MUSICAL SYNOPSIS

Bring your audiences the delightful story of the little girl, Heidi as she brings joy and wonder to all she meets. “Wherever I Go” opens the show as Heidi’s aunt Dete brings her to her grandfather in the Alps. The Villagers can’t help but gossip, “Poor Child.” Heidi meets her grumpy Grandfather, Adolf who has become a bit of a hermit up on his mountain. Heidi is no longer sure that her charm will thaw his rough exterior, “Wherever I Go Reprise.”

The next morning Heidi wakes up to an empty house and thinks she made her grandfather leave. Peter arrives and takes Heidi to see the mountains. She asks him what he does when he is afraid, “Voice of the Mountain.” When Heidi goes back to the cabin she is met with a very angry and worried Adolf.

The next day, Heidi meets Peter’s grandmother Anna and they reminisce about Adolf’s son Tobias and how he used to call him Knodel. Heidi remembers the tune as he used to sing it to her, “Knodel.” The next scene takes place in the village church where towards the end of the sermon Adolf and Heidi walk in, “We Beseech Thee Lord” As Heidi leaves she says goodbye to Pastor Shultz and Frau Shultz (Fraulein Meinholtz) with a giggle (They are not married), together they sing “Rumor Has It”.

When they return to the cabin, Adolf leaves Heidi to fetch her birthday gift. Heidi is alone as her Aunt Dete rushes her out to Frankfurt on the next train to help a fragile girl who is in great need of a playmate. Adolf returns and realizes he lost her.

Act II
We open in the mountain village of Dorfli where Dete is hurrying Heidi to get on the train. When Peter asks where she is going, Dete tells him Frankfurt. Adolf enters the scene too late and is devastated to learn that Heidi has been taken, “Without Her.” The next scene opens to reveal the grand Sesemann’s Home. ” Serving In The Sesemann Home” We quickly learn that stern Rottenmeier runs the household. Mr. Sesemann leaves for business and makes it very clear that he wants his daughter Klara better when he returns. Sebastian, the butler opens the door for Aunt Dete and Heidi before Heidi can get her bag unpacked, Rottenmeier wants her to leave. Klara throws a fit to have her stay. Heidi and Klara being to become good friends. However, Rottenmeier ends the fun and sends Heidi to bed without supper, “Voice of the Mountain Reprise” Sebastian shows up to check on her and brings her a little food.

Meanwhile back at Dorfli, the villagers have rallied around Adolf collecting enough money to send him to get Heidi in Frankfurt, they all miss her. Pastor Shultz and Frauline Meinholtz agree they are attracted to each other “Rumor Has it Reprise”

Back in Frankfurt, Heidi makes friends with Klara and enemies with Rottenmeier, “Don’t Be a Girl Like That.” Later that day, Heidi escapes to the village of Frankfurt desperate to go up the clock tower to see her mountains so she won’t forget. Adolf arrives and has he is looking for Heidi, runs into Aunt Dete. Heidi is finally able to see her mountains from the tower, but realizes she misses her Grandfather more, “I Never Got To Tell You.”

Heidi sneaks back into the castle with a kitten to cheer up Klara. Sebastian promises not to tell. The Doctor arrives to examine Klara. While he examines her Rottenmeier begins to sneeze, she is allergic to cats. A chase for the kitten causes complete chaos just as Mr. Sesemann arrives from out of town. He allows Klara to keep the kitten and sees an improvement in his daughter’s spirit with Heidi around. Mr. Sesemann offers Heidi a place in their home but Heidi misses her mountains and her Grandfather. She runs away in tears. Sebastian finds her and cheers her up, “Heidi”.

Adolf is still in town searching for Heidi. He hears Sebastian singing Heidi and follows him to the Sesemann home.

Meanwhile as Sebastian arrives back at the mansion, Heidi has a surprise for Mr. Sesemann and the staff – Klara walks without assistance! Rottenmeier is so angry that Heidi has underminded her that in the middle of the night tries to take Heidi away to be placed somewhere else. Sesemann catches her and fires Rottenmeier much to the delight of the staff and Heidi. Feeling grateful, Sesemann tells Heidi to pack her bags, she is going back to her mountains.

They make it back to the mountains and Heidi is re-united with her Grandfather, Peter, Anna and the entire village.