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Past Shows
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs ...
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's ...
Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound ...
Celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the world’s most beloved children's authors - Roald Dahl - with a fantastical tale of a boy, his ...
Disney's Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys ...
Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation ...
The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...
Seussical Jr.
12/17
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12/18/2022
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...
The treasured characters from the children's books and the beautiful Broadway musical hop from page to stage in this story of friendship and adventure....
Based on the hit Disney Channel movies, two bands battle it out in a rockin' summer they will never forget....
Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation ...
Adapted from Disney's beloved animated film and the works of Rudyard Kipling, the man-cub Mowgli, bounds through the jungle and learns what it means to ...
Mainstage: Howie D: Back in the Day...
As a baby Ella is given the “gift” of obedience by a misguided fairy, and cannot disobey any order. Now a teenager, the strong-willed Ella ...
adapt: Madhuri Shekar....
Go, Dog. Go!
8/30
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9/15/2019
Paul and Kitty Baker Theater: adapt: Steven Dietz, Allison Gregory; lyrics: Michael Koerner; music: Michael Koerner; dir: Nancy Schaeffer....
Mainstage: book: Dennis Kelly; lyrics: Tim Minchin; music: Tim Minchin....
Mainstage: adapt: Erin Nolan....
Winnie the Pooh
3/22
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4/7/2019
Mainstage: adapt: le Clanche du Rand; lyrics: le Clanche du Rand, A. A. Milne, Kristen Sergel; music: Allan J. Friedman....
Mainstage: adapt: EllaRose Chary, Fran Sillau; book: EllaRose Chary, Fran Sillau; lyrics: Sammy Buck; music: Brian Feinstein....
Hitchcock Stage: dir: Tyrone Beasley....
Mainstage: Mary Kathryn Nagle....
Hitchcock Stage: dir: Brian Guehring....
Elf the Musical
11/30
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12/23/2018
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's ...
adapt: John Maclay; lyrics: Danny Abosch; music: Danny Abosch....
adapt: Matthew Gutschick. World Premiere...
After much demand, that little caterpillar is returning, along with an assortment of favorite puppet characters. The triple-bill includes the wonderful story of The Very ...
book: Rachel Rockwell; lyrics: Michael Mahler, Rachel Rockwell; music: Michael Mahler; dir: Justin Perez. Main Stage:...
Seedfolks
2/23
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3/11/2018
book: Paul Fleischman; dir: Peter C. Brosius. Charlotte Martin Theatre:...
adapt: Ashley Laverty; dir: Ashley Laverty. Hitchcock Stage:...
adapt: Victoria Stewart; dir: Matthew Gutshick. Main Stage:...
David Kilpatrick; dir: Michael Miller....
book: Kevin Del Aguila; lyrics: George Noriega, Joel Somellian; music: George Noriega, Joel Somellian; dir: Kevin Ehrhart....
David Wood; dir: Matthew Gutschick....
dir: Stephanie Jacobson, Michael Miller....
Peter Pan
6/2
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6/19/2017
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...
Join Jannell Cannon’s adorable animal creations as they bring their simple “Hello, World!” wisdom to this charming musical adaptation of three of her beloved books. ...
One crayon. One character. Go. Take a ride with Harold and his trusty crayon as he hops a ride on a flying saucer, shares a ...
Huck Finn
2/24
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3/12/2017
adapt: Greg Banks from Greg Banks; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Greg Banks....
Based on the hilariously popular book of the same name, this rollicking musical begins where the tale leaves off, with the trial of a much-maligned ...
Thumbelina
1/14
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2/5/2017
Part of the Childrens Theatre Program's 25th Season. For tickets and more information, visit the website....
Prancer
11/25
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12/18/2016
Greg Taylor. World Premiere...
Prancer
11/25
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12/18/2016
Greg Taylor. World Premiere...
The Jungle Book
10/28
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11/13/2016
Don't miss one of The Magik Theatre's first shows to tour nationally in over 50 sold out venues around the US! Adapted faithfully from Rudyard ...
The Jungle Book
10/28
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11/13/2016
Don't miss one of The Magik Theatre's first shows to tour nationally in over 50 sold out venues around the US! Adapted faithfully from Rudyard ...
Mouse on the Move
10/15
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11/6/2016
Kathryn Chase Bryer, Janet Stanford; music: Timothy Guilot....
