Itchy, Snitchy and Boo: A Live Stage Musical Comedy for Children

By Florence Novelli and Bernard Aaron (Composer)

“ Two witches, Itchy and Snitchy, rival each other for the Wizard Boo who wants to marry a princess. When the princess is to marry her chef, Dumpleton, Boo’s spell changes Dumpleton into a sleepy lion in the forest. The princess searches for the lion. They meet in the forest and although neither of them realize he is Dumpleton, they become ‘forever friends’. Meanwhile, the rivalry between the witches, their pursuit of Boo, and his own encounter with the lion, lead to fun filled adventures enhanced by song and audience participation. Finally, Boo’s spell is relinquished and all turns out well.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Jun 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781984595317

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Copyright © 2020 by Bernard Aaron.

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CONTENTS

ITCHY, SNITCHY and BOO: ONE ACT FIVE SCENES

Scene One   Royal Kitchen (inside castle)

Scene Two   Forest

Scene Three   (the same)

Scene Four   Witches’ Hovel

Scene Five   Forest

Grades 1 – 4 Magic, humour and action in these two musicals combine to make delightful performances for children by both high school and professional children’s theatre groups. The themes are overly familiar…. bad is transformed at the hands of good…. but the universal appeal of the characters and the originality of the music offer possible alternative to more classical plays of the same nature.

Itchy, Snitchy and Boo has many elements of a successful fairy tale. Boo, a two-hundred-year old wizard uses magic to prevent the marriage of the beautiful princess he wants for himself. Itchy and Snitchy, two jealous hags, further complicate the action in their attempt to lure Boo’s attention away from the princess. But Boo learns the error of his bad-tempered ways from one of the beasts of the forest, and all ends well.

The audience participates throughout both plays. They are depended upon for information and opinions, an interaction that establishes an effective communication between themselves and the character.

Both plays have been performed in Toronto, and the playwright and the composer are experienced in their respective fields. The text provides everything necessary for production, including the music scores.

— Jane Robinson, Christ the King School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Canadian Materials, 1983

ITCHY, SNITCHY and BOO

© 1970 Florence Novelli (script and lyrics)

©1973 Bernard A. Aaron (music and editing)

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Children’s Plays by Florence Novelli

with Music by Bernard Aaron

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