Hello everyone, I'm back once again! Yep, it is I, "GiovanniGo" and I'm back. The last update I've had here on "FanFiction" was back in...August of 2017, I believe. Sorry for not being on "FanFiction" in a LONG time due to my college schedule, a possible upcoming trip to "Walt Disney World", and an upcoming trip to visit my dad's aunt in Dallas, Texas. But now, since I'm back, I'm going to TRY to update this musical script story as much as possible. If you don't get an update for a while, please don't worry as I'll try to get to updating it as often as possible.
Now, before we begin and get into this brand new story of mine, I would make to make some disclaimers. I'am NOT a HUGE fan of "Hey Arnold", but since watching the film, "Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie" when it aired in November of 2017, I watched several episodes of the original cartoon online. And this musical is simply a Broadway-style stage musical version of the movie...with a slight title change of cours. The title says it all, so let's just get right into it! Well, here we go...
(The musical story begins with a helicopter view of the "Palace Theater" located on 1564 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. Its 6:45pm at night, and the theater's exterior and its marquee is all lit up with yellow, green, blue, orange, and pink lights, all surrounding a poster of the musical "Hey Arnold: The Jungle Musical" placed in the very center of the theater's façade. The story then cuts to the inside of the theater's lobby, as a crowd of over 1,700 men, women, and children theatergoers enter the theater, visit the box office booths, get snacks from the concession stand, and show their tickets before being allowed to enter the main theater room. The lobby is decorated with jungle decorations, such as fake bushes, fake thick trees with vines, and even fake taxidermied jungle creatures on display. As everyone enters the main theater through multiple doors, stairways, and entryways, a random theater employee makes an announcement to all people entering the theater...)
Theater employee: Attention all theatergoers, please make sure that you all have your tickets ready to get scanned before you can be allowed to enter the theater! No admittance is allowed after 7:00pm! I repeat, no admittance to the main theater is admitted after 7:00pm sharp! Thank you for your attention and enjoy the show!
(As the guests continue to fill up all 1,743 seats in the main theater, the story cuts to the inside of the main theater room itself. Like all musical theaters on Broadway in New York City, this theater has hundreds of floor seats, balcony seats at the back, and even box seats. The railing of the balcony seats and box seats are covered and decorated with lush bush decoration, and fake palm tree leaves. The arch around the main stage is surrounded by thick green vines, long brown branches, dark green LED lights in some areas, and the hidden speakers to project the voices of the performers all over the theater. The walls surrounding the arch are also covered with palm tree leaves, thick vines, and thin branches. The orchestra pit in front of the stage has all of the musicians inside, ready to play the music in the background during the show. The area around the top of the orchestra pit is surrounded by lush fake vegetation such as vines and long branches. The top of the orchestra pit is covered by a mesh sheet expect for the spot where the conductor stands. The orchestra pit is it up inside so that the musicians and see what they're doing. Instead of a curtain hiding the set onstage, there is a backdrop of the map of San Lorenzo, looking just like the last page in Arnold's parents' journal from the final episode of the "Hey Arnold" cartoon called "The Journal". Finally, at 6:58pm at night, all of the seats are full, the theater doors all over are closed up, the main lights in the theater dim, the backdrop of the map lights up a little, and a pre-recorded announcement comes on over the theater's intercom system...)
Pre-recorded male intercom announcement: Attention everyone, welcome to this performance of "Hey Arnold: The Jungle Musical", presented by "Nickelodeon", "Viacom", and directed by Tina Landau. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the taking of photographs and the use of cameras or recording devices of any kind is strictly prohibited. Also, please take this time to locate the exit nearest your seat, and turn off all cell phones and pagers. And finally, in cooperation with local fire laws and the management, smoking is not allowed anywhere in the theater. We thank you for your attention and cooperation, and we hope you enjoy the show.
(Everyone in the theater cheers as the intercom turns off and as the conductor enters the orchestra pit, puts on a pair of headphones to hear musical song cues from backstage, and steps up on his stand. The musicians in the orchestra pit begin to tune up their instruments. After 45 seconds of them doing so, they stop doing it, and the show finally begins as its now 7:00pm at night...)
Well, that sure sets up the tone for the rest of the official musical show. The theater itself, and the production set looks themed to the jungle, the pre-show recording about the rules has just been announced, everyone in the theater is seated, and the entire cast is ready to perform! If any of you haven't seen the movie this show is based on, a spoiler alert is in effect, and you should look for the full movie online until the DVD release. The movie is worth the long wait an history behind it. Several videos on "YouTube" can tell you about it in full detail, but I'm not going to.
And once this musical story is over, I will create and post a "Broadway Playbill" cast and crew list of this show, using names of REAL Broadway adult, teenage, and child actors to make this show story as realistic as possible. So, as you all read this musical story, please go ahead and try to imagine all of the characters in the show portrayed by real life people actors, NOT the animted counterparts. Once the show is over, please give a huge round of applause for the performers. And now, please get ready and enjoy Act 1, Scene 1 of this brand new msucial story...