Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!

Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! (referred to in advertising as Disney's Phineas and Ferb LIVE!) is a live stage show produced by Feld Entertainment under license from Disney which will tour the United States from August 2011 to April 2012.

From the official press release:

Hit Disney Channel Series "Phineas and Ferb" Reaches New Heights, Inspires Stage Show, Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!

Danville Tri-State Area Gang Comes to Life to Bring Ultimate Live Stage Show to More Than 80 U.S. Cities

VIENNA, Va., May 11, 2011 -- Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all! Disney Channel's animated gem, the critically acclaimed "Phineas and Ferb," TV's #1 animated series among Tweens 9-14 for three years running, has reached a new pinnacle by inspiring an exciting live touring stage show which will play more than 80 hometowns across the country beginning in August.

Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!, brings Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Isabella, Baljeet, Buford and friends to the stage as they make the most of the last day of summer by building an invention bigger, better and more amazing than ever. Before anyone can wonder "Hey! Where's Perry?," the pet platypus dons his Agent P fedora, and hilarious hijinks unfold as he battles Dr. Doofenshmirtz to save the Danville Tri-state area and audiences everywhere from the evil scientist's most havoc-wreaking scheme to date.

"Disney Channel has created an extraordinarily popular TV series that offers humor for multiple generations and I am thrilled that Feld Entertainment is bringing Disney's 'Phineas and Ferb' to the stage for the very first time," said Producer Alana Feld. "The dynamic characters, witty humor and inspired music from the television series set the perfect foundation for Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! to create an unparalleled Phineas and Ferb experience for audiences."

"We are filled with a great sense of pride over this upcoming live tour and are especially thrilled with the achievements of the Feld creative team which has produced a smart, interesting and funny stage show, that extends the characters, stories and comedy that are at the heart of what we do every day," said "Phineas and Ferb" co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh.

Audiences will be whisked on a high-energy ride that is part action adventure and part rock concert, while they move it and shake it to a soundtrack of hit songs from the animated series, including "Gitchee Gitchee Goo," "Squirrels in My Pants," "Backyard Beach," "Everything's Better with Perry" "Busted," "Today is Gonna Be a Great Day," and "Summer Belongs to You." Familiar songs serve as a main ingredient in the plot, advancing the story from scene to scene, while taking on a whole new feel when fused with fresh, original choreography and inventive special effects.

Further Information
On August 21st, 2011, Disney launched 'Phineas and Ferb Live!' at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. The 2 1/2 hour show features live actors in costumes for the characters. Some are full body suits, including Phineas, Ferb, Buford, and Perry. Others, including Candace, Jeremy, Isabella, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, and Baljeet, are wearing costumes that resemble the character's clothing and masks with the character's haircuts and large goggles for eyes. A few backup dancers and a henchman for Dr. Doofenshmirtz also appear. The show features one original song written for the production, while the rest are re-worked versions of the songs from the television show made to fit the characters singing them. Dr. Doofenshmirtz also sings a medley of Broadway hits, including 'One' from 'A Chorus Line' and 'I Feel Pretty' from 'West Side Story.'

Act I
An animated Phineas and Ferb appear on a large screen trying to make the most of the last day of summer, when Phineas notices that there's an audience watching. Discovering that they can't walk through the screen, Phineas and Ferb use a heretofore unnoticed slide to get onto the stage, where they decide to put on the best live show ever, and they perform ‘Gitchee Gitchee Goo’ with some backup dancers. Others from the cast, including Isabella and two Fireside Girls, Baljeet, Buford, Candace (who sings a solo version of ‘Busted,’ but then decides that performing in front of a live audience is a great idea), and Jeremy, quickly join in. Meanwhile, Agent P appears, beats up some generic bad guys while the gang sings, Everything's Better with Perry, Then Perry gets his mission from an animated Major Monogram- to stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his audience-controllinator.

