A Year With Frog and Toad is Simply Delightful

By Leah Gehlsen Morlan

Coralville - Produced by City Circle Acting Company, A Year With Frog and Toad is a darling show suitable for all ages. The production is based on the much-loved books by Arnold Lobel and adapted for the musical stage by Willie and Robert Reale. It comprehensively tells the story of besties Frog and Toad over the course of one year, opening and closing with the end of their winter hibernation and including daily interactions with a host of animal friends.

A Year With Frog and Toad is a run-down of the ultra-simple lives of some super-quiet folks, which translates to a full-length song about Toad looking ridiculous in his bathing suit, entitled "Getta Loada Toad" (a number led by the charming Katherine Boothroyd – cast her in your next show, folks), a song about the merits of spending time by oneself, "Alone," and a song about a delicious batch of sweets, expertly entitled "Cookies" (beautifully-timed at the end of Act I, directly before releasing an audience-full of children to wander about the snack-filled lobby during intermission). Frog is the measured and sweet foil to Toad’s curmudgeon with a soft heart. The slice-of-life, day-to-day elements of this play are further strengthened by the way that Frog and Toad navigate them. This is, essentially, a play about two dudes hanging out and living life. And it’s lovely.

Free Children's Tickets to A Year With Frog and Toad

Coralville -"City Circle Acting Company's holiday production is the delightful family musical A Year With Frog and Toad, adapted by Willie and Robert Reale from the beloved books by Arnold Lobel.

This heartwarming production, directed by Liz Tracey, tells the story of a year in the life of forest neighbors Frog and Toad and their many woodland friends.

To help families share this experience, ACT is sponsoring 100 free children's tickets for the Friday, December 12 performance! These tickets are available to youth under age 18 with the purchase of at least one full-price adult or senior ticket in each party. (Not applicable to previously purchased tickets; not available for premium seating; may not be combined with any other discounts or offers; subject to availability on a first-come, first-served basis.)

Special Performances of A Year with Frog & Toad

Coralville - City Circle's holiday musical A Year With Frog & Toad is well underway, and it's going to be very popular with theatergoers of all ages! Read more about the show on our website. There will be a Student Matinee on Wednesday, December 17 at 12:30 p.m., so if you're a teacher or a school administrator, look into booking seats for your students. Tickets to the Student Matinee are only $5.00. For all other performances, we currently have a discount available: $5.00 off all non-premium tickets purchased before November 14. Use the discount code TREAT to save, but only for ten more days [until November 13]! You can buy tickets here.


Source: City Circle newsletter

Auditions for City Circle and Young Footliters

Coralville - City Circle and Young Footliters both have upcoming auditions.