The Further Adventures of Uncle Wiggily at Theater for the New City

The Further Adventures of Uncle Wiggily: Windblown Visitors, a childreb's musical, playing at the Theater For The New City's Johnson Theatre from 2 - 25 Mar 2007. Presented as part of FRIGID New York.

The Further Adventures of Uncle Wiggily: Windblown Visitors, book and lyrics by Laurel Hessing with music by Arthur Abrams, is about a little girl named Merilee who is separated from her grandfather during Hurricane Katrina. She is rescued along with a little boy named Johnny and brought to the strange new world of New York City to stay with her aunt and uncle. She is put to bed at night with her Uncle Wiggily storybook and her toy rabbit. Lo and behold, Uncle Wiggily appears. Merilee is now a bunny named Merilee Rabbit. In order to get to her Uncle Wiggily, she must meet all the creatures of Central Park, negotiate the new animal hierarchy, and find her way to the tree stump home where the gentlemanly rabbit will be waiting for her.

In her journey, accompanied by Johnny Squirrel, she encounters New York's leading hawks (Pale Male and Lola), the coyote, a grey wolf, a dog catcher, bad boys, a little girl bear named Neddie Stub Tail, a flock of fireflies, a beaver, some French cats and their tour guide, and Ali the Cajun Alligator. Eventually Merilee and Johnny return to New Orleans by joining a circus train.

Written and Choreographed by Crystal Field, The Further Adventures of Uncle Wiggily: Windblown Visitors has a cast of 35, that includes ten children: featuring Clara Ruf Maldonado (Merrily/Merrily Rabbit), Christopher Grant (Johnny Squirrel), Craig Meade (Uncle Wiggily), Primy Rivera (Pale Male), Elizabeth Maldonado (Lola), Michael Vazquez (The Coyote) and Taylor Borodavka (Buddie).