HANSEL & GRETL & HEIDI & GÜNTER
book by Hannah Kohl
lyrics by Daniel Maté
music by Will Aronson
** Listen to some songs HERE **
In Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter, Gretl is a single mom living in modern day Chicago, still suffering the post-traumatic stress of her medieval German childhood. She can't resist stuffing her kids' pockets full of pebbles, spraying them with deer musk to hide their human scent from witches, and imposing a strict no-sugar policy. Her kids - Heidi and Günter - are fed up with their mom's strange customs and senseless rules, and dream of a normal childhood. But when their long lost Uncle Hansel shows up at their doorstep, they discover both the thrill and the burden of inheriting a complicated family legacy.
Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter is the recipient of a NAMT development grant, and was featured in the Village Theater's Festival of New Musicals, directed by Victoria Clark. The show was scheduled to premier on the Village Theater’s mainstage in March 2020, before being cancelled on opening night due to the COVID-19 pandemic.