Music and Lyrics by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, Stephen Schwartz, Jeanine Tesori and Alexa Junge

Music Adapted and Arranged by Bryan Louiselle     Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Patricia Cotter

Based on the 1998 Disney film "Mulan" and the story "Fa Mulan" by Robert D. San Souci

Director’s Notes

        Mulan Jr., the Musical Theatre International stage version of the Disney movie Mulan, is the retelling of an ancient Chinese story of a young woman who defies the traditional role of women to make a difference.  Maybe, in our modern minds, that does not sound so unusual.  Most of our audience and all of our cast & crew have lived in a time when it is normal for a woman to be and do whatever she wants.  We almost don’t remember what it was like to be limited in the choices we could make. 

        Mulan speaks not only to women, but to anyone who may feel limited in their choices because of the tradition that surrounds them.  Like Mulan, we must have the courage to take the chance to make positive changes.