Arnold Lobel News

Award-winning Wild Swan Theater continues its 40th season of bringing the finest professional theater to families with Frog and Toad, a charming production especially created for younger theater goers.  Based on Arnold Lobel's wonderful stories by the same name, Frog and Toad will captivate children from ages 3 to 8.  Through storytelling, puppets, and props, the play explores the adventures of these two very dear characters and their great friendship.

Arnold Lobel's treasured characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure as Centenary Stage Company's Young Audience Series presents A Year with Frog and Toad for a special, one day only performance, November 2nd at 11:00 am in The Little Theatre located at 400 Jefferson Street Hackettstown, NJ.

Families looking for a holiday treat will find it at a?oeA Year With Frog and Toad,a?? a heartwarming musical inspired by Arnold Lobel's beloved books about the comic adventures of best pals Frog and Toad and their whimsical forest friends.  

Arnold Lobel's treasured characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure as Centenary Stage Company's Young Audience Series presents A Year with Frog and Toad for a special, one day only performance, November 2nd at 11:00 am in The Little Theatre located at 400 Jefferson Street Hackettstown, NJ.

Main Street Theater opens its new Theater for Youth season with the wonderful musical, A Year with Frog and Toad, based on the beloved books by Arnold Lobel.

What a week it has been for the city of Indianola. Des Moines Metro Opera closed their 2019 season, RAGBRAI has been through town, the county fair has started, and we are preparing for the National Balloon Classic. Yet there is another event in town that people will soon be talking about. Carousel Theatre of Indianola is opening the final production of their 2019 season with a big and grand production of a?oeThe Hunchback of Notre Dame.a?? Their production opens on July 26, but I was fortunate to be able to catch a preview of the show, and this theatre is giving Indianola another gem to add to the treasures the town has to offer.

Farmers Alley Theatre for Young Audiences returns this summer with the charming musical, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, running July 27th through August 3rd.  Based on the beloved series of children's books by Arnold Lobel that has delighted generations of kids, and featuring bright new songs by the Tony Nominated team of Robert & Willie Reale, this hour-long adaptation of the Broadway musical is sure to delight children of all ages, especially those aged 3-to-10.

Adapted from the three-time-Tony-nominated Broadway hit comes A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS. Based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books, the jazzy, upbeat score bubbles with melody. Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.

Wild Swan Theater Co-Artistic Directors Hilary Cohen and Sandy Ryder announce the company's 40th season of performances. Nationally regarded as one of the finest theaters for young people in the country, Wild Swan produces artistic, accessible and affordable theater for families.  The upcoming season will feature some of our favorites, including the classics Strega Nona and the Magic Pasta Pot, A Christmas Carol, Frog and Toad, and Treasure Island, as well as the world premiere of the original drama Coding to the Moon:  Margaret Hamilton and the Apollo Missions.

The Board of Directors and Artistic Director, David Leidholdt, are announcing Millbrook's opening production of the ground-breaking Tony Award-nominated musical, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, with book and lyrics by Willie Reale and music by Robert Reale, opening June 7, on the Ryan Main Stage. 

Main Street Theater (MST) announces its 44th Season which includes six productions on the MainStage and six at its Theater for Youth for 2019-2020. 

Dundalk Community Theatre gives families a reason to get out of the house this winter.  The family friendly Broadway Musical "A Year with Frog & Toad", based on beloved Arnold Lobel children stories, will be performed from February 23 - March 3rd.  Individual tickets are $17 and Children's tickets are $10.

It's not just another year in the life for a couple of beloved amphibians and their friends.

Wild Swan Theater, Ann Arbor's highly acclaimed theater for family audiences, presents a special production for young children January 24-26, 2019. Owl's Winter is a delightful collection of stories based on Arnold Lobel's Owl at Home, carefully created to engage the littlest theater-goers. In one story, Owl encounters strange bumps at the end of his bed as he lays down to sleep. In another, the moon seems to follow him home while he is out for an evening stroll. In a third, Owl makes tearwater tea when he runs out of the real thing. The warmth and humor of these stories will delight you and your preschool or early elementary school aged students. Children will help Owl make discoveries through lots of audience participation and a special surprise at the end.

On December 7th, Synchronicity Theatre opened A Year With Frog and Toad, a family-friendly musical based on Arnold Lobel's beloved characters, Frog and Toad.

Arnold Lobel's beloved characters Frog and Toad "hop from the page to the stage" in Synchronicity Theatre's A Year With Frog and Toad, December 7 - 30, 2018. This family musical adaptation of the popular children's books is suitable for children age three and up.

Arnold Lobel's treasure characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure as Centenary Stage Company's Young Audience Series presents A Year with Frog and Toad November 1 through November 5 in The Little Theatre located at 400 Jefferson Street Hackettstown, NJ. A Year with Frog and Toad is a Centenary University & Centenary Stage Company NEXTstage Repertory production. NEXTstage Repertory is the all student production company highlighting the close collaboration between the Centenary University Theater Department and the professionally producing Centenary Stage Company.

Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces their upcoming production of A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS, based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books and the beautiful Broadway musical. A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS hops from page to stage to tell the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Throughout the year, two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.

Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando REP) is proud to A Year With Frog and Toad(September 4 - 30, 2018). This production is presented by Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, and Disney. Orlando REP's 2018 - 2019 season is sponsored by Florida Hospital for Children.

Celebrating over 20 years of acclaimed musical theatre training for young thespians, the Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop returns to the Little Theater August 3 through August 12 with the annual Summer Festival of Shows. These talented young thespians between the ages of 8 and 18 will present a variety of musical theater favorites including; Blood Brothers, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Drowsy Chaperone, Arthur Miller's All My Sons and the ever-popular One-Act Festival. The Young Performers Workshop is also seeking new and returning applicants for the 2018 Fall Session. Interviews will be held by appointment on Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12. Call the box office directly to schedule an interview.