Phineas, Ferb, and the rest of the crew then start brainstorming about what to do for their show. Ferb suggests a beach, which everyone agrees to, because a beach will help them think of something to do their show about. This leads into the song 'Backyard Beach.' Then, they end up having so many ideas, that Phineas and Ferb decide to make an idea mash up machine, which will combine their ideas. We go back to Perry and Dr. D., where it's revealed that Doofenshmirtz has always wanted to perform in a Broadway musical, but cannot due to his lack of talent. With his audience-controllinator, though, he will be able to force to people to admire him. He then lunches into a medley of Broadway show tunes. The canes used by Doof and his backup dancers eventually become the bars for a trap for Agent P. Afterwards, we go back to Phineas and Ferb, where the machine is now complete, but the machine is broke down, becuase everyone is sitting down for a long time so they decide to give the audience a break for intermission.

Act II
After intermission, some small kids are brought on stage from the audience to test the audience-controllinator. Dr. Doofenchmirtz commands them to dance, and they do. Then, Phineas and Ferb being mashing up ideas. First, Isabella's marshmallow roasting idea and Buford's monster truck idea are combined to make a monster truck with marshmallows for tires, but not before Phineas & Ferb appear in marshmallow-tired go-carts. The song 'Truck Driving Girl' is repurposed as 'Truck Driving Boy.' They then add in Baljeet's Bollywood idea to launch into another musical number. Back to Doof and Perry, where the audience-controllinator isn't working on the whole audience, and needs a few adjustments. Phineas' miniature golf idea and Jeremy's desire for disco are combined, and the song 'Disco Miniature Golfing King' (originally 'Queen' in the television show) plays. Giant beach balls that look like golf balls are launched into the audience. Candace then wants her idea presented by herself, which is to try on pants. She finally finds the perfect pair, bringing on the songs 'I'm Fabulous.' Now satisfied, she allows her idea to be combined with the Fireside Girls' idea about cute furry animals, resulting in the song 'S.I.M.P. (Squirrels in My Pants.)' Before Phineas and Ferb can then combine everybody's ideas, the machine breaks, and they need a new handle for it.

Perry escapes from his trap, and the final battle between him and Doofenshmirtz ensues (parodying The Matrix and Star Wars at some points). Perry eventually manages to win the fight and defeat Doofenshmirtz. Phineas and Ferb come across the audience-controllinator, and discover that a part of it is just the right size to fix their machine. Upon discovering the audience controllinator's true purpose, they decide to control the sun so that it never goes down and summer can truly last forever. The cast launch into ‘Today is Gonna be a Great Day,’ with 'Summer Belongs to You,' as a curtain call.

Merchandise
Available merchandise includes a program with games, photos, and more; on-site photos with Phineas and Ferb standees against a backdrop of their backyard, a Perry the Platypus mug for snow-cones, and drinks, an Agent P disguise kit, and cotton candy that comes with a Phineas hat (a cone with red foam hair mimicking Phineas' traditional look) and Perry Glasses.

