Doreen Cronin News

Get ready for a brand-new barnyard tale like you've never 'herd' before! Featuring Farmer Brown and his clever, comical cows, Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type grazes the Center for Puppetry Arts stage with its debut today, June 9, through July 26. Directed by the Center's artistic director Jon Ludwig, this bovine bunch illustrates what happens when cows learn to type and chickens go on strike!

Get ready for a brand-new barnyard tale like you've never "herd" before! Featuring Farmer Brown and his clever, comical cows, Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type grazes the Center for Puppetry Arts stage with its debut June 9-July 26. Directed by the Center's artistic director Jon Ludwig, this bovine bunch illustrates what happens when cows learn to type and chickens go on strike!

In the midst of a highly anticipated expansion and renovation project, the Center for Puppetry Arts announces its 2015-2016 performance season, filled with classic tales, memorable characters and plenty of puppet fun for the entire family! The 16-show lineup features a brand new Center-produced show, a few returning favorites and a number of notable new and returning guest artist engagements.

As the classic Tony Bennett song goes, 'You Must Believe in Spring,' though some of us have nearly lost faith. Here are some of our favorite books that pay tribute to the season as we await its arrival.

Children will delight to see many of the characters from juvenile fiction books "live and in person" when The Alden in McLean's McLean Kids Series continues with "Fly Guy & Other Stories" on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for McLean tax district residents. The Alden is located inside the McLean Community Center, at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.

Following the success of The World's Fair Plays, a New York Times Critics Pick, and a 'glorious' production of A Christmas Carol (Times Ledger), Queens Theatre (QT) is excited to announce its Winter/Spring Season. Performances begin on Sunday, February 8 with a family series show, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces a Pittsburgh International Children's Theater presentation of Theatreworks USA in Click, Clack, Moo from January 11-18, 2015, at six performance locations throughout the region. Citizens Bank is the season sponsor of 2014 ? 2015 Pittsburgh International Children's Theater Family Series.

Orlando Repertory Theatre (The REP) presents Click, Clack, BOO! A TrickyTreat (October 6 - November 9, 2014), based on the book by Doreen Cronin and Betsey Lewin, and adapted by James E. Grote with music and lyrics by George Howe. This production is presented by Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs with supporting sponsor Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor, & Reed, P.A.

The Eisemann Center and the City of Richardson announced the 2014-2015 Season of Eisemann Center Presents (ECP) at the Annual Season Preview Party on Thursday, May 8, 2014. The season will include the popular Theatre Comedy Series with four productions and 23 performances; the Methodist Richardson Family Theatre Series with five productions and Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations with a total of four concerts. In addition, there are eight MainStage Shows featuring a diverse mix of programming and artistic disciplines. Some of the more popular productions and artists from the past twelve years are returning to join the season - Mandy Patinkin, Steve Solomon, the Paul Taylor Dance Company and The Church Basement Ladies. They will be joined by some outstanding new artists and shows for the Eisemann Center, including Ben Vereen, Darlene Love, Dennis DeYoung, Arlo Guthrie, Taylor Mac, Andrea McArdle, Faith Prince, Donna McKechnie, and Maureen McGovern.

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents Theatreworks USA's family friendly production of the mooooo-ving musical, Click, Clack, Moo today, May 3 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $15, $20, $25 and are available online at www.whbpac.org.

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents Theatreworks USA's family friendly production of the mooooo-ving musical, Click, Clack, Moo on Saturday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $15, $20, $25 and are available online at www.whbpac.org.

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly performing today, February 22 at 1:30PM. Diary of a Worm... is a part of BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center's 2013-2014 Family Theater Season, featuring plays, musicals, puppetry, concerts and dance for all ages.

Westport Country Playhouse will continue its 2013-14 Family Festivities Series with a musical presentation of 'Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly,' based on the bestselling books by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, on Sunday, March 9, at 1 and 4 p.m., recommended for age 4 and up. Tickets are $20. Running time is approximately one hour. Pre-show activities begin one hour before each performance at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly performing on Saturday, February 22 at 1:30PM. Diary of a Worm… is a part of BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center's 2013-2014 Family Theater Season, featuring plays, musicals, puppetry, concerts and dance for all ages.

Growing up is never easy, especially when you're the size of a bottle cap! That's what Worrying Worm, Sassy Spider, and Fearless Fly learn as they tackle the big world around them in the coming-of-age musical, DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER AND A FLY, coming to Wharton Center on February 9, 2014.

Growing up is never easy, especially when you're the size of a bottle cap! That's what Worrying Worm, Sassy Spider, and Fearless Fly learn as they tackle the big world around them in the coming-of-age musical, DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER AND A FLY, coming to Wharton Center on February 9, 2014. Tickets are $12, plus applicable fees, and are available online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

Lifeline Theatre presents the world premiere of Click, Clack Boo! A Tricky Treat, a family musical based on the brand new book by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin.

Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and the artistic ensemble announce their 2013-2014, season of Big Stories, Up Close. In its award-winning and audience-acclaimed style, Lifeline's thirty-first season will feature six unforgettable books brought to life: sprawling, classic stories as well as thrilling contemporary titles, as Lifeline retains its reputation for fresh, imaginative interpretations of beloved favorites and embraces the challenges of new, thought-provoking works. Additionally, Lifeline Theatre will produce the seventeenth annual Fillet of Solo Festival and the Georgette Heyer Reading Series.

Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat runs Saturday, Oct. 19 - Sunday, Nov. 24 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. Press opening is Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Regular performance times are Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (Previews are Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 20 at 11 a.m.) Ticket prices are $15 and may be purchased at the Lifeline Theatre Box Office, 773.761.4477, or by visiting www.lifelinetheatre.com.