YAA Summer Musical
August 13-23, 2026
A YEAR WITH
FROG AND TOAD
Director & Choreographer
LILY BLANDO
Music Director
ISAAC WILSON
Stage Manager
ELEANOR KOOP
Music by
ROBERT REALE
Book and Lyrics by
WILLIE REALE
Based on the books by
ARNOLD LOBEL
Originally presented on Broadway by
Bob Boyett, Adrianne Lobel, Michael Gardner,
Lawrence Horowitz and Roy Furman
World Premiere at The Children’s Theatre Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD is present through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. (www.mtishows.com)
How to Sign-Up
Registrations are now open to the general public, but before signing up, it’s very important to carefully read through our entire information packet. View and download the packet, and then register using the link below.
If registrations for your preferred cast are full, you can join our waitlist for a chance to still get in the show if anyone drops prior to the start of rehearsals.
Questions? Contact us at 612-615-1515 or youth(at)openwindowtheatre(dot)org
About the Show
A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards – including Best Musical. Based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books, and featuring a hummable score by Robert and Willie Reale, this whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons.
Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special. Part vaudeville, part make believe… all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.
The jazzy, upbeat score of A Year with Frog and Toad bubbles with melody and wit, making it an inventive, exuberant and enchanting musical for the whole family. It is a perfect show to be performed by an ensemble group of actors and can be produced with either simple or extravagant staging and sets.