When the Big Bad Gator spies tasty duck Petite Rouge and sidekick cat TeJean heading down the bayou, Petite leads him on a wild duck chase through New Orleans and Mardi Gras all the way to a surprise ending. A Swamp Chorus sings back-up to the Zydeco-driven score in this foot-stomping, family-friendly musical musical soaked in Cajun hot sauce! Saucy and colorful, as you'd expect, from the creator of the blockbuster hits Junie B. Jones and the Miss Nelson musicals!

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"Almost everything about the show is hot: (the Louisiana bayou), the music (with peppy zydeco and steamy jazz), the dancing (lots of tango moves) and, most of all, the fiery Cajun sauce...a musical with heart."                             THE NEW  YORK TIMES

Running time: 75 Minutes


Music requirements: Live band:  Accordion, fiddle, guitar/banjo, bass , clarinet

                                  (clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, harmonica optional - could be pre-recorded)

                                  Orchestration CD Available (with "live" music mixed in)

                                  Orchestrations by Debbie Wicks La Puma


Cast of 6    Mixed race cast  3m, 3f) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

CAST breakdown: 

Petite Rouge (female, alto) - young duck, adventurous, naive, looking for excitement, wants to see the world

TeJean (male, tenor) - Petite's sidekick cat, shy, cautious, homebody, a 'fraidy cat who follows the rules and plays harmonica

Claude (male, baritone) - a hungry gator, clever, sneaky, a master of disguises, gourmet cook who butchers the French language

Swamp Chorus:  Crayfish (female, soprano)

                       Turtle (female, alto)

                       Frog (Male, baritone)

                           and other roles:

                       Alleygators, Gater Trappers, Riverboat Tourists, Mardi Gras Dancers, Dixieland Band, Gospel Singers