Eric Carle News

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation will arrive in Chicago on March 15, 2022 for a limited 13-week run through June 12, 2022, bringing Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl (and Tigger too!) to the Mercury Theatre Chicago.

In Jonathan Rockefeller’s Paddington Saves Christmas, Paddington helps his grumpy neighbor, Mr. Curry, who is panicking before the arrival of an important visitor for the holidays. Paddington volunteers to help Mr. Curry prepare his house for Christmas, but in typical Paddington fashion, his good intentions lead from one problem to the next.

Single tickets for more than 15 Overture Presents shows announced in late August go on sale today, Friday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. Get your tickets online or in-person at the ticket office.

One of the most iconic characters in children's literature will wiggle back to the stage next month! Following multiple seasons in London and New York, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show returns for an Autumn/Winter tour, opening at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 17 October.

Rockefeller Productions will ‘PIVOT!’ from their current record-breaking musical, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, to offer another audience favorite - the debut of Friends Parody (The One with the Puppets) written by Doug Kmiotek and directed by Michael Hull. The show will make its World Premiere on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Theatre Row.

Childsplay Theatre, a pioneer in theatre for youth since 1977, will welcome families and classrooms back to the theater in its 45th season. Its four productions celebrate the magic of live theatre, adding equal doses of music, nostalgia, and spectacle.  

Oregon Children's Theatre has announced Emergence!, the theatre's 2021-2022 performance season.

Acclaimed producer of family entertainment, Rockefeller Productions, has announced that it will launch an in-house tour booking agency, The Rockefeller Booking Agency, led by industry veteran Josh Sherman.  

Overture Center for the Arts will welcome back artists and patrons to our world-class facility starting in September. The fall and winter “Overture Presents” shows were announced in May. Now 15 more shows have been added to the schedule, giving patrons more options for subscription packages and nights out with family and friends. 

Get a first look at photos from Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation, developed and presented by renowned family entertainment creator Jonathan Rockefeller (whose spectacular puppetry is omnipresent in the acclaimed productions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Paddington Gets in a Jam).

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University has announced its 2021–2022 season of performances.

The Children’s Theater Series at Playhouse Square returns to the stage next year and is the perfect way to introduce, or reintroduce, the amazing world of live theater to your family. 

Due to an overwhelming response, Rockefeller Productions is opening a new block of weekend tickets for the highly anticipated Disney Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation.

Summer activities are returning to New York City, and the Bronx Zoo will be hosting a two-month-long event series featuring the works of legendary children's book author Eric Carle. 

This summer will also see the welcome return of Lyric Fest, a free, outdoor family festival held in Lyric Square with Hammersmith BID (20 and 21 August) as a key part of the BID's Summer Festival 2021.

Preston Live Arts Festival, a celebration of arts, culture, and homegrown talent in Preston, announces the initial line-up for this year's Summer Festival which will run at venues across the city from 21-30 June. 

Metro Theater Company is extending the run of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show / La Oruga Muy Hambrienta Espectáculo through Sunday, May 23. Six additional performances have been added to the schedule: Friday, May 21 at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Saturday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and Sunday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Metro Theater Company will resume live performances after a year of exclusively digital programming with an outdoor production of the global sensation, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show brings Eric Carle's beautifully imaginative stories to life.

The smash-hit stage production The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is now be available to stream until the end of February! Filmed in front of a live audience at Hertford Theatre in December, the show was originally made available to stream for a limited 3-week period over Christmas. With the country now in lockdown, this has been extended by 7 weeks until Sunday 28 February. 

The smash-hit stage production The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show will be available to stream for the first time this festive season! Filmed in front of a live audience at Hertford Theatre this month, the never-before-seen Christmas edition of the show features four of Eric Carle's classic stories; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, the addition of the festive tale Dream Snow and, of course, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Following the early closure of the production when Hertford moved into Tier 3, it will now be available to stream on demand until Sunday 10 January.