Really Rosie 49 years old

Really Rosie is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. The musical is based on Sendak's books "Chicken Soup with Rice", "Pierre", "One was Johnny", "Aligators All Around" (Which comprise the 1962 book "The Nutshell Library"), and "The Sign on Rosie's Door". Sendak based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom he observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn.

Credits

Really Rosie Cast

Name Character
Alice Playten She was 27, 63 years old when she died as Nutshell Kid
Dale Soules She was 28, now 78 years old as Nutshell Kid
Maurice Sendak He was 46, 83 years old when he died as Jenny's Bark
Carole King She was 33, now 82 years old as Rosie
Baillie Gerstein as Nutshell Kid
Mark Hampton as Nutshell Kid

Really Rosie Crew

Name Department
Maurice Sendak as Art Direction. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Art
Maurice Sendak as Director. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Directing
Maurice Sendak as Writer. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Writing
Carole King as Original Music Composer. She was 33 (now 82) years old Sound
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Really Rosie (49 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, February 19, 1975
  • Runtime: 27 minutes