It is the story of a young boy from the inner city whose family moves to a new neighborhood, forcing him to leave his old friends behind.
In the 1980s, Meridee Stein, the founder and artistic director of the First All Children's Theater, brought to Schwartz the idea of adapting Keats' book with her husband Anthony.
The 35-minute show premiered as The Trip, in a theater on West 65th Street in New York, and played for a limited run by the First Children's Theatre.
A world premier recording of this version of the production was made prior to the official opening which does not include subsequent performances of new cast members added after the final workshop.
[3] In 2006-2007 the musical toured in the U.S. At the MTI Junior Theatre Festival 2009 the songs, "New Kid in The Neighborhood", "Trick or Treat", and "Captain Louie" were performed by Starstruck Performing Arts Center and was directed by Jennifer Jones and choreographed by Elizebeth Casalini.
It is in a disinvested neighborhood, and Ziggy is embarrassed because his family is too poor to buy Halloween decorations and candy.
He arrives back in his new neighborhood, gathers his courage and dresses as "Captain Louie" in his Red airplane.