DISNEY'S GEPPETTO & SON renamed as MY SON PINOCCHIO Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by David Stern Based on the original Disney television musical, Disney's Geppetto and Son features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by David Stern. SYNOPSIS Act One The syrupy-sweet and very self-satisfied Blue Fairy greets the audience. She explains that tonight we'll celebrate the story of one of her "perfectly granted wishes" - the transformation of the puppet Pinocchio into a real boy at the request of his creator, Geppetto. Geppetto promptly arrives and asks the Fairy to take Pinocchio back, explaining that he's defective. The Blue Fairy is outraged at this request and arranges to take a trip back in time in order to learn the truth about Geppetto's complaint. The Blue Fairy transports herself back in time, arriving in Geppetto's toyshop, the morning before the wish was made. Geppetto entertains a steady stream of child customers eager for his toys. He envies the parents who have children, and bemoans his childless state. Once the children have gone, he puts the finishing touches on his puppet, Pinocchio. Before going to bed, Geppetto wishes for his empty heart to be filled. The Blue Fairy appears and brings Pinocchio to life. The Blue Fairy points out that she granted Geppetto's wish. He insists that Pinocchio was not a success at all, and she agrees to jump ahead in time to learn more of the story. Geppetto is preparing to introduce Pinocchio to the Town Fathers. He teaches Pinocchio a song. The meeting does not go smoothly, as Geppetto gets agitated when Pinocchio asks several awkward questions in front of the Town Fathers, then gets distracted and wanders off. The Blue Fairy is not impressed by this alleged example of Pinocchio's defectiveness. The two again travel forward in time to a day when Geppetto tried to teach Pinocchio about toy making. Pinocchio tells Geppetto that he doesn't want to be a toy maker; he'd prefer to be a train engineer. Geppetto dismisses this idea. Pinocchio then accidentally knocks over some shelves and lies about it, causing his nose to grow. Geppetto cites this episode as proof that Pinocchio is an unacceptable answer to his wish. He will provide a further example to prove this. He and the Fairy again travel forward in time. It is Pinocchio's first day of school. Geppetto gives him careful instructions on his behaviour. Pinocchio soon gets into a fight with another student. It turns out that the fight was a result of Pinocchio misunderstanding Geppetto's instructions to "act like everyone else". As a frustrated Geppetto escorts Pinocchio home from school, a large (and desperately out-of-work) puppeteer named Stromboli arrives. Stromboli is immediately interested in Pinocchio, but Geppetto sends Pinocchio inside the house and the Blue Fairy frightens Stromboli away with her wand. Pinocchio becomes distraught when he overhears Geppetto telling the Fairy that he doesn't want Pinocchio. The Fairy informs Geppetto that the "problem" isn't Pinocchio; it's Geppetto himself. He angrily dismisses her, but she assures us that these things have a way of working themselves out.
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