Michael Sporn
1946 - 2014Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Michael Sporn
Tony Randall
The Primm family moves into an old brownstone house on East 88th Street, where they find a crocodile named Lyle in their bathtub.
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Michael Sporn
Crystal Gayle, Джон Литгоу
At the Johnson's house in the country, a female mouse named Emily, whose existence is known to two children named Patty and Kevin living there, decides to go into the city to visit her cousin Alexander for Christmas. However, the chef the restaurant Alexander lives in has set a variety of anti-mice precautions, thus scaring the two cousins out of the restaurant. The two mice return to the country house to celebrate Christmas together.
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Champagne
Michael Sporn
Maxine Fisher, Champagne Saltes
The true story of a young teenage girl whose mother is incarcerated for murder. Living in a Catholic Children's home run by an order of nuns, she provides poignant commentary about her mother, her own situation and her outlook for the future.
Champagne
Abel's Island
Michael Sporn
Tim Curry, Lionel Jeffries
One summer afternoon in 1907, Abel and his wife (both mice) are picnicking, when they become separated during a violent rainstorm. After flying some distance, Abel discovers himself alone on a river island, unable to swim due to the powerful current. Abel periodically attempts to leave the island by various means: flying on a leaf, rowing a crudely fashioned boat, etc. Meanwhile, he tries to create a normal life of sorts, even learning to enjoy a new hobby: sculpture. Still, Abel's goal is to escape the island and rejoin his wife in the city.
Abel's Island
Whitewash
Michael Sporn
Serena Henry, Linda Lavin
When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her family is devastating. Helene locks herself in her room, her brother blames himself for not having successfully defended his sister, and the media descends on their neighborhood, completely disrupting her small family. But an outpouring of love and understanding from Helene's friends, classmates and family helps her face what has happened and draws the community together. Inspired by actual events, WHITEWASH conveys a powerful message that transcends age and race, told in an entertaining way perfect for children of all ages.
Whitewash
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
Michael Sporn
Donald Sutherland
It’s the poky little puppy’s first Christmas, and he’s not sure what to expect. When he meets an animal friend who’s lost his home, Poky’s quick to help–and learns all about the spirit of Christmas.
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
A Child's Garden of Verses
Michael Sporn
Джонатан Прайс, Heidi Stallings
A young boy, confined to his bed, uses his imagination to find the fun and excitement he can't experience in real life. Tony Award-winning actor Jonathan Pryce ('Miss Saigon') lends his voice to this animated musical based on the life and beloved children's poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson. Songs composed by Charles Strouse.
A Child's Garden of Verses
The Red Shoes
Michael Sporn
Ossie Davis, Diana Cherkas
In this animated contemporary interpretation of a Hans Christian Andersen morality tale, a pair of magic slippers help two young African-American girls learn the value of friendship after they are divided by selfishness and jealousy.
The Red Shoes
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Michael Sporn
Brianna Kittrell, Heidi Stallings
It starts off as an ordinary class trip to the farm - boring, kind of dull. But before very long, chaos takes over as one zany incident leads to another, even zanier, one. Soon the entire farm is uproariously out of control.
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Michael Sporn
Джейк Джилленхол
One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
