WINNIE THE POOH: THE NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION Will Open Off-Broadway This Fall
BREAKING NEWS: Stage and screen favorite Corbin Bleu (Broadway’s In The Heights, Godspell, Holiday Inn, and Kiss Me Kate, TV’s High School Musical) has lent his voice to Disney’s highly anticipated new Off Broadway musical on the classic story of Winnie the Pooh this Fall. The performer recently released a recording of his rendition performing the theme song to the 1988 series THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH. You can listen to it now right below.
Created by Jonathon Rockefeller (the genius behind a recent touring production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar), this new stage adaptation of WINNIE THE POOH is set to make its World Premiere debut on October 21st, 2021 at Times Square’s Theatre Row.
Based on the original A.A. Milne children’s book that later became an iconic Disney film, this unique new stage production of WINNIE THE POOH will feature breathtaking life-size puppetry through the eyes of the characters we all know and love. It will feature a brand new original tale of “Pooh” and “Christopher Robin” themselves along with all their best friends including “Eeyore”, “Kanga”, “Roo”, “Rabbit”, “Piglet”, “Owl”, and yes….. everyone’s favorite bouncing tiger himself “Tigger” too…. .HOO, HOO, HOO, HOO.
You can also expect many of the beloved tunes from WINNIE THE POOH’s various movies and TV shows. It will include this 1988 theme song along with many of the Sherman Brother songs from the original 1977 film that started it all including their OG WINNIE THE POOH theme song, RUMBLY IN MY TUMBLY, THE WONDER THING ABOUT TIGGERS, HELFFALUMPS & WOOZLES, and so much more.
Who is excited for this all new Winniethepoohshow?!!!
Mike Haber
Author: Mike Haber