Photo Coverage: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Opens

TheatreworksUSA, the leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, launches its 45th anniversary season with the one-hour musical revue If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books, which began previews on Sunday, July 16th, opened on Thursday, July 20th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.) and runs through Friday, August 18th. An opening night party was held at Surya.

Presented as Theatreworks' annual Free Summer Theatre Program for New York City youth, the show is a one-hour musical revue comprised of eight vignettes, based on popular children's books. Among the short musicals are works by Kristen Childs, Tony Award-winner Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and Mindi Dickstein and Daniel Messé. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books stars Farah Alvin, David A. Austin, Nick Blaemire, Tony Award-nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Aurelia Williams and Carla Woods. The show is directed and choreographed by Kevin Del Aguila (book writer of Altar Boyz).

Launched in 1988, the mission of Theatreworks/USA's Free Summer Theatre Program is to provide New York City youth with their own free theatre tradition that not only entertains, but also educates and fosters positive values and an appreciation for theatre. 13,000 FREE tickets will be distributed to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books.

Tickets for the show are Free and available on a first come, first served basis in-person at the Lucille Lortel Theatre Box Office (121 Christopher Street at Bedford) on the day of the performance, one hour prior to curtain time. Individual reservations cannot be made in advance. Visit www.twusa.org.

Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Mindi Dickstein (Writer) and Jeff Marx (Writer)

David A. Austin, Aurelia Williams, Carla Woods, and Kevin Del Aguila

Ryan Davis, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Kevin Del Aguila

Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Kevin Del Aguila

Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Kevin Del Aguila

Jeff Marx and Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Jeff Marx and Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Nick Blaemire and Farah Alvin

 James Allen Ford (Writer) and Jeremy Desmon (Writer)

Cast of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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