Tony-nominated Broadway star Adam Pascal (Rent, Aida) guest stars in Tale of the Mighty Knights, an hour-long Backyardigans TV movie Nickelodeon premiering tonight at 7 p.m. (ET) on Nickelodeon. Pascal serves as narrator and performs an original rock opera power ballad titled ‘Not An Egg’ in the show, which finds royal knights Uniqua and Tyrone ready to do mighty deeds in service to their King, Pablo.
In Tale of the Mighty Knights, Uniqua and Tyrone are charged with babysitting an egg, which grows legs and runs away. A rock-opera soundtrack moves the action along as the knights pursue their egg in Goblin Land and encounter a grabbing goblin (Austin), through Fairyland where they meet a tiny and mischievous fairy (Tasha), and finally to Dragon Mountain where they face a mighty baby dragon (Pascal).
Music videos, interviews, behind-the-scenes clips and other content from the movie will roll out across several Nickelodeon preschool platforms, as well as Time Warner’s Video On Demand service and a number of wireless carriers. An interactive game and various other activities based on the adventure tale debuted on Nickjr.com on Jan. 4.
