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Johnny and the Sprites is an American musical television show aimed for preschoolers that aired every weekend on the "Playhouse Disney" block on Disney Channel. The show was created by, produced by, and starred John Tartaglia. The show's theme song was written by Stephen Schwartz. Each episode of the show features a musical number, many of which are written by various notable Broadway composers such as Gary Adler, Bobby Lopez, Laurence O'Keefe, Michael Patrick Walker, and others. The Sprites and all of the other creatures that inhabit Johnny's world were designed by Michael Schupbach. The set was designed by Laura Brock.
In 2011, the theme song was re-written and sung by Relient K for Disney Junior - Live on Stage!
Original Release
10/09/2005 on DISN
US Release
10/09/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lara MacLean | Additional puppeteer |
John Tartaglia | Johnny / Sage (voice) / Sage |
Tim Lagasse | Basil the Earth Sprite (voice) / Basil |
Heather Asch | Root the Earth Sprite (voice) / Root |
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph | Ginger the Air Sprite (voice) / Ginger |
Carmen Osbahr | Lily the Water Sprite (voice) / Lily |
Natalie Venetia Belcon | Gwen |
James J. Kroupa | Seymour |
Jamie Donmoyer | Francesca Frog |
Sutton Foster | Tina |
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Directors
Richard A. Fernandes, Jonathan Judge, Hugh Martin, Mark Mannucci, Jim Martin, Bill Berner, Tim Lagasse
Writers
John Tartaglia, Daryl Watson, Louise Gikow, Michael Schupbach, Jill Gluckson, Chris Nee, Billy Aronson, Peggy Sarlin, Richard Gitelson, Anne D. Bernstein, David Pitlik, Holly Huckins, Raye Lankford, Peg Haller, William H.K. Mooney, Douglas Wood, Lisa Hollander
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lara MacLean | Additional puppeteer |
John Tartaglia | Johnny / Sage (voice) / Sage |
Tim Lagasse | Basil the Earth Sprite (voice) / Basil |
Heather Asch | Root the Earth Sprite (voice) / Root |
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph | Ginger the Air Sprite (voice) / Ginger |
Carmen Osbahr | Lily the Water Sprite (voice) / Lily |
Natalie Venetia Belcon | Gwen |
James J. Kroupa | Seymour |
Jamie Donmoyer | Francesca Frog |
Sutton Foster | Tina |
Eric Michael Roy | Boy Band Member |
Ann Harada | Yolanda Vanna |
Ann Sanders | Frog Princess |
Stacey Weingarten | Fuzzie |
Anney Ozar | Acorn |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Tartaglia | Executive Producer |
Jill Gluckson | Executive Producer |
Tanya Jones | Producer |
Deborah Mayer | Producer |