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A Muppet’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theseus, Hippolyta, Lysander, Hermia, Helena and Demetrius are all esteemed Shakespearean actors who keep to the original script, whilst all the fairies and some of the mechanicals are muppets muppeting about with the occasional soliloquy.
I present to you my vision:
Believe me when I tell you Gonzo has RANGE. I think his background as an alien will help him embody the more mystical elements of Oberon and we know from his performance as the narrator in a Muppets Christmas Carol he’s a natural leading man.
Name a more iconic duo than Gonzo and Rizzo the rat? You can’t- of course you fucking can’t. Their chemistry is off the charts, celestial dare I say, platonic soulmates the like of which us mere mortals cannot comprehend. On top of the incredible back and forth they’ll bring to Oberon and Puck, Rizzo has a sense of mischief and is just the right amount of a whimsy can’t do nothing right boy to bring a really endearing vision of Puck to the stage.
Is it controversial to pair up Miss Piggy with someone who’s not her usual leading man? Sure, but bear with me I have a vision. Oberon and Titania are at odds for most of the play and I can definitely see a world in which Miss Piggy beats his ass in front of all the other fairies. Also the role of a glamorous ethereal queen? Are you kidding? Miss Piggy is going to body this role heart and soul.
Remember when I told you to bear with me? I would never break up a duo like Kermit and his beloved Miss Piggy, are you mad? Bottom and Titania spend the whole play smooching and mucking about with the fairies, not only do these two have the chemistry but it also gives Miss Piggy a chance to serenade her beloved Kermie. The casting also works on a meta level with Kermit playing an over ambitious actor somewhat hemmed in by an eccentric troupe. The only question is with the iconic transformation scene, do we cast a human actor who turns into Kermit, or do we just have regular ole Kermit with some donkey ears? I need the thoughts of the public desperately.
Waka, waka
Literally his worst nightmare is playing Thisbe.
Just a weird lil guy pretending to be moonlight
Tom Snouts a tinker- plus he can do Pyramus and Thisbe’s special effects
Typical theatre manager energy.
To be honest I can see the Henson company making a lot of cool original puppets for the fairies but you can’t have the muppets without some dancing chickens.
Janice and Animal should also get special cameos as Peaseblossom and Mustardseed respectively and naturally Waldorf and Statler show up to heckle Pyramus and Thisbe at the end.
Disney- make it happen
Coming back to this because these are all the other musicals that should be recast with muppets:
Everyone is a muppet except the evil landlord, self explanatory, done. (I don’t know enough about rent to cast this one tbh but I think Scooter would be an excellent mark)
The count is the phantom (join me in a fantasy world where the muppets and Sesame Street gang cross over- or it could also just be Gonzo I guess I like the idea of him as a homewrecker) miss piggy is Christine, kermit is raoul and the only humans are Meg and her mother. Additional cast members could be scooter as the stage manager, per the usual, Fozzie Bear as that one Italian opera singer but instead of singing he just wants to tell his jokes, Gonzo as Carlotta in a wig and statler and Waldorf as themselves heckling the opera
Hear me out ok, this one may be controversial, but miss piggy is Jesus, the slightly jaded, undeniable star of the show, and kermit is Judas, undeniably in love with her, but tired of her hogging the spotlight and feels she’s turned her back on what the muppets are really about. Beaker is Peter because he also looks like he would nope out when shit goes down and deny miss piggy, and Mary Magdalene should be played by renowned Broadway actress Philips Sousa because I just think that would be really cool if she hasn’t already played that role
In which the animal plays unhinged sweeney todd, judge Turpin is Sam the eagle, miss piggy is Johanna, kermit is Anthony, and miss Lovett is played by Janice, who while I think lacks the manic energy needed for the role, would be a good chilled out foil to animal and bring a new flavour to the character of the crazy character who’s so deluded they make their actions seem almost sane
I’m sorry I know I keep casting them as the two leads but kermit and miss piggy were born to play Audrey and Seymour, it is a pair that cannot be topped. The only change this makes to the original is that we all know miss piggy takes no shit so I think the stuff with the dentist (still played by Steve Martin because you can’t improve upon perfection) is a misinterpretation and she actually beats the ever living shit out of him for disrespecting her. Rizzo the rat should play the slimey businessman who buys Audrey Two, Statler and Waldorf are collectively mr mushnik, the chorus should also be human but I think the piece de resistance would be the Swedish chef as Audrey two and all the world is his chicken, and all the world should be deeply, deeply, afraid.
Tell me in the comments if I missed anyone or you have any casting ideas yourself!!
This has definitely been pitched before, but petition for a remake of les miserables where everyone is a muppet except Javert
This has definitely been pitched before, but petition for a remake of les miserables where everyone is a muppet except Javert
This is so deep help-
Well well well, if it isn't my two favorite men. Peter Falk and Kermit.
Whatcha doing here Peter?
KAITOKAITOKAITOKAITOOOOO
KAITO ITS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WHY ARE YOU EATING ICECREAM
My teacher prepared to give me a math test. I know I forgot about (I'm going to fail)
I saw an opportunity to get out of art block with some lovely puppet guys, so I took it. Hope it's alright :3
Posted 31st July, 2023
Every time I have a rough day, I remember that there's a website I can go onto and post about Merlin- either heartwarming funny scenarios or heartbreaking angst- and I know that some people will read it in their heads with a Kermit the Frog voice because of my profile pic, and that always puts a smile on my face :)
Ah damn, you figured it out!
This is actually what I look like when I write stories in which I put my favorite characters through lots of pain:
(Someone did tell me once that they imagined me IRL as a talking Kermit puppet telling stories, so this is apparently a common theme lol!)
... Now I kind of want to do a Merlin commentary as Kermit! 🤣
In Kermit voice: "Yeah Leon, I'm sure they're just reciting some poetry in there! You know, my buddy Aldric even wrote some poetry himself once! I think he called it something like Beowulf. Don't worry though, I don't think that there are any actual wolves in it."
Me: Study for the big test that will literally determine if you pass or not
Inner me: Get high
More old unfinished fanart who would have guessed? 🤷
This time, it's of the Muppets!!😏 Who else had a Muppets phase? 🙋
I STAN MISS PIGGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🛐😫
Everyone salutes to her gorgeousness!!!!! 🫡
help why does he look like the jokers up his booty💔💔💔
@the-muppet-joker my liege what do you think?
I've been really getting into the muppet lately
my favorite straight couple
technically, today is not kermit's birthday. He actually debuted in March of 1955, but I still celebrate and stan my king
Can we get a big round of applause to one of the most iconic characters of all time? He’s been through so many muppet antics and I think it’s time for some appreciation
You’re doing great, Kermit. Jim would be so proud :)
Muppet Sticker Designs! (if you want to buy these check out my redbubble)
In honour of Muppets vision 3D/the Muppets area closing, here are some pics from my trip there yesterday. (I was in the waiting room looking at muppet Jim when I found out the news).