On December 16 we attended a live performance of “Charlie Brown Christmas” at the Coterie Theatre. Not only was this a fun celebration of 50 years of this favorite program, it was a loving tribute to Vince Guaraldi’s wonderful music,…
On Wednesday we attended Theatre for Young America’s performance of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” based on the book by Barbara Robinson. This now classic holiday book tells the story of the disreputable and disheveled Herdman children and how they…
image from the book by Arnold Lobel On Wednesday we attended a fun musical performance of “A Year with Frog and Toad” at the Coterie Theatre. This adaptation of the favorite children’s book series brought in song, dance, and a…
image courtesy of Theatre for Young America On June 17 we attended a performance of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” at Theatre for Young America in Union Station. The script expanded this wonderful short story into a…
On Thursday we attended a performance of “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” at Theatre for Young America in Union Station. This is the second stage adaptation at TYA of the popular Laura Numeroff book series, and was so…
Today we attended a performance of “The Cat in the Hat” at Coterie Theatre. This adaptation was fun to watch and true to the spirit of the book. The kids especially enjoyed all the audience involvement, from a discussion of…
Today we attended a performance of “Charlotte’s Web” at Theatre for Young America at Union Station. This live performance was a wonderful retelling of the now classic story, with a dash of humor and a whole lot of audience participation…
On Tuesday we attended a performance of “Starring Abe Lincoln” at Theatre for Young America. This performance was a warm, funny and interesting history of Abe Lincoln’s life, and was both entertaining and informative. We learned about how Lincoln enjoyed…
We attended another fun performance by Paul Mesner Puppets at the Glenwood Theatre on Friday. The hand puppets for the “Good Ole Blue” featurette were adorable, though it did have a bit sadder of an ending than the kids might…
Friday morning we attended a performance of “Nate the Great” by Theatre for Young America at Union Station. The TYA actors did a wonderful job of bringing Marjorie Sharmat’s books to life on stage. If you have not read the…
