Now Playing: For Kids & Families
July 6 - July 12
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.
Blue Man Group: A supremely silly, long-running performance featuring music, gags, video, flying food, flying paint, and lots and lots of paper.
Daydream: An adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream specifically for young children. Performances are free and outdoors. Closes July 26, 2009.
Magic & Zone: A magic and comedy show featuring Rich Marotta and Twila Zone.
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 August 30, 2009.
Rumple Who?: A children's musical (ages 5 and up) based on the fairy tale "Rumpelstilskin."
Shrek The Musical: A musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori based on story and characters from William Steig's book as well as the popular animated film.
REVIEWED BY MARTIN DENTON
Stone Soup: Literally Alive Children's Theatre presents a musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell. It is set in Revolutionary War America, where two lost soldiers stumble upon the "perfect" village while searching for food and shelter. Closes August 16, 2009.
The Bully: A new production of the musical for children by John Gregor and David L. Williams about a nerd and a bully who accidentally go to the wrong schools for a day. Closes August 2, 2009.
The Gazillion Bubble Show: A unique entertainment by Fan Yang, who is a world-renowned, record-holding bubble artist.
REVIEWED BY DAVID DELGROSSO
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 House Of Cookies: TADA! Youth Theater presents a revival of their musical based on Eleanor Clymer's The Tiny Little House. Closes August 1, 2009.
The Little Mermaid: A new musical from Disney Theatrical Productions, based on the animated film and the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Closes August 30, 2009.
REVIEWED BY MARTIN DENTON
The Toothache of King Farfan: Teatro SEA presents a new production of the classic children's operetta. Performances are this week only.
Wiseacre Farm: An interactive children's show for kids ages 3 and older.