Mouse on the Move
10/15
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11/6/2016
Kathryn Chase Bryer, Janet Stanford; music: Timothy Guilot....
Shrek The Musical
9/30
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10/16/2016
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...
Shrek The Musical
9/30
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10/16/2016
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...
adapt: Ron Clements, John Musker; book: Doug Wright; lyrics: Howard Ashman, Glen Slater; music: Alan Menken; dir: Matthew Gutschick....
Mo Willems; book: Mo Willems; music: Deborah Wicks La Puma; dir: Michael Miller....
Honk! The Musical
3/25
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4/10/2016
Anthony Drewe; book: Anthony Drewe; lyrics: Anthony Drewe; music: George Stiles; dir: Cynthia Gendrich....
Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can't control, monsters on his trail, and he is on a quest to find Zeus's lightning bolt and ...
adapt: Barry Kornhauser; dir: Stephanie Jacobson....
Rick Elise; music: Wayne Barker; dir: Matthew Gutschick....
adapt: Brian Guehring; dir: Kevin Ehrhart....
Gretta Berghammer; dir: Gretta Berghammer....
adapt: Scott Elmegreen; lyrics: Scott Elmegreen; music: Scott Elmegreen; dir: Susann Suprenant....
adapt: Suzanne Miller; music: Allison Leyton-Brown; dir: Rob Urbanati. World Premiere...
book: Julian Fellowes; lyrics: Anthony Drewe, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles; music: Anthony Drewe, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles; ...
Charlotte's Web
4/24
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5/10/2015
adapt: Joseph Robinette; dir: Stephanie Jacobson....
A boy who “reads too much” encounters a dragon who is most “undragony.” The boy overcomes his prejudices about dragons when he discovers that this ...
Zen Ties
2/20
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3/18/2015
When Koo the Panda visits her uncle, Stillwater, he offers her a special challenge: LISTEN. In the quiet, they discover people are not always what ...
Max Sparber; dir: Amy Lane....
Balloonacy
1/10
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1/31/2015
A solitary old man is steadfast in his silent routine until a mischievous balloon finds him and insists on becoming his friend. Through all the ...
Ramona Quimby
4/25
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5/11/2014
Hold onto your hats as you follow the latest breathless adventure of the world's most animated elementary school student. Life is no picnic, and growing ...
The Rose Theater: adapt: Suzanne Miller; lyrics: Sarah Durkee, Paul Jacobs; music: Sarah Durkee, Paul Jacobs; dir: Michael Miller....
Jackie & Me
2/28
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3/16/2014
Upperstage: - adapt: Steven Dietz; dir: Courtney Sale....
The Rose Theater: adapt: Brian Guehring, Stephanie Jacobson; music: Adam Sherrerd; dir: Stephanie Jacobson....
The Rose Theater: lyrics: Ted Drachman; music: Thomas Tierney; dir: Jesse Jou....
Big Nate
11/8
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11/24/2013
The Rose Theater: lyrics: Jason Loewith, Chris Youstra; music: Chris Youstra; dir: Justin Perez....
Robin Hood
10/11
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10/27/2013
In this merry play of medieval England, Robert Fitzooth of Locksley (aka Robin Hood) earns the displeasure of the sheriff of Nottingham by defending his ...
Knuffle Bunny
9/6
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9/22/2013
Based on the Caldecott Medal winning book by Mo Willems....
The Rose Theater: - lyrics: Tim Rice; music: Andrew Lloyd Webber....
The Rose Theater: - adapt: Willie Reale from Willie Reale; lyrics: Willie Reale; music: Robert Reale....
If You Love Life, Then You’ll Love Lilly! Theatre for A Young Audience presents Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, a show based on the children’s books ...
The Rose Theater: - adapt: James Marshall; lyrics: Joan Cushing; music: Joan Cushing....
The Rose Theater: - adapt: Jose Cruz Gonzalez from Jose Cruz Gonzalez....
Based on the Caldecott Medal winning book by Doreen Cronin....
No Dogs Allowed
3/2
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3/18/2012
Eight-year-old Iris and her family set out from their home in the Bronx to the Enchanted State Park. All decide that bringing the dog on ...
Get up-close-and-personal in the intimate surroundings of the Firehouse Theatre, a great spot for a child’s early experiences with live theatre! Nate the Great, along ...