Magic beyond imagination takes centre stage this season at Original Kids Theatre — making the impossible possible and finding the magic in everyday moments.  The magical ingredient is you, our young actors that bring imagination to life and bring our stories come to life on stage. 

Charles Schwartz’s timeless Peanuts characters create magic and possibilities with Snoopy! Magical realism weaves its way on stage in an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Magic and mayhem come alive at an all-too-familiar school of witchcraft and wizardry in the Off-Broadway hit, Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School Of Magic And Magic. You never know what is lurking in the grass, the delightful Fab Four-inspired, Beat Bugs JV. The music of the 1970s serve as the backdrop for the epic Disaster!

December pays tribute to the fairy tale Cinderella. To begin, a loving parody of fairy tale mythology (and a popular television show) in Orange is the New Glass. Next, two tales, one familiar, the other unfamiliar! Enjoy the classic Disney adaptation on stage in Disney’s Cinderella KIDS with the lesser-known story of Cinderella’s long lost brother, Bob, in Twinderella.  A plain yellow pumpkin will become a golden carriage in the new Broadway adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, adding a sparkle of magic to your holiday season. And finally, to cure the cold January blues, enjoy a Mediterranean getaway to a magical Greek island in the worldwide phenomenon, Mamma Mia!

Wrapped with mystery, music, and imagination, this season at Original Kids Theatre you and your family will believe in the magic. 

Andrew Tribe
Artistic Director

Mamma Mia

Recommended for audiences 10 & up 
135 minutes
Music and Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Book by Catherine Johnson 

A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! The world’s most popular musical hits the Original Kids stage for the very first time! ABBA's hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. Featuring all of the greatest ABBA tunes including, “Dancing Queen”, “Money Money Money” and “Super Trouper”, Mamma Mia! is the perfect getaway from the January blues. 

Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
“Mamma Mia!” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Recommended for all audiences
135 minutes
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
New Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II


Glass slippers are so back. Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the 2014 Tony Award-winning new Broadway revival of the classic musical. Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream... or a really great pair of shoes.

Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)” is presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals.  

Disney's Cinderella KIDS with Twinderella

Recommended for all audiences
90 minutes
Twinderella by Charlie Lovett
Disney’s Cinderella KIDS with music by Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Book adapted by Marcy Heisler
Music adapted by Bryan Louiselle
Music arranged by Bryan Louiselle 

Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
Experience two completely different takes on the Cinderella story — all with one ticket! We’ve all heard the story of Cinderella, but we’ve never heard about Bob, her long lost twin brother! Living in the same kingdom with different wicked stepfamilies, Cinderella’s cruel stepmother and evil stepsisters make her rotate tires and polish bowling trophies while Bob’s evil stepfather and cruel stepbrothers force him to make dried herb wreaths and organize their sock drawers. When Lou the UPS Guy arrives with invitations from the Kingdom of Wychwood-under-Ooze, Cinderella and Bob are both thrilled but forbidden to attend the festivities. A hilarious send-up of “Cinderella,” TWINDERELLA will delight actors and audiences alike with humor for all ages!
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DISNEY’S CINDERELLA KIDS is the timeless, “rags to riches” fairy tale complete with the beloved songs from the Disney film that will charm its way into your heart and remind audiences that a dream is a wish your heart makes. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and denied a chance to go to the royal ball. With a little help from her mice friends — and a lot of help from her Fairy Godmother — Cinderella’s dreams come true. She goes to the ball, meets the Prince and bibbiddi bobodi boo, falls in love!
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“Disney’s Cinderella KIDS” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com and “Twinderella” is presented through special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services, Inc., Englewood, Colorado. 

