Program Note: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
About this Piece
Starring
BUGS BUNNY
Conducted by
GEORGE DAUGHERTY
Created and Produced by GEORGE DAUGHERTY & DAVID KA LIK WONG
Produced by AMY MINTER
Also Starring
ELMER FUDD DAFFY DUCK PORKY PIG WILE E. COYOTE ROAD RUNNER
MICHIGAN J. FROG, and GIOVANNI JONES
Music by
CARL W. STALLING MILT FRANKLYN
CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ CARL JOHNSON
Based on the Works of Wagner, Rossini, von Suppé, J. Strauss II,
Smetana, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Donizetti, and Ponchielli
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES FRIZ FRELENG ROBERT CLAMPETT
ROBERT McKIMSON ABE LEVITOW MATTHEW O’CALLAGHAN
Voice Characterizations by
MEL BLANC ARTHUR Q. BRYAN as Elmer Fudd
BOB BERGEN ERIC BAUZA . . . and NICOLAI SHUTOROV as Giovanni Jones
and WILLIAM ROBERTS as Michigan J. Frog
Produced in Association with
Industrial F/X PRODUCTIONS SAN FRANCISCO & LAS VEGAS
Official Website
www.BugsBunnyAtTheSymphony.net
Original Soundtrack Recording on WATERTOWER MUSIC www.watertower-music.com
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LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and
elements © & TM Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
WB SHIELD: TM & © WBEI.
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PRODUCTION, CREATIVE, and TOURING STAFF
Creator / Music Director / Conductor / Producer
George Daugherty
Creator / Producer / Technical Director / Tour Director
David Ka Lik Wong
Producer
Amy Minter
Principal Guest Conductor
James Fellenbaum
Art Director, CGI Producer, and Graphics/Animation Designer
Melinda Lawton
New Production Logo and Production Design
Warner Bros. Animation
Melinda Lawton
Lisa Erickson
Sound Design, Sound Effects, and Re-Mastering
Robb Wenner
John Larabee
New Animation Elements
Warner Bros. Animation
Sound Effects Editors
Robb Wenner
John Larabee
Music Supervisors
David Ka Lik Wong
Caryn Rasmussen
Click Masters
Mako Sujishi
Robb Wenner
John Larabee
Kristopher Carter
Music Transcription and Restoration
Ron Goldstein
Caryn Rasmussen
Leo Marchildon
Robert Schietroma
Cameron Patrick
Robert Guillory
Charles Fernandez
. . . and special thanks to
USC/Warner Bros. Music Archives
Music Copyists
Caryn Rasmussen
Robert Schietroma
Michael Hernandez
John Norine
Jeff Turner
Valle Music
Judy Green Music
Webmaster and Website Designer
Lorelei McCollough
Video and Audio Production Coordinated
and Executed by
Industrial F/X Productions San Francisco and Las Vegas
George Daugherty dedicates this concert to the memory of his mother, Charlene Elizabeth Daugherty
BUGS BUNNY
Bugs Bunny is one of the most recognized cartoon characters in the world, whose signature phrase “What’s Up, Doc?” has long since entered the English language.
Bugs’ first “reel” appearance in front of his soon-to-be-adoring public was in A Wild Hare directed by Tex Avery. Since then, Bugs’ zany antics in hundreds of cartoon favorites have made him a legend throughout the world. This cool, collected, carrot-chomping rabbit is the unequivocal superstar of the Looney Tunes family. With never a “hare” out of place he always manages to outsmart his adversaries, whoever they may be. He’s a real American icon who has graced the TV and cinema screens the world over.
Bugs Bunny’s cartoons have twice been nominated for Academy Awards, and his Knighty Knight Bugs won a coveted Oscar. Bugs has starred in four films in addition to his hundreds of animated shorts and 21 prime time television specials.
Bugs Bunny celebrates his 85th Anniversary on July 27, 2025... exactly 85 years from the premiere of A Wild Hare on July 27, 1940.