‘Rogers: The Musical’ at Disney California Adventure Park
Creative Team Quotes and Credits
ANAHEIM, Calif. – As part of the Disney100 celebration at Disneyland Resort, the Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure Park presents “Rogers: The Musical” – an all-new, one-act live theater production performing for a limited time, June 30-Aug. 31, 2023. Inspired by the fictional musical number from the first episode of the Disney+ series “Hawkeye,” the real-life “Rogers: The Musical” tells the story of Steve Rogers – Captain America, including his relationship with Peggy Carter. The approximately 30-minute show was brought to life through the creativity of Disney Live Entertainment, in partnership with book writer Hunter Bell and featuring music by Grammy-winning composer Christopher Lennertz.
Inspiration and collaboration in creating ‘Rogers: The Musical’
Dan Fields, Executive Creative Director at Disney Live Entertainment
- “The moment we saw ‘Save the City’ performed in the ‘Hawkeye’ series on Disney+, it sparked an idea: What if we could bring ‘Rogers: The Musical’ to life at Disneyland Resort? I’m thrilled that audiences are finally going to get to experience the humor, heroism and heart of that show on stage at the Hyperion Theater.”
Roger Heartsner, Executive Producer at Disney Live Entertainment
- “The live production of ‘Rogers: The Musical’ was specially crafted for Disneyland Resort guests by a team of more than 20 creatives and theater experts at Disney Live Entertainment. The approximately 30-minute show is a unique retelling of Steve’s story, featuring original songs and a customized set design for the Hyperion Theater.”
Dave Bushore, Vice President – Franchise Creative and Marketing at Marvel Studios
- “Being able to work with the amazing creatives at Disney Live Entertainment in expanding a fan-favorite scene from the ‘Hawkeye’ series into a real musical theater production has been awesome! It really speaks to the passionate creativity for bringing this to life, along with the tremendous inspiration and support from the team that started it all.”
Story and creative direction for the live musical production
Jennifer Magill, Producer at Disney Live Entertainment
- “Both avid fans and guests that are new to the story of Captain America will relate to Steve’s journey to answer, ‘What do I aspire to? How do I get it? What choices do I have to make?’ Guests of all ages will be won over by the humanity and good-natured positivity of ‘Rogers: The Musical.’”
Christopher Lennertz, Composer, Conductor and Arranger
- “It was important to us to continue the best of both Avengers and Broadway traditions, infusing humor, heart and heroic action into the music. The score has memorable melodies and a huge scope of instrumentation that match the iconic presence of our hero. Audiences will hear big band jazz, modern funk, classic orchestra and more.”
Hunter Bell, Book Writer
- “It is amazing and surreal to be part of the ‘Rogers: The Musical’ team, and the task of capturing this rich story in a one-act production is a lot less challenging with such brilliant collaborators. Love stories make great musicals, and our show is largely guided by the relationship between Steve Rogers and the remarkable Peggy Carter.”
Sarah Kobayashi, Choreographer at Disney Live Entertainment
- “The music and lyrics tell such a great story from the opening to the final bows, and I wanted to make sure the dance carried the same strong narrative. The time travel aspect gave us a great well to draw from choreographically, taking inspiration from various dance styles throughout the decades and spinning them with a modern twist.”
Credits for ‘Rogers: The Musical’ at Disney California Adventure Park
Song List
U-S-Opening Night
I Want You
Star Spangled Man
What You Missed
Save the City
End of the Line
Just One Dance
Rogers: The Musical Finale / Save the City (Reprise)
Overall Show Credits
Created and directed by Jordan Peterson
Book by Hunter Bell
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Lyrics by Jordan Peterson, Christopher Lennertz and Alex Karukas
Additional Music by Alex Karukas
Conducted by Christopher Lennertz
Arrangements by Alex Karukas
Vocal Arrangements by Alex Karukas, John Glaudini and Matthew P. Selby
Orchestrations by Michael Starobin, Charlie Rosen, Macy Schmidt, Andrew Kinney
Additional Orchestration by Matthew Leeds
Orchestra Contractors – David Low and Dan Savant
Recording and Mixing Engineer – Frank Wolf
ProTools and Post-Production Engineer – Melissa Atwell
Executive Music Producer for Walt Disney Imagineering – Tricia Holloway
Principal Music Producer – Matthew P. Selby
Music Director – John Glaudini and Alex Karukas
Executive Creative Director for Walt Disney Imagineering – Dan Fields
Executive Producer for Walt Disney Imagineering – Roger Heartsner
Includes:
“Save The City”
From “Hawkeye”
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
“Star Spangled Man”
From “Captain America: The First Avenger”
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by David Zippel
“Captain America Theme”
From “Captain America: The First Avenger”
Music by Alan Silvestri
“The Avengers”
From “The Avengers”
Music by Alan Silvestri
“Imperial March”
From “Star Wars”
Music by John Williams
“I Love Lucy”
From “I Love Lucy”
Music by Eliot Daniel
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