The Children's Theatre News

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati ends its 90th MainStage Season with DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR., April 10-12 and 18, 2015 at the Taft Theatre.

See 'And Then Came Tango' at The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey through March 29th. It is a completely fascinating World Premiere play.

?Teresa Eyring, the visionary executive director of Theatre Communications Group, will receive USITT's 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Management at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.

The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey will present the world premiere production of AND THEN CAME TANGO from March 6th through the 29th with performances Friday evenings at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4:00 PM. AND THEN CAME TANGO, written by Emily Freeman, is the winner of our 2014 New Play- Reading Festival. This production is under the direction of Stephen L. Fredericks, The Growing Stage's Executive Director with choreography by Jillian Petrie and original music by Paul Marbach.

The Theatre School at DePaul University will host the One Theatre World 2015 national conference, May 7 through May 9, 2015, produced by Theatre for Young Audiences/USA (TYA/USA). TYA/USA is a national service organization whose mission is to promote the power of professional theatre for young audiences through excellence, collaboration, and innovation across cultural and internal boundaries.

Davidson Community Players and Davidson LifeLine, thru a partnership with an adult education institute, DavidsonLearns present the mental health/suicide awareness stage play, Ordinary People.

Broadwayworld.com interviewed playwright, Emily Freeman. She told us about her career and the World Premiere of 'AND THEN CAME TANGO' at The Growing Stage in Netcong. The show will be onstage from March 6th through March 29th.

The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey will present the world premiere production of AND THEN CAME TANGO from March 6th through the 29th with performances Friday evenings at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4:00 PM. AND THEN CAME TANGO, written by Emily Freeman, is the winner of our 2014 New Play- Reading Festival. This production is under the direction of Stephen L. Fredericks, The Growing Stage's Executive Director with choreography by Jillian Petrie and original music by Paul Marbach.

Check out our round-up of entertainment that is happening in the next month all around the Garden State.

Miners Alley Children's Theatre presents, Rumpelstiltskin, adapted for the stage by Rory Pierce. The production runs today, February 14 - March 7, 2015.

Miners Alley Children's Theatre presents, Rumpelstiltskin, adapted for the stage by Rory Pierce. The production runs February 14 - March 7, 2015.

?Teresa Eyring, the visionary executive director of Theatre Communications Group, will receive USITT's 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Management at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati continues its 90th MainStage Season with SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR. at the Taft Theatre, directed by Angela Powell Walker. Originally conceived and directed by Scott Ferguson. Book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, George Keating. Music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Kathy Mandry, George Newall and Tom Yohe.

The Children's Theatre at Way Off Broadway is ready once again to bring a season of family entertainment to the region when its new season opens in January. Kicking off the 2015 Children's Theatre Season will be the area premiere of The Berenstain Bears On Stage.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, January 9 - 24, 2015. The play was workshopped in Pioneer Theatre Company's new play reading series, Play-by-Play, last season. The play-a finalist in the 2014 National Playwrights Conference-coincides with the 50th anniversaries of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) welcomes prominent playwright, poet, and theater director Dace Mic?ne-Z?l?te to the staff. Ms. Mic?ne-Z?l?te, founder and director of the Children's Theatre, Ribeja Mute, in Latvia, will implement and teach the school's new drama class beginning in January.

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati continues its 90th MainStage Season celebration with THE SNOW QUEEN, directed by Jay Goodlett. Music by Steve Goers, book and lyrics by Alyn Cardarelli.

'Tis the season for stories of sad, lonely, grumpy people who experience a change of heart and learn to love their fellow citizens, whether of London or Whoville. After a double bill of CHRISTMAS CAROLs last week, I saw a similar story this week in Dr. Seuss' classic fable HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. Like Scrooge, the Grinch hates Christmas, people, and dogs. Also like Scrooge, the Grinch learns how wrong he was, not from ghosts but from one sweet open-hearted little girl. Where A CHRISTMAS CAROL is the perfect image of a Victorian Christmas, THE GRINCH takes place in the fantastical rhyming world familiar to anyone who's read Dr. Seuss, or had it read to them, as the case may be with much of Children's Theatre Company's audience. It's a bright and colorful, silly and funny, sweet and heart-warming tale of redemption and love.

'The Story of the Nutcracker' is now at The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey through December 21st. This play is a holiday classic for the whole family.

Florida Rep's Lunchbox Theatre Series is pleased to present the world premiere of Christopher T. Parks' Journey to Oz, a unique and exciting adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved stories that puts audiences in the middle of the action.