Last week marked the official, one-year anniversary of BroadwayWorld Jr. I took a moment to look back on the first few shows I took my kids to see last year. My daughter, then six, was you…
Last week marked the official, one-year anniversary of BroadwayWorld Jr. I took a moment to look back on the first few shows I took my kids to see last year. My daughter, then six, was you…
Godspell is best when it wears its heart on its sleeve. That's not necessarily a comment on this most recent revival of Steven Shwartz's classic theatricalized telling of the Gospel Accordi…
MamaDrama on BroadwayWorld is a new initiative that's perfect for theatre-loving parents. MamaDrama reports are here to help you decide what's worth the cost of the sitter The shows covered…
There are two things I'll say right from the start about Off-Broadway Family Theatre's production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe now playing at St. Luke's Theatre It's one of the be…
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris, Producers has announced an exciting ticket giveaway in celebration of Halloween At both the 130 p.m. and 730 p.m. performanc…
The first Broadway Show my parents ever took me to see was Peter Pan. I remember this fluttery feeling in my stomach as the orchestra started to play the overture, and a few years later I w…
This past weekend, my family welcomed a new era of family theatre reporting My daughter, almost eight, is officially too old for Baby Shows and my son, age three, is ready to sit in a chair …
This month, Broadwayworld Jr. and I are proud to be a part of a new initiative that's perfect for the theatre-loving parents who read this column. It's called MamaDrama NY, and it's here to…
Last week, at the end of BoradwayWorld Jr.'s Fall Flash article which highlighted the best family theatre options for fall, I added on a just for parents recommendation for those of us who m…
With all the chaos of getting two kids back to school, making the transition from summer to cool weather and preparing for the upcoming High Holidays, it's been hard to get my kids to the th…
Arielle Tepper Madover isn't just a Tony award winning Broadway producer, she's also a mom. Like all of us, she puts a lot of value on her kids' emotional development, and she recognizes how…
The Broadway production of Catch Me If You Can will be closing on September 4th after almost six months at the Neil Simon Theatre. If you've been putting it off, now is your last chance to c…
For the past several months, I've been getting a lot of emails from all of you asking if your child is the right age to see Spiderman. I haven't answered because I saw the old version, befo…
How often are you silly If you have little kids which pretty much all of you reading this article do, you probably spend a lot of time trying to be silly or trying to make your kids laugh a…
Kickin' it Old School in the 100 Acre WoodsMy daughter is seven years old, and she suddenly seems to be maturing at rocket speed. I swear she was a child when I put her to sleep last night, …
MAMA BEAR KNOWS BESTThey may be bears. They may live in a tree. Their children may walk to school by themselves. But one thing about the Berenstain Bears Live is accurate and holds water in …
At 1032 pm last Friday night, the news began to leak. Cell phones began buzzing backstage across the Great White Way and during the curtain calls of some shows like Priscilla Queen of the De…
The Best Bets for Kids and Family Theatre this Summer againLast week I shared some of my favorite summer offerings for Kids and Families looking for a little relaxation, entertainment and ye…
The Best Bets for Kids and Family Theatre this SummerIs it just me, or is everyone a bit on edge School is ending, schedules are changing, nannies are quitting and those of us who aren't spe…
Lauren Kennedy Timing is EverythingWhile Actress and Super Mom Lauren Kennedy does her part to always see the silver lining in any situation, it does seem as though the stars tend to align f…
When I found out I'd be covering Wonderland for BroadwayWorld, I wasn't sure if I should bring my seven-year-old daughter. As most of you know by now, the whole premise of this column is a m…
Recently, I had the pleasure of taking my seven-year-old daughter to her very first Broadway show. I don't count the time was so graciously invited by a friend's grandmother to enjoy full-pr…
In preparation for my family's visit to Dreamworks Theatricals' MADAGASCAR LIVE, now showing at Radio City through April 24th, I rented the original film from an actual Blockbuster store. Th…
About 40 minutes South of the starry lights of Broadway, along New Jersey Transit's Midtown Direct line, you'll find the town of Maplewood, New Jersey and it's neighbor, South Orange. Dubbed…