Show History
History
Inspiration
Junie B. Jones, The Musical, is adapted from the popular book series by Barbara Park. The show features material from the books: Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl, Junie B. Jones First Grader At Last!, Junie B. First Grader Boss of Lunch, Junie B. First Grader Toothless Wonder and Top Secret Personal Beeswax, A Journal By Junie B. (and Me).
Productions
Junie B. Jones premiered Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in July 2004. The musical was produced by TheatreWorks/USA, America's foremost not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, with book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler and music by Zina Goldrich. It was directed by Peter Flynn. Heisler andGoldrich are also known for a number of other titles in the MTI TYA catalogue, including Dear Edwina, Disney's Cinderella KIDS and Disney's Jungle Book KIDS.
Junie B. Jones had two national tours and is now one of TheatreworksUSA's most popular productions.
Cultural Influence
- Over 55 million readers love the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones book series.
- Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series, won seven Children's Choice Awards and four Parents' Choice Awards.