You can count on us to make planning every Saturday with the kids easy.
Music, theatre, dance and a whole lot more—all the cultural riches and
inspiring experiences that affirm why you raise your kids in New York!
Milkshake is a band on a mission - rock music for kids with a little indie and new wave thrown in! Led by singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Gehl, whose songs for grown-ups have been featured in movies and prime-time television, Milkshake has won over kids and their parents with their authentic rock and roll spirit! "Think of what would happen if the B-52s and Cowboy Junkies visited your child’s preschool" (Parenting Magazine). All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
Everyone loves Gustafer Yellowgold, a friendly creature who comes to Earth from the sun, his roommate Applecrumbie the flightless pterodactyl, a dragon named Asparagus who lives in their fireplace and a pet eel named Slim (short for Slimothy). Together they take the audience on a thrilling journey with stage animation and live music. Created by illustrator-singer-songwriter Morgan Taylor, it’s “…a cross between Yellow Submarine and Dr. Seuss filtered through the lens of the Lower East Side” (The New York Times). All ages.
Tickets: $15; Day of Show $18; Children $10; Children Day of Show $13; Members $10; Just Kidding Club $6
Mask-maker, eye-popping visual artist and virtuoso mime Michael Cooper combines his breathtaking handcrafted masks, original stories of courage and wonder and outlandish stilt dancing for a madcap, visually stunning performance. Wear your own costume and mask and join us for a special parade following the show, just in time for Halloween! All ages.
Click here to view some of Michael Cooper's incredible masks!
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
The popular Celebration Team, from Jacques d’Amboise’s National Dance Institute, light up the stage for the third year in a row with their original, energetic dancing and colorful costumes. These gifted performers showcase excerpts from the acclaimed An African Village: Postcards from Potou, highlights from NDI’s Celebration of Literature series and pieces dedicated to the arts and culture of Mexico. Ages 4 and up.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
Symphony Space favorite Elizabeth Mitchell returns, bringing along special guest Lisa Loeb, offering the sweet original songs, classic folk tunes and varied classic covers (everything from Velvet Underground to Bob Marley) that make her a favorite year after year! She and her band move upstairs after selling out three shows in the Thalia - get your tickets early! "I love it…handmade music filled with unexpected twists and turns. Soulful and sincere." (Dan Zanes) All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
Bringing the world to children's musical theater, Robbi K, along with her husband, South African bassist Bakithi Kumalo, who's performed on the
Paul Simon's GRAMMY Award-winning album Graceland, present music from South Africa and
Robbi's latest CD, Music Makes Me
Happy
(Parents' Choice Silver Award winner). In a highly interactive show
involving call-and-response, clapping, clicking, group singing and
general all-ages fun, Robbi K sings and speaks in English, Spanish,
French, German and Italian, incorporating accents, dialects and Zulu
idioms. Her music and storytelling combines world grooves, childhood
favorites and original compositions to celebrate the global village. "A
multi-cultural fiesta of beats" (CDbaby.com). All ages.
Tickets: $15; Day of Show $18; Children $10; Children Day of Show $13; Members $10; Just Kidding Club $6
Kid Flix Mix is a "Best of NYICFF" assortment of
animated and experimental shorts for ages 3-8.
The program features audience and jury favorites cherry-picked from the
past ten years of the festival, including works from Japan,
Brazil, Germany, Israel,
UK, France and Canada.
Tickets: $10; Children $8; Members $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, November 24, 2007 - Sunday, November 25, 2007
A festival circuit favorite (Cannes, Toronto, Berlin,
Tribeca), Pelicanman is a fantasy-allegory about a pelican who becomes
human, imitating our looks, learning our culture, getting a job at the opera,
and even falling in love with a graceful dancer. Ten-year-olds Emil and Elsa,
his new neighbors, immediately see through the disguise and, as they teach him
to read and navigate the human world, the Pelican discovers the best humanity
has to offer: poetry and science, philosophy and friendship. But the Pelican
also learns the dangers, when his bird-allergic landlady becomes suspicious and
convinces the townspeople to capture the Pelican and place him in a zoo.
Critics have compared the film to everything from Felini's Amarcord to "the Finnish E.T.," but we see Chaplin-esque innocence and naiveté in
Kari Ketonen's delightfully absurd portrayal of the Pelican who teaches us
about our world as he experiences it for himself.
Recommended ages 7 to 14
Producer Hanna Hemila will be on hand to answer audience
questions following both screenings.
Tickets: $10; Children $8; Members $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, November 24, 2007 - Sunday, November 25, 2007
San Francisco phenomena, The Sippy Cups bring their high-energy rock and roll circus Electric Storyland to Just Kidding! Flanked by giant puppets, juggling unicyclists and swirling in electric colors, The Sippy Cups craft a pint-size version of a magical mystery tour with a unique combination of flower power, pop-rock and sly, wonder-filled lyrics. “The Flaming Lips of the toddler set” (The Los Angeles Times). All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
This contemporary update of Demark's most famous fairytale
by Hans Christian Anderson includes top-notch 3-D animation and a rollicking,
lightning-paced story full of visual humor, witticism, and snappy
dialogue. Ratso the rat is a lying,
scheming, cheating talent manager notorious for leaving his hardworking clients
in the lurch. Finding himself trapped in
a hen yard and under attack from an XXL-sized chicken, Ratso attempts to save his
hide by adopting a large, unhatched egg.
