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Galli Theater Opens New Home with THE UGLY DUCKLING Today

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The Galli Theater will premiere its new show in its new theater home! The company will be moving into The Gloria Maddox Theater and is set to open today, October 4th with THE UGLY DUCKLING. The Gloria Maddox Theater is located at 151 W 26th St #7, NY, NY 10001.

Premiering today, October 4th and running weekends the entire month of October, The Ugly Duckling is a play filled with dance and music. An swanling finds itself amongst a duck family and realizes it just doesn't fit in. It goes on the search for friendship and belonging. On the way it meets up with different animals and tries to dance to the beat of the different drums. In the end, this case of mistaken identity is cleared up, when two swans embrace the swaddling as friend and family.

Appropriate for children ages 3 and 7, the show is and filled with music and song delighting audiences young and old. As with all of Galli Theaters show, The Ugly Duckling is interactive, giving the young audience a chance to engage the characters in the performance. All shows are at 2pm, and the box office opens a half an hour before the show.

After-Show Workshop: Hosted on Saturdays after our show, this 40 minute workshop let's your child take the stage and be the star. At the end of the workshop, there is a presentation for attending family members.

About Galli Theater - Galli Theater has been serving families for over 25 years. Our New York theater offers fairytales for children in our midtown location as well as travel shows for schools and private events. Our Dr. Fairytale program performs in hospitals, shelters for families, and other institutions where children may not be able to visit our theaters. The Galli Theater communicates important social issues through modern adaptations of fairy tales from around the world.

The theater is located at 151 West 26th Street, 7th Fl NY, NY 10001). Call 212 731 0668, email galliny@gmail.com or visit www.gallitheaterny.com for more information.

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