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Children's Theatre


Tue May
22
10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service

Presented by Central Park - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater


'Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service' tells the story of Molly Muffet (the great-great-great-great granddaughter of the original, "Little Miss Muffet") and what happens when she ends up home alone while her parents leave for a high school reunion. Molly's grandfather is called in to babysit but gets stranded by a snowstorm in Alaska. As a last resort, he calls in an old family friend, Aloisius Albrecht Alviss Spider (Al for short), the original spider from the famed nursery rhyme. Molly and Al quickly become friends and hatch a plan to start a baby-sitting service for baby monsters while her parents are away. As the night progresses and baby monsters get dropped off, Molly and Al receive news that the storm of the century is heading their way. Molly, Al and the babies hunker down for what promises to be a long night filled with music, song, dance and numerous surprises.
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Wed May
23
10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service

Presented by Central Park - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater


'Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service' tells the story of Molly Muffet (the great-great-great-great granddaughter of the original, "Little Miss Muffet") and what happens when she ends up home alone while her parents leave for a high school reunion. Molly's grandfather is called in to babysit but gets stranded by a snowstorm in Alaska. As a last resort, he calls in an old family friend, Aloisius Albrecht Alviss Spider (Al for short), the original spider from the famed nursery rhyme. Molly and Al quickly become friends and hatch a plan to start a baby-sitting service for baby monsters while her parents are away. As the night progresses and baby monsters get dropped off, Molly and Al receive news that the storm of the century is heading their way. Molly, Al and the babies hunker down for what promises to be a long night filled with music, song, dance and numerous surprises.
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Categories: Theater


Wed May
23
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The Gazillion Bubble Show

Presented by New World Stages


Over the past two decades, Fan Yang has explored the fragile and mysterious world of soap bubbles and emerged with a completely new medium, blending art and science to dazzle audiences around the globe. He holds (and has broken his own) Guinness World records for the biggest bubble ever blown, the largest bubble wall ever created (156 feet), most bubbles within a bubble, and in May 2006, was able to encapsulate 22 people inside a single soap bubble on live television in Madrid. 'Gazillion Bubble Show' is the first and only interactive stage production of its kind, complete with fantastic light effects, lasers and jaw-dropping masterpieces of bubble artistry.
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Categories: Arts, Theater


Thu May
24
10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service

Presented by Central Park - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater


'Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service' tells the story of Molly Muffet (the great-great-great-great granddaughter of the original, "Little Miss Muffet") and what happens when she ends up home alone while her parents leave for a high school reunion. Molly's grandfather is called in to babysit but gets stranded by a snowstorm in Alaska. As a last resort, he calls in an old family friend, Aloisius Albrecht Alviss Spider (Al for short), the original spider from the famed nursery rhyme. Molly and Al quickly become friends and hatch a plan to start a baby-sitting service for baby monsters while her parents are away. As the night progresses and baby monsters get dropped off, Molly and Al receive news that the storm of the century is heading their way. Molly, Al and the babies hunker down for what promises to be a long night filled with music, song, dance and numerous surprises.
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Categories: Theater


Fri May
25
10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service

Presented by Central Park - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater


'Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service' tells the story of Molly Muffet (the great-great-great-great granddaughter of the original, "Little Miss Muffet") and what happens when she ends up home alone while her parents leave for a high school reunion. Molly's grandfather is called in to babysit but gets stranded by a snowstorm in Alaska. As a last resort, he calls in an old family friend, Aloisius Albrecht Alviss Spider (Al for short), the original spider from the famed nursery rhyme. Molly and Al quickly become friends and hatch a plan to start a baby-sitting service for baby monsters while her parents are away. As the night progresses and baby monsters get dropped off, Molly and Al receive news that the storm of the century is heading their way. Molly, Al and the babies hunker down for what promises to be a long night filled with music, song, dance and numerous surprises.
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Categories: Theater


Sat May
26
1 p.m.

Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service

Presented by Central Park - Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater


'Little Miss Muffet's Monster-Sitting Service' tells the story of Molly Muffet (the great-great-great-great granddaughter of the original, "Little Miss Muffet") and what happens when she ends up home alone while her parents leave for a high school reunion. Molly's grandfather is called in to babysit but gets stranded by a snowstorm in Alaska. As a last resort, he calls in an old family friend, Aloisius Albrecht Alviss Spider (Al for short), the original spider from the famed nursery rhyme. Molly and Al quickly become friends and hatch a plan to start a baby-sitting service for baby monsters while her parents are away. As the night progresses and baby monsters get dropped off, Molly and Al receive news that the storm of the century is heading their way. Molly, Al and the babies hunker down for what promises to be a long night filled with music, song, dance and numerous surprises.
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Categories: Theater


Sat May
26
1 p.m.

StinkyKids the Musical

Presented by Theatre 80


StinkyKid Britt never gets in trouble and loves making everyone happy. She's convinced her parents to take her friends Max, Hannah, Jen, Johnny and Billy to the opening of the new MegaJumper 3000. But when Britt gets a massive wad of gum stuck in her hair, she must rely on her friends to help her get out of the sticky situation before her parents find out and cancel the trip. 'StinkyKids the Musical' is based on the award winning 'StinkyKids' books and 'StinkyKids' characters.
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Categories: Theater


Sat May
26
12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

The Jungle Book

Presented by Puppetworks


Puppetworks presents Rudyard Kipling's 1894 fables of India with an original song score adapted for Marionettes by Nicolas Coppola and Adam Kilgour.
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Categories: Theater


Sat May
26
11 a.m.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Presented by St. Luke's Theatre


The White Witch has trapped Narnia in a perpetual state of winter with no hope of Christmas. But all that changes when four siblings venture through an old wardrobe and enter this land of talking animals, charming fauns, giants and dwarves. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Aslan the Great Lion, the children courageously battle the forces of evil and discover that Love is the deepest magic of all. In this adaptation, two actors play eight characters, both human and animal.
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Sat May
26
12 p.m.

Wiseacre Farm

Presented by 13th Street Repertory Company


It's Cliffie the Pig's 4th birthday and the whole farm is throwing him a party. But watch out! The fox loves to steal birthday cakes. Kids come on stage and help save the cake! Brian Cooley directs 'Wiseacre Farm,' a long-running childrens' show by a collaboration of directors and actors over the years.
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Categories: Arts, Theater




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