This adaptation by New York City Children's Theater stays true to the novel's premise but, unlike the book, is full of comedy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]Family theater in this case means graphic, high-speed and sometimes fiery demonstrations of the laws of physics.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:15PM[SHARE]This Atlantic for Kids production at the Linda Gross Theater packs in surprises while offering lessons on gender roles and income inequality.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:44PM[SHARE]The show, by New York City Children's Theater, finds some characters conceived as real people in the author's life.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:13PM[SHARE]This family play that borrows from the commedia dell'arte tradition has donned holiday garb and been adapted since its New York International Fringe Festival appearance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18PM[SHARE]The Rockettes once again are kicking off the holiday season at Radio City Music Hall, with a few new flourishes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:19PM[SHARE]The Siamese cat who believes he's a Chihuahua has another musical adventure at the Lucille Lortel Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:41PM[SHARE]A new musical based on the children’s book by the actress Julianne Moore teaches that differences, like a peppering of freckles, add spice to the world.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]The French Canadian troupe bounced, whirled, juggled and defied gravity in its performance at the New Victory theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:14PM[SHARE]Lisa Loeb gets one of the credits for this musical about the summer sleepaway ritual and the growing up that goes on there.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:10PM[SHARE]"The Light Princess," a richly imagined and delightfully acted musical based on a story by George MacDonald, is at the New Victory Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:21PM[SHARE]'The Love Note' (Sunday) Sound like a romance? Think again. The title of this new production, billed as a musical for preteenagers, refers to the words of encouragement the mother of the her…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:31PM[SHARE]THE LOVE NOTE (Sunday and Tuesday) Sound like a romance? Think again. The title of this new production, billed as a musical for preteenagers, refers to the words of encouragement the mother …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:16PM[SHARE]"The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk," at the New Victory Theater, explores the fragility of friendship and of our better selves.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:25PM[SHARE]"Samantha Spade, Ace Detective" has in its arsenal a parody of a scene from "The Maltese Falcon," as teenagers at summer camp search for a "Maltball Falcon."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:15PM[SHARE]An artist and a villain square off in a spectacle of light and darkness in "iLuminate," at New World Stages.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PM[SHARE]iLUMINATE At this hourlong Off Broadway production, it isn't the names that go up in lights. Founded by Miral Kotb, a dancer and software engineer, the troupe iLuminate uses wireless program…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:39PM[SHARE]"Mother Africa" is a Circus der Sinne showcase featuring circus, dance and music elements.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:52PM[SHARE]iLUMINATE: At this hourlong Off Broadway production, it isn't the names that go up in lights. Founded by Miral Kotb, a dancer and software engineer, iLUMINATE uses wireless programs to light…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:57PM[SHARE]The New York holiday tradition of the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" returns, with floating orbs, game consoles and the enduring Rockettes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:53PM[SHARE]The Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette Company presents a slightly altered version of "Sleeping Beauty" that emphasizes the second word in the title.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PM[SHARE]"Tilly the Trickster," a musical for children from the Atlantic Theater Company, is inspired by Molly Shannon's picture book.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:02AM[SHARE]"Timmy the Great," a musical for children at Theater for the New City, centers on a young prince in a land where everyone pursues the arts.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:15PM[SHARE]Theatreworks USA's production of "The Civil War" is a musical that gives personal faces to some of the hundreds of thousands of casualties in America's bloodiest war.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:12PM[SHARE]'Bend in the Road' (Saturday, Wednesday & Thursday) Remember Anne of Green Gables? The heroine of Lucy Mauds Montgomery's 1908 novel of that title, she was a spirited redheaded orphan who al…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:49AM[SHARE]With music by Laurie Berkner and a script based on an Eileen Spinelli book, "Wanda's Monster" teaches us that friends can be found in unexpected places.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:12PM[SHARE]The Scottish troupe Visible Fictions brings "The Mark of Zorro" to life onstage with only three actors and a few props.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:13PM[SHARE]In "Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador," by Myla Churchill, Armstrong defends his life at the gates of heaven.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:39PM[SHARE]"Skippyjon Jones" is a family musical, adapted from Judy Schachner's picture book, which follows the exploits of a Siamese cat who dreams of being a Chihuahua.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32PM[SHARE]In "Flying Fables" a married couple find a trunk in the subway that opens into a world full of characters right out of Aesop's fables, and their childhoods.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PM[SHARE]The Big Apple Circus's "Dream Big" has no lions or tigers, but a capybara and a crested porcupine, along with horses and humans, deliver ample awe, suspense and amusement.
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