The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Description
A new Studio Cast Recording of a ‘Rock’n’Troll musical for Kids (& their Nannies). The Three Billy Goats Gruff is the final show in a trilogy of family-friendly musicals from the pens of Olivier Award-winning musical theatre creatives George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (‘Wind In The Willows’, ‘Soho Cinders’, ‘Betty Blue Eyes’, ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘Honk!’), in what Stiles and Drewe describe as a “trilogy of trios”. The companion pieces previously released by SimG Records (and available for licensing through MTI) are The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks And The Three Bears.
With a score filled with trade-mark Stiles and Drewe tuneful melodies and crisp, witty lyrics, The Three Billy Goats Gruff was commissioned by the Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Little Company and the original production was directed by Anthony Drewe. The show reminds children to take notice of warnings of danger, as well as to appreciate what they already have - the grass may not always be greener on the other side of the fence.
The album consists of 12 tracks, with orchestrations by Ruth Ling, and performed by a stellar West End cast: with Olivier nominee Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls), Millie O’Connell (Cher, Six), and two-time Olivier nominee Michael Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, Prince Of Broadway) as the Billy Goats, Lizzie Bea (Hairspray, Sister Act) as Little-Bo Frilly, and three-time Olivier award-winner David Bedella (& Juliet, In The Heights, Jerry Springer) as the Troll.
Past reviews for Stiles & Drewe:
The Three Little Pigs ‘incredibly catchy, clever score’ The Stage ★★★★
Goldilocks ‘a MUST for all musical theatre fans’ Musical Theatre Review
Tracklist
1. Goatverture
Band
2. We're The Billy Goats Gruff
Michael Xavier, Tyrone Huntley & Millie O'Connell
3. Little Bo-Frilly
Lizzie Bea
4. The Grass Is Always Greener
Michael Xavier, Tyrone Huntley & Millie O'Connell
5. Goats’ Exit / Troll's Entrance
Michael Xavier, Tyrone Huntley, Millie O'Connell & David Bedella
6. I Love Goat
David Bedella, Millie O'Connell, Tyrone Huntley & Michael Xavier
7. I Love Goat (reprise) / The Grass Is Always Greener (reprise)
David Bedella, Michael Xavier, Tyrone Huntley & Millie O'Connell
8. We Can Work It Out
Tyrone Huntley, Millie O’Connell, Michael Xavier & Lizzie Bea
9. Who's That Trip-Trapping? (Part 1)
Millie O’Connell, David Bedella, Lizzie Bea, Tyrone Huntley & Michael Xavier
10. Who's That Trip-Trapping? (Part 2)
David Bedella, Michael Xavier, Lizzie Bea, Tyrone Huntley & Millie O’Connell
11. Finale - Grass Is Always Greener (reprise) / We're The Billy Goats Gruff (reprise)
Michael Xavier, Tyrone Huntley, Millie O’Connell & Lizzie Bea
12. Bows - We Can Work It Out (reprise)
Full Company