63 stories by "Laurel Graeber"
The nonprofit organization New 42, which earned a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater this year, continues to pave the way for a revitalized Times Square.
Striking plants of deep pinks and dark greens conjure the visual world of "Wicked" this month at the New York Botanical Garden.
The children's theater company will bring its latest production, "It's a Marvelous Paper Bag World!," to stages in New York this spring.
A tender reimagining of "The Wizard of Oz" follows Dora, an angsty American teenager who initially rejects her family's Mexican heritage.
This alluring spectacle at Stage 42, which aims to dazzle audiences 8 and older, makes powerful statements about the rights of both animals and human beings.
This year's International Puppet Fringe Festival surveys puppetry traditions from around the globe, and celebrates the legacy of the master puppeteer Ralph Lee.
In a musical based on works by the creator of Captain Underpants, an anthropomorphic feline urges young swamp dwellers (and the polliwogs in the audience) to let their creativity run wild.
'Fish in a Tree' at New York City Children's Theater pulls viewers into the mind of an 8-year-old girl with dyslexia, using projections and immersive sound design.
Atlantic for Kids' new play explores sibling relationships, using the delicate weavings of a Hawaiian craft.
Trusty Sidekick Theater Company has created an outdoor adventure for young people on the autism spectrum.
Opening with five days of in-person performances, the International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC also includes streaming productions and an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
A Harriet Tubman monologue, an animated "Sit-In" and a toy theater short about medical inequity deliver useful messages through varied mediums.
From shows based on children's books to productions that introduce children to global cultures, companies are offering a range of options.
There may not be group hikes and s'mores, but that doesn't mean there won't be adventure, songs, comedy, art and dance. Here are some programs taking place online.
Two new productions use everyday materials and artistic ingenuity to gently warn young audiences of the perils of climate change.
Despite a meanspirited neighbor " spoiler alert! " things work out just fine.
TheaterWorksUSA has brought a best-selling children's book series to the stage in a bubbly, puppet-filled musical.
The bizarro, irreverent world of Dav Pilkey, the creator of the Captain Underpants books, has been deftly translated to the Lucille Lortel Theater's stage.
These classics, performed at Theater Row, are not holiday stories per se, but they have much to say about greed and goodness.
A 9-year-old planting lima beans helps a community question assumptions, in this family theater work based on a young-adult novel by Paul Fleischman.
For its free summer theater program, Theatreworks USA has adapted a children's book series featuring a laid-back, guitar-playing feline hero.
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical," at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, has bucks as well as does, but its message of equality is not fully realized.
In "Pip's Island," an interactive theater piece, children travel through a dozen installations as they assist adult actors in saving a magical realm.
Mr. Kelly, who performs stand-up that some have found offensively clean, is celebrating his latest project, "My First Comedy Album," in shows this weekend.
"Mr. Popper's Penguins," at the New Victory Theater, stars life-size puppets as the creatures that upend a sedate couple's lives " and warm their hearts.
