Show Synopsis:
Charlie Brown explores various trials of childhood with his sister Sally, his dog Snoopy, and his friends Linus, Lucy, and Schroeder.
Character:
Charlie Brown, a pessimistic young child with a good heart who is curious about the world around him.
Song Context:
Charlie Brown has tried time and time again to get his kite to fly, and wants to believe that today is the one day his efforts will pay off.
Fun Facts:
1) This musical was based on Charles Schultz?s popular and long-running comic strip Peanuts.
2) In the comic strip, and resulting television episodes, Charlie Brown often tries to get his kite to fly and runs into various obstacles. It is one of the running gags of Charlie Brown?s pathetic and ?useless? young life, where nothing ever seems to go right for him.
3) Dean Stolber originated the role of Charlie Brown on Broadway.
"Little more speed, little more rope,
Little more wind, little more hope,
Gotta get this stupid kite to fly.
Gotta make sure it doesn't snag
Doesn't droop, doesn't drag
Gotta watch out for ev'ry little- whoops!
Little less speed, little more tack,
Little less rise, little more slack,
Gotta keep my wits about me now.
Gotta make sure it doesn't get the nest of me
Till I get it in the air somehow.
Millions of little kids do it ev'ry day
They make a kite and-""poof""- it's in the sky.
Leave it to me to have the one fool kite
Who likes to see a little kid cry.
Little less talk, little more skill,
Little less luck, little more will,
Gotta face this fella eye to eye.
Now that I've seen you chasing moles,
Climbing trees, digging holes,
Catching your string on everything passing by
Why not fly?
Wait a minute,
What's it doing?
It isn't on the ground.
It isn't in a tree.
It's in the air!
Looat at that.
It's caught the breeze now,
It's past the trees now
With room to spare...
Oh-
What a beautiful sight.
And I'm not such a clumsy guy.
If I really try
I can really
Fly a ki-"