Pokémon Live!: Difference between revisions

Pokémon Live! was a musical based on the Pokémon anime. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, Darren Dunstan (Giovanni) and Andrew Rannells (James) went on to become voice actors for the Template:4Kids dub of the series.

Pokémon Live is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for DiamondShipping, named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni
• Delia Ketchum
• Professor Oak

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Mewtwo (anime)

Songs

• "You & Me & Pokémon" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
• "You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
• "It Will All Be Mine" - Giovanni
• "It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
• "My Best Friends" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
• "Everything Changes" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
• "Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
• "Misty's Song" - Misty
• "The Best At Being The Worst" - Team Rocket
• "Pikachu (I Choose You)" - Ash
• "What Kind of Pokémon Are You?" - Dexter and the Dextettes
• "The Time Has Come" - Ash
• "You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
• "Double Trouble" - Team Rocket
• "Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
• "Two Perfect Girls" - Brock
• "I've Got a Secret" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
• "Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
• "You Just Can't Win" - Ash and Giovanni
• "Finale" - Company

Cast

• Darren Dunstan - Giovanni
• Dominic Nolfi - Ash Ketchum
• Dee Roscioli - Delia Ketchum
• Patrick Frankfort - Professor Oak
• Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - Misty
• Dennis Kenney - Brock
• Jennifer Risser - Pikachu
• Abbey Marie O'Brien - Venusaur's Trainer
• Lauren Kling - Jessie
• Andrew Rannells - James
• Kathleen Roche - Meowth
• Sinclair Mitchell - Dexter
• Suzanne Wogisch - Officer Jenny
• Natalie Weld - Nurse Joy
• Marton Fulop - Mewtwo
• Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
• Christopher Shafer - Understudy
• Leah Smith - Psyduck, Jigglypuff

External link

• Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!

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