A few cracks later and out pops a hideous little chick named Ugly, who
buries its head in the rodent's fur and cries "Mama." Ratso is initially reluctant to be part of
this odd-couple family, until he realizes that Ugly could be his ticked to
success and sets about exploiting his awful looks on the carnival circuit. But a long and difficult journey stands
between them and the stage, and the lessons learned along the way turn out to
be more than rat or bird ever bargained for.
Recommended ages 6 to 12.
Tickets: $10; Children $8; Members $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, December 29, 2007 - Sunday, December 30, 2007
Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti's lightning-paced, road-movie,
fairy-tale follows the adventures of two young runaways, Malu (Malu Tarrau
Broche) and Jorgito (Jorgito Milo Avila), as they embark on a rollicking
odyssey from the streets and schools of Havana
across the length of the island by train, bus, car, motorcycle, oxcart, and on
foot, in search of Malu's father. Filmed with Amelie style whimsy and brimming
with visual humor, Viva Cuba
has charmed and captivated festival-goers from London
to Toronto to Cannes,
and was Cuba's
official entry to the 2006 Academy Awards.
But beneath the surface appeal of quick edits and stunning rural
landscapes, the film resonates with warmth and offers a rare window into the
complex social and political landscape of Cuba as viewed through the eyes of
a child.
Tickets: $10; Children $8; Members $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, December 29, 2007 - Sunday, December 30, 2007
How do you stay in your seat when you’re listening to toe-tapping bluegrass and rollicking fiddle music? Specializing in blues and old ballads, The Ebony Hillbillies give traditional songs a new and joyous life. All ages.
Tickets: $15; Day of Show $18; Children $10; Children Day of Show $13; Members $10; Just Kidding Club $6
A wildly exciting performance by one of the most daring clown-acrobats in the business! Jamie Adkins’ crazy clowning, juggling, ladder-climbing and acrobatic feats on the ground and on a slack wire impress the daredevil in us all. “A dexterous clown walks a daffy line” (The New York Times). All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
New York City pop-rockers Bubble have a special affinity for the Fab Four, and their Beatles tribute shows have been wowing audiences of all ages. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of what many consider the most influential rock album ever, Bubble takes on Sgt. Pepper in its entirety, complete with sitars, tablas, horns and strings. All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
Animation, Hiroyuki Morita, 2002/2005, 75 min In English Recommended all ages
From the famed, Academy Award winning Studio Ghibli,
creators of Spirited Away,
Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and countless
others, comes The Cat Returns,
featuring the voice talents of Anne Hathaway, Tim Curry, and Elliot Gould.
Tickets: $10; Children $8; Members $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, January 26, 2008 - Saturday, January 26, 2008
With power-pop music that rocks, AudraRox returns with her distinctive blow-the-roof-off-the-playhouse sound, just seen on Jack’s Big Music Show. Bursting with infectious energy and playfulness, Audra and her gang were named “Best NYC-Based Kids’ Band” by Time Out New York Kids. Ages 5 and up.
Tickets: $15; Day of Show $18; Children $10; Children Day of Show $13; Members $10; Just Kidding Club $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, February 2, 2008 - Saturday, February 2, 2008
The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s black light staged production is an electrifying adaptation of the classic Eric Carle story about the wondrously colorful adventures of a very tiny (and very hungry) caterpillar going through an amazing variety of foods on his way to metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly. All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, February 16, 2008 - Saturday, February 16, 2008
Parents’ Choice Award-winner Steve Roslonek returns to the Thalia after last year’s sold out smash! Steve is garnering national acclaim and building an army of tiny fans with his smart and sassy, catchy and fun, jazzy rock songs that strike a chord with every kid. All ages.
Tickets: $15; Day of Show $18; Children $10; Children Day of Show $13; Members $10; Just Kidding Club $6
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - Saturday, March 22, 2008
Ralph's World is the musical place where little guys and gals and their folks can rock, rock, rock! and sing, sing, sing! Kids find themselves at to the bottom of the sea, in the driver's seat of a big rig or swinging on a jungle vine in just a few songs. The creation of indie rocker, Disney artist and songwriter Ralph Covert, it’s “indie rock for music fans that still hold their parents’ hands…It’s possible that Mr. Covert will turn out to be the genre’s Elvis Presley, or at the very least, its Elvis Costello” (The New York Times). All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
With no less than six GRAMMY Award-nominated family albums, legendary musician Tom Chapin entertains families with music that spans styles and generations. Every face lights up with happy songs and sing-alongs. All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
With her winsome smile and lilting voice, Suzi Shelton is taking New York by storm! Her first solo release for kids, Simply Suzi, garnered her three prestigious awards and wowed parents and kids alike. “A musical menagerie of tunes that depict a world of sleeping lions, juicy jellyfish and slithering snakes” (New York Magazine). All ages.
Tickets: $23/18; Day of Show $25/20; Children $13; Members $19/$14; Just Kidding Club $8
Introduce your kids
to the uplifting music of a gospel choir!
Led by director Pete Malinverni, this 80-member gospel choir from Purchase College presents a program of classics
and new works, sure to be fun for everyone in the family!
Tickets: $23 / $18; Children $13; Just Kidding Club Members $8; SS Members $19/14
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre | Leonard Nimoy Thalia
2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990
Tel: 212.864.5400 Fax: 212.932.3228