Show Dates

 * August 21, 2011- The Lakeland Center, Lakeland, FL
 * August 26, 2011- WesBanco Arena, Wheeling, WV
 * August 28, 2011- Municipal Auditorium, Wheeling, WV
 * September 2, 2011- Warner Theatre, Erie, PA
 * September 3, 2011- SeaGate Convention Centre, Toledo, OH
 * September 4, 2011- Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, East Lansing, MI
 * September 10, 2011- William D. Mullins Memorial Center, Amherst, MA
 * September 16, 2011- Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA
 * September 17, 2011- The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
 * September 18, 2011- William Saroyan Theatre at Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, CA
 * September 23, 2011- Fred Kavli Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
 * September 24-25, 2011- Terrace Theater, Long Beach, CA
 * September 30-October 2, 2011- Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
 * October 7, 2011- Redding Convention Center, Redding, CA
 * October 8, 2011- Stockton Arena, Stockton, CA
 * October 9, 2011- Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV
 * October 14-15, 2011- US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
 * October 21, 2011- i wireless Center, Moline, IL
 * October 22, 2011- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
 * October 23, 2011- Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
 * October 28, 2011- Expo Center at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
 * October 29, 2011- Covelli Centre, Youngstown, OH
 * October 30, 2011- Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH
 * November 4, 2011- Palace Theatre, Columbus, OH
 * November 5, 2011- Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
 * November 6, 2011- Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
 * November 13, 2011- Crouse-Hinds at Oncenter Complex, Syracuse, NY
 * November 18, 2011- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Worcester, MA
 * November 20, 2011- Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ
 * November 25, 2011- State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
 * November 26, 2011- Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA
 * November 27, 2011- Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI
 * December 2, 2011- Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
 * December 3, 2011- Sovereign Center, Reading, PA
 * December 4, 2011- Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, PA
 * December 9-10, 2011- Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, MD
 * December 11, 2011- Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
 * November 19, 2011- XL Center, Hartford, CT
 * December 16, 2011- Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
 * December 18, 2011- Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
 * December 20-21, 2011- Theatre for the Performing Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
 * December 23, 2011- Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
 * December 28, 2011- Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, TX
 * December 29, 2011- State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, TX
 * December 30, 2011- Toyota Center, Houston, TX
 * December 31, 2011- Selena Auditorium at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX
 * January 6, 2012- Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
 * January 7-8, 2012- San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
 * January 13, 2012- Rabobank Theater, Bakersfield, CA
 * January 14-15, 2012- Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
 * January 20, 2012- Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
 * January 21, 2012- ShoWare Center, Kent, WA
 * January 22, 2012- Comcast Arena at Everett, Everett, WA
 * February 3-4, 2012- Wells Fargo Theatre, Denver, CO
 * February 5, 2012- Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, CO
 * February 9-10, 2012- Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
 * February 11, 2012- Independence Events Center, Independence, MO
 * February 17-18, 2012- Knoxville Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN
 * February 19, 2012- UTC McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, TN
 * February 24, 2012- Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
 * February 25, 2012- Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre, Roanoke, VA
 * February 26, 2012- Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA
 * March 2, 2012- BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
 * March 3, 2012- Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne, FL
 * March 4, 2012- Germain Arena, Fort Myers, FL
 * March 8-9, 2012- St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
 * March 10, 2012- Moran Theatre, Jacksonville, FL
 * March 11, 2012- UCF Arena, Orlando, FL
 * March 16, 2012- Von Braun Center Concert Hall, Huntsville, AL
 * March 17, 2012- BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL
 * March 18, 2012- Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS
 * March 23, 2012- North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, SC
 * March 24, 2012- Florence Civic Center, Florence, SC
 * March 25, 2012- BI-LO Center, Greenville, SC
 * March 30, 2012- War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, NC
 * March 31, 2012- Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
 * April 1, 2012- Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
 * April 5-10, 2012- The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
 * April 12-15, 2012- Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY
 * April 17-18, 2012- St. George Theatre, Staten Island, NY
 * April 19-20, 2012- Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
 * April 21-22, 2012- IZOD Center, East Rutherford, NJ

Cast

 * Adrian Baez as Phineas
 * Nicholas Bouthillette as Ferb
 * Bailey Callahan as Candace
 * Valen Casilla as Baljeet
 * Justin Kouns as Buford
 * Emily Derrick as Isabella
 * Nicole Dalton as Milly
 * Erica Turpin as Gretchen
 * Julianne Jouglard as Katie
 * Jake Voelz as Jeremy
 * Diana Reed as Diva #1
 * Gabrielle Goewert as Diva #2
 * Bartley Mullin as Dr. Doofenshmirtz
 * Tiffany Westfall as Agent P
 * Angel Hernandez as Goon

Voices

 * Vincent Martella as Phineas
 * Ashley Tisdale as Candace
 * Thomas Sangster as Ferb
 * Mitchel Musso as Jeremy
 * Dan Povenmire as Heinz Doofenshmirtz
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Perry
 * Alyson Stoner as Isabella
 * Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet
 * Bobby Gaylor as Buford

Act I

 * We're Gonna Put On A Show!
 * Phineas and Ferb Theme
 * Busted
 * Perry the Platypus (song)
 * Everything's Better with Perry
 * Dare to Dream-Dobdinob
 * I Feel Pretty-West Side Story
 * One-A Chorus Line
 * Backyard Beach
 * Phinedroids and Ferbots (Instrumental)

Act II

 * Gitchee Gitchee Goo (Instrumental)
 * Truck Drivin' Boy
 * Disco Miniature Golfing King
 * Fabulous
 * S.I.M.P. (Squirrels In My Pants)
 * Today is Gonna Be a Great Day
 * Summer Belongs to You
 * Follow the Sun