Lost Raggedy Ann Musical (Recovered ESIPA Footage 12/15/1984) [CC]

This footage was found within the New York State Archives. Their site claims that no copyright restrictions apply.

Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure (aka Rag Dolly) is a dark fantasy musical with a book by William Gibson and music and lyrics by Joe Raposo. It's based on the children's stories by Johnny Gruelle and is loosely related to the 1977 feature film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, which included variations of a few songs. The story centers on Marcella, a dying young girl whose toys come to life and take her on a magical adventure to meet The Doll Doctor, in hopes that he can mend her broken heart. The show created a controversy in Albany, it was a renowned sensation in Moscow, a notorious flop on Broadway, and it went on to develop a cult following through bootleg recordings. (source: Wikipedia)

R.A.R.E. (Raggedy Ann Revival Effort) is a group of volunteer lost media enthusiasts and theater fans dedicated to preserving and reviving the Raggedy Ann musical. Want to join us or learn more about the show? Check out our Tumblr for more information and the link to our discord server:   / raggedyannrevivaleffort  

Special thanks to Kiwi M (  / galactic.peachy  ) for being our contact with the NYSA to retrieve the footage, Ronnie Ladder (https://helloladder.carrd.co/) for taking on the grueling task of captioning the video, and Ivy Austin along with the rest of the original cast for their help and support along the way!

Content Warnings:
Heavy themes of death and mortality, terminal illness, animal death (death of two pets), onstage and off-stage death (not graphic), suicide attempt, themes of suicide, racism (offensive Asian racial stereotype, the Mexico sequence), use of drugs & alcohol, pedophilia (General D wanting to make Marcella his queen, plus a few creepy moments)

This footage was only lightly edited for cohesion but otherwise remains in its entirety for posterity. Views expressed do not reflect the views of R.A.R.E.

Cast:
Doctors: Gary O. Aldrich, Scott Evans and William McClary
Poppa / The Doll Doctor: MacIntyre Dixon
Marcella: Tricia Brooks
Raggedy Ann: Ivy Austin
Raggedy Andy: Scott Schafer
Baby Doll: Carolyn Marble Valentis
Panda: Jeanne Vigliante
General D: Paul Haggard
Bat / Tweety: Pamela Sousa
Wolf / Redfang: Tom Pleto
Camel with the Wrinkled Knees: Joel Aroeste
Mommy / Witch: Elizabeth Austin
Ensemble: Helena Binder, Nina Hennessey, Laura Carusone, Scott Evans, John Thomas Maguire III, Betsy Normile