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Previewing The Arden Theatre’s ’10-’11 Kid’s Series

Tweet **ATTN: PHILLY-AREA READERS** There are many things I look forward to experiencing in early-September; not sweating through 2 t-shirts a day, as one example.  But other pleasures also fall into place in the Fall.  Things like the return...
September 20th, 2010 | OWTK PHILLY LOCAL, OWTK THEATER REVIEWS, Philly | Read More

Kid’s Theater Review: John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean

Kid’s Theater Review: John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean
Tweet It took all of 15-seconds for the Bear to squeal “This is so cool!”. And you know what?  She nailed it, the black light puppet musical ImaginOcean is cool, thanks mostly to the 1/2 dozen, spirited show tunes (the soapy bubbles...
August 18th, 2010 | OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Theater Review: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Kid’s Theater Review: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Tweet The only thing bigger than the slightly mind altering, larger-than-life set were the laughs of the children in the crowd. The Arden Theatre’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie soars beyond Laura Numeroff’s book of the same name.  The...
May 11th, 2010 | OWTK PHILLY LOCAL, OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

From Dear Edwina, With Love

From Dear Edwina, With Love
Tweet Let me give you some advice: Spend Valentine’s Day Weekend in Paw Paw, Michigan (er, Manhattan) with Edwina and her friends…and save $10 on each ticket to the best Off-Broadway kid’s musical I’ve ever seen. Here’s...
January 19th, 2010 | OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

Peter Pan at The Arden – Kid’s Theater Review

Peter Pan at The Arden – Kid’s Theater Review
Tweet At it’s core, The Arden’s Peter Pan is an elaborate game of playing house.   Just below the surface though, and something especially noticeable in their miraculous production of Douglas Irving’s adaption, are larger truths...
December 17th, 2009 | OWTK PHILLY LOCAL, OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

Dear Edwina has More Advice to Offer

Tweet My favorite kid’s theater production ever is coming back to the DR2 Kid’s Theater in Union Square, New York, NY. That’s right, Dear Edwina’s return engagement begins December 11, 2009 and runs through February 15, 2010....
September 3rd, 2009 | OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

Coraline, the Off-Broadway Musical

Tweet After enchanting moviegoers coast to coast earlier in the year, Coraline is set to takeover the New York Theater World this Spring. The new musical production of Coraline, with lyrics and music by The Magnetic Fields Stephin Merritt, makes...
April 9th, 2009 | OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More

A Year with Frog & Toad (Made Accessible for All)

Tweet The Arden Theater, located in Olde City Philadelphia, is roughly 18 days into a 6-week revival run of A Year with Frog & Toad (through 4/19/09). Originally staged at The Arden in 2004, the classic stories by Arnold Lobel come to life brilliantly...
March 21st, 2009 | OWTK PHILLY LOCAL, OWTK THEATER REVIEWS, Philly | Read More

Dear Edwina – Off Broadway Greatness

Tweet I’ve seen a fair amount of children’s theater and now that I’ve seen Dear Edwina – I’ve seen perfection. My only fear, after seeing the show, was this: how would I adequately describe just how amazing the show...
December 18th, 2008 | OWTK THEATER REVIEWS | Read More
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