Orange is the New Glass with
​A Mixed-Up Fairy Tale

Recommended for all ages
90 minutes
Orange is the New Glass by Tyler Dwiggins 
A Mixed-Up Fairy Tale by Susanna Hargreaves


Get ready for a hilarious parody of a favourite TV show! In a fairy-tale kingdom obsessed with pop culture and social media, fairy godmothers are lawyers and the Three Little Pig-arazzi chase celebrities. But when Cinderella leaves her self-absorbed prince and winds up in jail with an unlikely girl squad, she doesn't just cause a sensation--she starts a revolution. Presented by our young actors, Orange is the New Glass is warmhearted comedy at its finest!
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​The entire world of fairy tales gets utterly mixed as the Grimm brothers are writing their stories late into the night and a terrible gust of wind flings open the door and blows the pages everywhere!  The stories begin to intermingle in Wilhelm’s dreams as memorable fairy tale characters try to get to the royal ball, but somehow end up at Rapunzel’s tower, the Seven Dwarves’ cottage and Snow White’s castle. Dwarves, bears, pigs, and witches all end up lost and out of place as they search for their happily ever after! 
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Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
 “Orange is the New Glass” is presented through special permission by Playscripts, Inc. "A Mixed-Up Fairy Tale"  is produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado.

Disaster!

Recommended for audiences 10 & up
135 minutes
By Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick
Concept created by Seth Rudetsky and Drew Geraci
Additional Material by Drew Geraci


Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the '70s take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films. Disaster! is a new musical direct from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the '70s. "Knock on Wood," "Hooked on a Feeling," "Sky High," "I Am Woman" and "Hot Stuff" are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy. It's 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love that they've lost...
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Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
“Disaster!” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com ​

Beat Bugs Jr Varsity

75 minutes
Based on the Netflix Original Series “Beat Bugs”
Created by Josh Wakely
Written by Sean Cercone & David Abbinanti
Inspired by music made famous by The Beatles
JV Edition
Adapted by Marc Tumminelli 


Inspired by music made famous by The Beatles! ‘Beat Bugs’, a new musical adaptation based on the NETFLIX animated series centers around five pals who explore the world and learn life lessons. Follow Walter, Buzz, Jay, Crick, and Kumi as they go on a mission to save Strawberry Fields! The show incorporates numerous songs from the iconic catalogue including “All You Need Is Love”, “Come Together”, “We Can Work It Out”, “Yellow Submarine”, “Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds”, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, “In My Life”, “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Magical Mystery Tour”.

Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
“Beat Bugs JV” is presented through special permission by Broadway Licensing (www.broadwaylicensing.com) Recommended for all audiences.

Puffs!

Recommended for all ages
105 minutes
By Matt Cox 


An Off-Broadway sensation! For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world; this clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of wellmeaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Currently playing Off-Broadway at New World Stages, this comedic hit play is sure to take a classic story to new heights and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.

Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
“PUFFS, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” is presented through special permission with Samuel French, Inc. 

The Great Gatsby

Recommended for audiences 12 and up
90 minutes
Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald 


F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel is adapted for the stage! Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed, and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in Simon Levy’s adaptation of Fitzgerald’s classic novel, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate.
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Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
 “F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby” is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Services, Inc., New York. ​

Snoopy!

Recommended for all ages
1 hr 45 minutes
Based on the comic strip “PEANUTS” by Charles M. Schulz
Book by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael L. Grace
Music by Larry Grossman Lyrics by Hal Hackady
Originally produced by Arthur Whitelaw, Michael L. Grace and Susan Bloom
Originally directed by Arthur Whitelaw 


Charles Schultz’s beloved beagle flies from the funny page and onto the stage! SNOOPY! is the tuneful, charming, and hilarious musical sequel to You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Based on the beloved Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz, the show sparkles with wit and warmth as it depicts life as seen through the eyes of Schulz’s unforgettable characters with musical numbers including “Just One Person,” “Poor Sweet Baby,” “Don’t Be Anything Less (Than Everything You Can Be),” “Edgar Allen Poe” and “Daisy Hill.”

Adults: $18 ​Students: $13
“Snoopy!” is produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022.