#a year with frog and toad

[doyouknowthismusical]

[trolliogolli]

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inspired by this post & by @artbylittlebug :)

[pealeii]

WHY DOES MUSICAL ORCHESTRATION HAVE TO BE SO FUCKING GOOD AND MAKE ME WANNA CRY AND MELT AND FUCKKK

[prxckedradiolove]

LOOK AT MY INSANLY BALLER AUTUMN / HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST

IT IS SO VIBEY GUYS LISTEN TO IT

[cdpdoodler]

I keep getting clips on TikTok of a stage production of A Year With Frog And Toad and OUGH I wanna see it so bad!! My great aunt gave us the CD of it when I was a kid, and I was OBSESSED with the music, but I never got to see a production of it. seeing the stage presentation to accompany the music makes my inner child go "!!!!!!!!!!"

also the costume/stage design is IMMACULATE. look at this shit!!!

(from @charlestonstage on TikTok)

[theatrical-penguin]

Not me declaring in rehearsal that Frog and Toad are so Aziraphale and Crowley coded

[attention-k-mart-shoppers]

the tech for our play (frog and toad) said that turtle (my character) gave off mean girls vibes

[meiliariotz]

Why does no one ever talk about the musical A Year with Frog and Toad?

Phantom of the Opera this, Hamilton that, who will sing Frog’s part of “It’s Spring” with me????

“Frooahahaaaahahahaaaahahahaaahahahaaaaog”

[musicalrecs]

Today's shamless promotion is one of my very favorite musicals, A Year With Frog and Toad.

Shockingly, not many people seem to be aware that the beloved children's book series is a delightful children's musical! The musical follows the "plot" of the books fairly closely, so if you've read the books you'll recognize the various vignettes, like "oh no we can't stop eating these delicious cookies" and "flying kites is hard actually" and "squirrels ruin an attempt at anonymous kindness."

What's the plot? Frog and Toad are friends (possibly queer "friends" if you like, there's more on this online if you want to get into it). They do things together and sing songs about it. It's very cute. Also, some other animals show up to sing songs, the best of which is Snail, who is doing his best to deliver a letter even though he is verrrrrrry slowwwwwww.

Who should watch? People who love nice things. Like, literally, the embodiment of nice, and also cozy. Frog and Toad is a great listen when you're feeling a little blue, or just need something cheerful on as you go about your day.

You definitely don't have to be a kid to enjoy it, but if a man earnestly singing about how he loves being a frog and being happy in the warm sunny summer doing nothing but chilling with his best friend makes you cringe, well, Frog and Toad is not for you.

Anything triggering? There's a song called "Getta Loada Toad" with the refrain "Toad looks funny in a bathing suit" which isn't explicitly fat shaming but sure isn't great for body positivity. Fortunately, it's easy to skip on the soundtrack.

Can I watch it online? Sort of! Frog and Toad is a pretty simple show to stage, with only five cast members and basic sets, so there are quite a few local/amateur productions filmed and on youtube. However, I recommend listening to the soundtrack first, as the songs are best when you can hear them properly.

What's the best number? My personal favorite is probably "Merry Almost Christmas," which is about how it's (surprise!) almost Christmas and Frog and Toad are together and is'n't that nice and lovely? Kids, however, are more into "Cookies" and "Down the Hill," which are more energetic and fun.

Links Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3ro3pvqmDCqk324ZzfHwEJ

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFBsR4X5Xno32fE2BvwXUG91mcRUPvzDV

A nicely shot production:

Frog is played by a woman in this, which is a bit unusual fyi, but no reason that can't be the case.

[nopizzaaftermidnight]

[willsperotruther]

a year with frog and toad thoughts? 🙏🙏

i have lots of them :)

it's so silly and i actually cried when frog and toad were fighting :(

@archangel-blue was apart of the cast and did amazing

i'm still trying to gather all my thoughts in ways that aren't pictures so i'll tell them to you then

[t1redr0b0t]

a year with frog and toad. you agree.

best musical fr

[auditionsuggestions]

I'm auditioning to be a bird in the musical A Year with Frog and Toad. They're kind of like narrators but they go on about themselves sometimes. Any idea for a rated G monologue? This is my first time bringing my own monologue to an audition so I'm a little lost on what to do. Thanks!

These monologues might work for you! These here and here may also be decent choices.

Break a leg!

[pealeii]

I’M GOING TO SEE A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD ON THURSDAY!!!!!!!

[codzuno]

Me: *trying to focus on the fic im reading*

My brain: SMELL THE FLOWERS‼️ SEE THE PLANTS‼️‼️‼️ HEAR THE MARCHING OF THE ANTS‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️