ABBAcadabra is a French children's musical based on songs from the pop group ABBA. It was originally produced for French television in 1983 by Alain and Daniel Boublil, which was later also transferred to an English stage version and two other television programs. The story was not always the same as the selection of the chosen songs varied by productions.
Album cover for the 1983 French soundtrack album
Pinocchio is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. He is created as a wooden puppet, but he dreams of becoming a real boy. He is known for his long nose, which grows when he lies.
Original art by Enrico Mazzanti
Pinocchio as seen in Walt Disney's Pinocchio
Pinocchio, by Carlo Chiostri (1901)
Pinocchio as portrayed in Giuliano Cenci's film The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)