Now Playing: For Kids & Families
May 12 - May 18
WHAT'S HERE: This page lists plays, musicals, and special attractions intended specifically for children. Click on show titles to find out more about that show, including performance dates & times, ticket prices & ordering information, and cast & other credits. Starred shows are considered to be noteworthy or of special interest by NYTE's editor. Want your show listed on nytheatre.com? Visit the Theatre Company Resource Center to learn how.
LAST CHANCE!
These shows are closing this week
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: A revival of the stage adaptation of the famous children's book by Laura Joffe Numeroof. Closes May 18, 2008.
Ogden Nash's The Tales of Custard the Dragon: A family musical by Brad Ross, Danny Whitman, and Mary Hall Surface, based on children's books by Ogden Nash. Closes May 17, 2008.
Princess Phooey!: A new musical for kids and families by Lisa Diana Shapiro and Eric Rockwell about a rebellious princess, a collection of hilarious chambermaids and stable boys, and of course, a handsome prince. Closes May 18, 2008.
Street Dreams: Amas Musical Theatre’s Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy presents a revival of this musical about life on a city block. Closes May 18, 2008.
Alice in Wonderland: A new adaptation of the famous Lewis Carroll story, set in contemporary Greenwich Village. Presented by The New Acting Company. Closes May 25, 2008.
Blue Man Group: A supremely silly, long-running performance featuring music, gags, video, flying food, flying paint, and lots and lots of paper.
Don't Worry, Be Jewish: A musical about children learning what it means to be Jewish; presented by Children's Talent Development Fund, Inc., at the Promise Theater. Closes June 4, 2008.
ijk: A new wordless spectacle of sonic juggling and circus arts from the French troupe Compagnie 111; ideal for kids and their families. Closes June 1, 2008.
Jump: The New York premiere of a nonverbal Korean extravaganza of martial arts, acrobatics and slapstick.
Mary Poppins: A musical based on the 1964 Walt Disney film and the stories of P.L. Travers.
Pinkalicious: Vital Children's Theatre presents a musical by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and John Gregor about a girl who can't stop eating pink cupcakes. Closes May 25, 2008.
Rumple Who?: A children's musical (ages 5 and up) based on the fairy tale "Rumpelstilskin."
The Gazillion Bubble Show: A unique entertainment by Fan Yang, who is a world-renowned, record-holding bubble artist.
The Lion King: The long-running Broadway musical, based on the animated film. Featuring a score by Elton John and others, with Julie Taymor's remarkable puppets and masks.
The Little Mermaid: A new musical from Disney Theatrical Productions, based on the animated film and the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Quantum Eye: A one-man show featuring Sam Eaton performing a variety of feats of mentalism and illusion.
Wiseacre Farm: An interactive children's show for kids ages 3 and older.
