"Goodnight Moon" resonates with anyone who can't fall asleep at the appointed time. The 1947 children's book by Margaret Wise Brown quickly became a classic bedtime story and has been repeatedly referenced and parodied in other media.

A musical stage adaptation by Chad Henry closes the current season for Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Bunny, the restless sleeper who must say goodnight to every object in sight, is played by Herman Tesoro Jr. with an advanced case of bedtime friskiness. He's abetted by Jordan Savusa as the most bothersome mouse that ever crept out of the woodwork.

While the original story recreated the rituals necessary to getting a restless youngster to settle down, the musical version offers added diversions of songs, dances, and technical effects that would keep anyone from getting sleepy.

The "Great Green Room" by designer H. Bart McGeehon sets a playful tone, following the original illustrations by Clement Hurd by using bold, pure colors and including secret doorways, a magical doll house, and props that stubbornly develop human abilities to talk and move.

Special effects include smoke and lighting, bears that climb out of their picture frame, and a cut-out cow that takes a running start to jump over a crescent moon.

There's a musical number that references "The Runaway Bunny," an earlier children's book by Brown and Hurd, but the most fun comes from the dance routines.

Choreographer John Rampage borrows the old-ladies-with-walkers gimmick from "The Producers" by having the three tap-dancing bears use wooden chairs as props to punctuate rhythm and add variety. They segue into doing the Bunny Hop and finish with a round of musical chairs.

Jennifer Harris, Pomai Lopez and Kimo Kaona are the dancing bears and fill in other roles, most notably with Kaona getting a solo turn as a Tooth Fairy.

Rear projections designed by Gerard Elmore also add to the visual variety, creating a sky full of floating stars and a large, full man-in-the-moon that appears through a window to say goodnight.

While the production is aimed at audiences aged 4 and up, it will be the biggest hit with youngsters who still have an early bedtime and the parents who must enforce it.