So you have taken the family to New York, and you want to see a live show. Trouble is, you are traveling with young children, middle age-range children and teenagers. So how do you find a show the entire family will enjoy? You look to the bright lights of Broadway of course. Many of the shows, in fact all of the shows, will be appealing to adults as well as to children of all ages. During the months of January and February, there is a special happening in the Broadway theatres, which is titled Kids’ Night on Broadway . This program offers free tickets for children ages six through eighteen, one free ticket for each adult paying full price. This can make for an incredible night out, with dinner before the show at one of the best restaurants. New York City experience at its finest, all the way.
One such show is “The Lion King”, full of song and dance and the marvelous puppetry designs of Julie Taymor . Another old time favorite running in the city at the moment is Mary Poppins. This is one in which most likely, the parents themselves watched as kids and grew up singing along. Fans of the “Wizard of Oz” will thoroughly enjoy the show “Wicked”, which accounts the story of Oz through the perspectives of the witches themselves, instead of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Cowardly Lion.
Some of the most vibrant, entertaining and quizzical shows are those put on by the notorious ” Blue Man Group “. This group took center stage years ago, and there are now many bands of “Blue Man” brothers that tour the cities of the world. The show in New York will be running just about every day for the next few months, and although after that there are no dates on their calender posted online, you can bet that they will be back to carry the beat throughout the summer months as well. Whichever show you decide to take your children to on Broadway, will no doubt be one of the most memorable times of their lives, as well as your own.