Pippi Longstocking
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2 p.m.
From the best-loved stories by Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking has audiences rocking in their seats from coast to coast. This female Dennis the Menace comes to life in a wacky fun filled musical that brings new definition to adventure.
American Family Theater’s award winning production of Pippi Longstocking has thrilled audiences of all ages nationwide with spectacle, song, and special effects.
Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Macrelmint Ephraim’s Daughter Longstocking – That’s her full name, but everyone calls her “Pippi”, including her new friend, Annika. And that’s where our story begins.
While walking home from school, Annika comes upon Pippi looking out a window of Villa Villakulla, an old house she thought was uninhabited. After introducing herself, Annika asks about Pippi’s family and Pippi explains that she lives alone in the villa and she sings and dances her way through her story. Annika learns that Pippi is the strongest girl in the world, Pippi’s father is a pirate, her mother is in heaven, and Pippi shares her house with a monkey and a horse. Pippi and Annika share many adventures, with music, singing and laughter along the way, taking the audience on a rollercoaster ride of fun and mayhem and colorful characters.
