Photos: First Look at A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Children's Theatre Company

Children’s Theatre Company is now presenting A Year With Frog and Toad, the 3 -time Tony Award®-nominated musical that made its World Premiere at CTC in 2002 before moving to the New Victory Theater in New York, and then to the Cort Theatre on Broadway (now the James Earl Jones Theatre). Check out all new photos below!

Based on the “Frog and Toad” books by Arnold Lobel, A Year With Frog and Toad features a book and lyrics by Willie Reale, and music by Robert Reale. CTC’s 2024 production will be directed by Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius, with music direction by Denise Prosek and Victor Zupanc, and choreography by Daniel Pelzig. The production will run from April 23-June 16, 2024 on the UnitedHealth Group Stage. 

A Year With Frog and Toad was originally presented on Broadway by Bob Boyett, Adrianne Lobel, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Horowitz and Roy Furman, featuring original direction by David Petrarca. 

Meet Frog and Toad, best friends who embark upon a year’s worth of adventures with great merriment, comedic agility, and joyful song-singing. Join them as they go swimming (and boy does Toad look “funny in a bathing suit”), rake leaves until they “ache, ache, ache”, and send letters via a real live “Snail with the Mail!” Sing along while Frog and Toad bake “cookies, cookies, cookies” in the only show from Minnesota ever to be nominated for three Tony Awards®, including Best Musical! 

A Year With Frog and Toad will be the final CTC production directed by Brosius, who will be departing the organization on June 30, 2024 after 27 years. It was recently announced that Rick Dildine, currently serving as Artistic Director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF), will succeed Brosius as CTC’s next Artistic Director, beginning July 1, 2024. 

The Cast of A Year With Frog and Toad features Becca Claire Hart* as Bird/Turtle/Mother Frog/Mole/Squirrel, Ryan London Levin* as Bird/Snail/Lizard/Father Frog/Mole, Janely Rodriguez* as Bird/Mouse/Young Frog/Mole/Squirrel, Reed Sigmund* as Toad, and John-Michael Zuerlein* as Frog. 

The Understudies include Antonisia Collins as Birds/Turtle/Mouse/Mother Frog/Young Frog/Moles/Squirrels, Dean Holt* as Toad, Autumn Ness* as Birds/Turtle/Mouse/Mother Frog/Young Frog/Moles/Squirrels, and Keegan Robinson as Frog/Bird/Snail/Lizard/Father Frog/Mole.

In addition to Denise Prosek, Victor Zupanc, and Peter C. Brosius, the Creative Team and Production Staff for A Year With Frog and Toad includes Adrianne Lobel (Scenic Designer), Martin Pakledinaz (Costume Designer), James F. Ingalls (Lighting Designer), Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen (Sound Designers), Irwin Fisch (Orchestrations), Sten Severson (Associate Sound Designer), Samantha Martinson (Assistant Director), Mathias Anderson (Assistant Choreographer), Ellie Simonett (Assistant Lighting Designer), Nate Stanger* (Stage Manager), Kenji Shoemaker* (Assistant Stage Manager), and Janae Lorick (Stage Management Fellow/PA). 

Photo Credit: Glen Stubbe Photography