You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at South Coast Repertory

This fun musical is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip, Peanuts, and follows an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. A day made up of little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, from Valentine's Day to the baseball season, from wild optimism to utter despair, all mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and strung together on the string of a single day, from bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening.

You’ll meet the whole Peanuts gang: Patty, Shroeder, Lucy and Snoopy and hear all about their observations, largely negative, of Charlie Brown. During this musical, the relationships of the Peanuts characters to one another are further expanded. Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder and takes great pleasure in tormenting Charlie Brown. Linus loves his blanket. Snoopy lives in his rich imagination. Charlie Brown is in love with a mysterious little, redheaded girl. The show ends with each character listing things that for him or her equal happiness. Finally, Lucy ends up telling Charlie Brown what a good man he is leaving a smiling, happy Charlie Brown alone on stage.