In this whimsical musical adaptation of the classic tale, instead of spinning gold for the King. the Miller’s Daughter runs away with Rumpelstiltskin, Together, they have a child who grows into a smart, socially-conscious young woman. The Daughter is captured by the self-obsessed King who assumes this feisty offspring can also spin gold, like her escaped mother.
This wise young girl ingeniously convinces the King to give all the starving peasants gold coins for use as “seeds” to plant in the ground to “Grow” his gold. Months later, the King returns to find miles and mile of his gold – actually wheat – as food for the poor hungry villagers. At first infuriated, the King is taken aback by the appreciative masses who used to hate him so. This despot begins to learn love and respect through the Daughter’s guidance and his own unintentional kindness.
Through fabulous dance numbers and songs, multiple dramatic and comedic subplots, plus a little Magic, the King becomes a changed man; like Pinocchio, he turns into a real human being. As in any classic fairytale, the King offers to marry Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter and make her his Queen. Smartly, she replies that, although honored, she would rather become Prime Minister! Her true name finally revealed, and apropos to her mission, is Hope.