Hans Christian Andersen on Video - 2020

Lightwire Theater will bring the timeless tale of The Ugly Duckling to the Eisemann Center. Combining innovation, imagination, and stunning visuals, this performance promises a captivating experience for audiences of all ages. Learn more!

Die Schneekönigin comes to Theatre Basel this month. This production is modeled after Hans Christian Andersen in an adaptation by Franz Broich. 

Catch a wave to the Ordway for Disney's The Little Mermaid 🌊

Musical theatre legend Sutton Foster (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Music Man) returns to the Ahmanson Theatre as Princess Winnifred in this beloved musical fairytale. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little While,” this uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea promises both classic charms and new delights.

Next month, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will present Disney's The Little Mermaid. The musical. Watch the cast share their favorite moments in the musical in the video here!

Experience the enchanting adaptation of THE SNOW QUEEN at Theater 86's Pushkin Hall. Follow Gerda's daring quest to save her friend Kay from the Snow Queen's icy grip in this magical winter spectacle. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Wandsworth Borough Council's The Little Mermaid based on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale comes to Wandsworth Civic Suite this season.

Next month, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will present Disney's The Little Mermaid. The musical is based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film.

The Little Mermaid comes to the Lied Center next month. Performances run November 12-17, 2024.

A reimagined version of the classic story The Princess and the Pea, full of acrobatics and physical comedy, will open the New Victory's 2024-25 season. This is a playful remix of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Wandsworth Borough Council’s The Little Mermaid is coming to Wandsworth in 2024, bringing a dazzling show that combines theatre, dazzling dance, and plenty of laughter. This modern reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale promises an adventure for audiences of all ages, which you can dive into at the Wandsworth Civic Suite this festive season.

This festive period, How It Ended and artsdepot will present an imaginative and brand-new theatrical adaption of Hans Christian Andersen’s moral tale, The Fir Tree.

With their co-production with the RSC of The Buddha of Suburbia about to transfer to the Barbican, Wise Children has announced their forthcoming season of work, which includes Artistic Director Emma Rice's brand-new adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, which she also directs. Learn more about the full season here!

BroadwayWorld continues Kid Critics, a series that gives parents and children alike a kid's perspective on Broadway's hottest shows. Find out what they though of Once Upon a Mattress in this video!

In this video, watch as the cast unpacks their roles and find out even more about the new revival, now playing at the Hudson Theatre.

It's no surprise that many of our favorite musicals have been adapted from beloved books or films. More specifically, however, some of Broadway's most delightful shows have come straight from even more humble origins- fairytales! Once Upon a Mattress is offically back on Broadway and to celebrate, you can study up on even more musicals with a happily ever after.

Windham Theatre adds a matinee performance on August 3rd for its production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID. Enjoy this beloved tale with shows on August 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 at 7:30 pm, and August 3 and 4 at 2 pm.

Brundage Park Playhouse will present Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID. The musical features Sara Tavares as Ariel, Michael Luciano as Prince Eric, and a talented ensemble cast. Learn how to purchase tickets.

ORPHEUS|PDX concludes its third season with the West Coast premiere of David Hertzberg’s THE ROSE ELF, featuring themes of beheading, heartbreak, and a troubled elf.

PCS Theater concludes its Season 112 Children's Series with HONK!, a heartwarming musical adaptation of 'The Ugly Duckling.' Join us for a family-friendly performance celebrating acceptance and diversity.

FIM will host three events in May produced by FIM Flint School of Performing Arts youth ensembles: Flint Youth Ballet’s Festival of Dance, Flint Youth Theatre’s A Fairy Tale Life: The Story of Young Hans Christian Andersen, and Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Bon Voyage Concert.

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will return to the creative field as a costume and set designer for a new ballet at Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens. This announcement comes following her abdication earlier this year.

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN’S THE LITTLE MERMAID opens at ZACH Theatre on January 26, 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The cast of Polka Theatre's Snow Queen brings festive magic to families with sick children at Ronald McDonald House. Actors from the family-friendly production visit Ronald McDonald House Tooting, playing games and singing songs to bring joy to families during the holiday season.

A reading of The Snow Queen by Jonathan Graham comes to Boise Contemporary Theatre this weekend. The reading is on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present an elaborately staged reading of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen on December 16th as part of their new series for young audiences titled Classics for Kids! 

Centenary Stage Company's holiday production of Disney's The Little Mermaid continues its final week of performances.

Centenary Stage Company continues their run of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Performances will continue to run November 29 – December 10 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.

Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's musical The Nightingale will have two performances at Joe's Pub this month.