That wascally wabbit is orchestrating a new live act.
Warner Bros. animation icon Bugs Bunny will be featured in a new concert event titled Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. The mix of animated film footage and live music will debut in mid-2010 and will be a sequel to and celebration of the 20th anniversary of Bugs Bunny on Broadway.
Returning to create, conduct and produce the sequel is George Daugherty, who is working with David Ka Lik Wong from IFX Productions.
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony will spotlight some of the original cartoon treasures of Bugs Bunny on Broadway, while adding an enlarged cast of Warner Bros.’ animated characters and cartoons.
The project will debut with several high-profile dates, beginning with the premier at the Sydney Opera House on May 7 and 8 and then go on a national tour of Australia.
The show will come to the Hollywood Bowl on July 16 and 17, and feature a fireworks display choreographed to the classic ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ episode of Looney Toons. Additional dates include Washington DC at the Wolf Trap Filene Center on Aug. 6 and 7, with more cities to be announced.
According to Daugherty, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony will feature a number of Bugs Bunny on Broadway‘s most show-stopping cartoons, including Chuck Jones’ brilliant ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ and ‘The Rabbit of Seville.’ In addition to these, a number of new, beloved characters will be featured including Tweety, Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, as well as Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo and other stars from the world of Hanna-Barbera.
