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Coming Up this Season:

¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! – Best for 2-5, but fun for the whole family!

NYCCT invites families from all boroughs to join them for the premiere of ¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! Created, written, and directed by Sammy Lopez (Director: NYCCT’s Fish in a Tree, and Same, Same, but Different), performing at children’s museums and the botanical garden this fall. ¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! is an interactive bilingual performance that seamlessly blends Spanish and English. Through language, music, puppetry, and movement, young audience members will embark on a journey through the vibrant and diverse neighborhoods of New York City. The heartwarming story follows Emily’s Abuelita, or grandmother, who participates in the NYC marathon on the first Sunday of November. With the audience’s help, Emily hopes to reach Central Park in time to cheer her Abuelita as she crosses the finish line.

¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! will be performing at:

• Brooklyn Children’s Museum on September 30th at 11:30am and 2pm
• New York Botanical Gardens on October 7th at 12:30pm and 2:30pm
• Staten Island Children’s Museum on October 15th at 2pm
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 21st at 1pm and 3:30pm
• Queens Museum on October 22nd at 1pm.

Please visit our website for our full schedule and pricing for each venue.

My First Nutcracker – Best for 3-8, but fun for the whole family!

This holiday season, NYCCT will present an updated version of their hit show, My First Nutcracker, featuring three new dances! Adapted for young audiences by Barbara Zinn Krieger and choreographed and directed by Melissa Riker, My First Nutcracker is a perfect introduction to the beloved ballet and a new holiday tradition for hundreds of NYC families. Experience the magic of this classic story made for audiences of all ages. The show will run from December 2nd – 21st, and tickets start at $52.50, with a limited number of Pay What You Choose seats available per performance.

Pinocchio – Best for 4-8, but fun for the whole family!

In March 2024, NYCCT will conclude its season with the premiere of Pinocchio. Directed and choreographed by Stephanie Klemons (Broadway’s Hamilton, If/Then, Bring It On & Director/Choreographer In The Heights at the Kennedy Center), this innovative dance/drama production, adapted by Barbara Zinn Krieger from Carlo Collodi’s original story, offers a fresh and modern twist on Collodi’s classic tales. Through dance, puppets, original music, and narration, Pinocchio embarks on an unforgettable adventure, encountering a captivating cast of characters, including a cunning fox, a clever cat, and a remarkable giant fish. With the guidance of Lady Blue, a wise cricket, and the support of the audience, Pinocchio will attempt to make his dreams come true. The show will run from March 23rd – April 14th, and tickets start at $42.50, with a limited number of Pay What You Choose seats available per performance.

New York City Children’s Theater’s mission is to promote children’s literacy and social development through sustainable, accessible, professional theater productions and arts-in-education programs. Our programs cultivate children’s growth in emotional intelligence, community building, and responsible decision-making, resulting in empathetic, creative, and independent thinkers who make a positive impact on their world.

NYCCT engages children with theater productions and school and community programs which promote social and emotional well-being and build academic skills. NYCCT strives to remove financial, geographical, cultural, and social barriers to their work by offering free and sliding scale prices; delivering services to schools, homeless shelters, theaters, and community centers in each of the five boroughs; building programs upon children’s books that are specifically selected to reflect the diversity of NYC’s population; adapting programs to serve students with disabilities and multilingual learners; and offering sensory-friendly performances which encourage the comfort of children with neurological differences.

For 27 years, New York City Children’s Theater’s arts-in-education programs and professional theater productions have served nearly 425,000 children and adults across all five boroughs and surrounding communities in the tri-state area.

To learn more, visit www.nycchildrenstheater.org

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