LYLE THE CROCODILE Set for Main Street Theater

Main Street Theater continues its 2015-2016 Theater for Youth season with the delightful family musical Lyle the Crocodile, based on Bernard Waber's adored children's books Lyle, Lyle Crocodile and The House on East 88th Street.

Lyle will play:

· Sundays, November 22 & 29 at 1pm and 4pm;

· Saturdays, December 5 - 19 at 1pm and 4pm;

· Friday, November 23 at 10:30am

· Monday - Wednesday, December 21 - 23 at 10:30am

at 3400 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002. Ticket prices for public performances are $20 - $16. Tickets are on sale via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at MainStreetTheater.com. Group rates are available. No children under 3 are admitted in the theater (including sleeping babies).

Performances are also available for school groups. Call 713.524.9196 or visit the website.

When the Primm family moves into their apartment they find a crocodile in their bathtub, and nobody knows quite what to do. But his singing and dancing soon convince them that Lyle is a perfect addition and is here to stay! Audiences of all ages will be reminded not to judge people (or crocodiles) and to love one another as they are. A tap-dancing, high-energy holiday spectacular for all families!

Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up. Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater.

Lyle Christmas Party at MST

Our annual Christmas party returns! On Monday, December 21 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm, join us for face painting, arts and crafts, snacks and photos with Santa as well as fun with some special guests. $20 per child / adults are free. Does not include admission to a performance.

Page to Stage Book Club Meeting

On Saturday, December 5, MST will hold its Page to Stage Book Club meeting at the Blue Willow Bookshop at 10am. The club meets over the course of the season to talk about the books the MST Theater for Youth plays are based on, meet characters from the books, have a snack, make crafts, and hear a reading from the book. Children can bring their own copy of the book or purchase it at a discount at Blue Willow (located at 14532 Memorial Drive (at Dairy Ashford)). To RSVP for the book club, send an email to vstjohn@mainstreettheater.com. FREE to all.

About the Production

After last summer's hit, Fancy Nancy, director and choreographer Jimmy Phillips returns for Lyle. Debbie Wylie is the musical director. The cast includes Danny Dyer, Haley Hussey, Sarah Konkel, Scott Lupton, Sarah Meyers, Ragan Richardson, Ryan Smith, Taelon Stonecipher, Justin White, Brandon Whitely, and Maryann Williams.

The design team includes Claire A. "Jac" Jones (set design), David Gipson (lighting design), Macy Lyne (costume design), Shawn W. St. John (sound design), and Bryce Grace Burton (properties design). Danielle Docwra is the Production Stage Manager.

About Main Street Theater

Now in its 40th Anniversary Season, Main Street Theater provides theater experiences for all ages. Founded in 1975, our MainStage produces professional, intimate, literary plays for adults and operates under an Actors' Equity Association union contract; our Theater for Youth produces professional, engaging productions based on children's literature for families and school groups, both in-house and on tour around Texas; and we offer Education and Outreach programs on-site and at satellite locations around the Greater Houston area for youth aged 4 - high school. We work out of 2 brand new facilities: our Rice Village home on Times. Blvd., and as part of the MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) on Main Street.

Main Street Theater is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters, of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA (formerly ASSITEJ), the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people, and a founding member of Houston Arts Partners. Main Street Theater is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.