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Theaters
Asphalt Green’s Lenny Suib Puppet
Playhouse
555 E. 90th St., near York Ave.
212-369-8890, ext. 159
There’s a different performance every week at the 100-seat
puppet theater at Mazur Hall, generally in one- or two-person
troupes. Coming soon are Marionette Varieties, Halloween
Hijinx, and The Magic Trunk. Every Saturday at
10:30 a.m., noon, and 1:30 p.m.; season opens September 11
and goes into April. Tickets are $7 (infants under 10 months
get in free), and there are discounted rates for pre-paid
groups.
Charles Hayden Rooftop Theater at the
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Mark’s Ave., Crown Heights
718-735-4400
brooklynkids.org
Filled with whimsical stone sculptures, this stadium-style
theater features multicultural music and dance productions
appropriate for all ages. Free Fridays Rooftop Jams have featured
performances by Near Eastern and Afro-Caribbean music groups;
$4 admission includes performances.
Manhattan Children’s Theatre
380 Broadway, at White St., fourth fl.
212-226-4085
manhattanchildrenstheatre.org
MCT’s roster of classic productions includes favorites
such as Rumpelstiltskin and Elves and the Shoemaker
performed in a room equipped with bleacher seats. There are
also acting and theater classes for kids 3–12. Performances
are Saturdays and Sundays at noon and 2 p.m., beginning in
September. Adults $15, kids $10.
The New Victory Theater
209 W. 42nd St., at Broadway
646-223-3020
newvictory.org
This 500-seat landmark theater represents the hipper, edgier
side of family theater. The 2004–05 season launches
in September with Rennie Harris’s The Legends of
Hip-Hop and a macabre musical version of Sleeping Beauty.
Tickets start at $10.
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Art Farm in the
City
419 E. 91st St., near First Ave.
631-537-1634
theartfarms.org
If you can’t get the kids out to the 100-acre
Art Farm in Bridgehampton, the Manhattan location
has its very own petting zoo and offers hands-on
creative projects, like baking and art classes.
There’s even an Animal Care program to teach
your kids the dos and don’ts of pet ownership.
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Puppetworks
338 Sixth Ave., at 4th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn
718-965-3391
puppetworks.org
Catering to kids 3 and up, this nonprofit theater group performs
classic fairy tales such as Cinderella and Aladdin
with traditional, hand-carved wooden marionettes, plus human
actors. Adults $7, kids $6.
TheatreworksUSA Auditorium at Equitable
Tower
787 Seventh Ave., near 51st St.
800-497-5007
theatreworksusa.org
Hosting everything from plays and musicals to puppet shows
and magic acts, this beautiful 487-seat theater will charm
families this fall with The Phantom of the Opera (ages
7 and up), Animalia (ages 4 and up), and The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe (ages 7 and up). The season
runs November through April. Tickets are $25.
Vital Theatre Company
432 W. 42nd St., near Ninth Ave., third fl.
212-268-2040
vitaltheatre.org
This small theater’s fall season includes a musical
version of As You Like It, an original rock musical
for kids called Wishing Time, and Crocus and Dout,
a play about imaginary friends. Tickets are $15.
Circuses
Big Apple Circus
Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
800-922-3772
bigapplecircus.com
This one-ring circus features clowns, acrobats, horses, birds,
and a juggler with a dog. The show, two hours and fifteen
minutes long, runs from October through January at Lincoln
Center and May 14-30 in Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows.
Tickets are $14 to $35.
UniverSoul Circus
universoulcircus.com
This multicultural troupe uses R&B, hip-hop, gospel, and jazz
to appeal to today’s youths. You’ll see the lion-tamer
and the clown when UniverSoul hits town from April 21 to May
27 in 2005, but they’ll be jamming to OutKast.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Circus
ringling.com
“The Greatest Show on Earth” now presents a special
“Hometown” series in which shows are catered to
host cities. Director/ choreographer Philip McKinley of Broadway's
The Boy From Oz is at the helm. Ringling hits Bridgeport,
Connecticut, in October.
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