:Rowlf full body.JPG|Kermit, Rowlf and Robin
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==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 and 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 	 	 	
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.
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==Videos==
File:WCCO Muppets-0|A behind-the-scenes look at the show from WCCO's news show "PM Magazine".
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==The Original Company==
*Jane Atkinson
*Raymond Dragonajtys
*Dina Fraboni as ZootStar Tribune. "Plymouth dancer works to get inside Miss Piggy's character." Nov. 30, 1984
*Cheryl Jean Frost as Statler
*Ronald Garza as Flying Zucchini BrotherStarlight Express Playbill.
*Marlene Hayden
*Maggie Jagger as KermitPM Magazine, WCCO-TV. 1984.
*Leah Leddy as Beauregard
*Angela Macerato
*Dexter Mannings as AnimalThe Central New Jersey Home News. "Sesame Street Comes Alive at State Theatre." April 05, 1991. 
*George Ramos
*Tiffany Riley
*Gretchen "Sugar Pop" Schneider as Fozzie Bear
*Darnell Scott
*Ashley Michelle Swanson as Miss Piggy
*Suzie Tepper as WaldorfAlbuquerque Journal. "Muppet Life Makes Grouches Out of Women." Nov. 08, 1985
*Charles Townzel
*Jon Trunk
== Production Credits==
:Design and supervision of construction by Julie Zobel
:Assisted by Mark Zeszotek and Jerry Gum
:Heads built and animated by Mae 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
==Sources==
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