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List Of Children's Shows Now Playing in the Washington DC Area

Dinosaur Babies
Dinosaur Babies

DinoRock returns to the Puppet Co. with the production they first graced our stage with in 1998! A national leader in children's entertainment for nearly 40 years, DinoRock has performed for millions of children nationwide and has sold over 100,000 award-winning original audio recordings around the world. A generation has grown up singing along with their life-sized, colorful prehistoric friends, the creations of Emmy Award-Winning puppet designer Ingrid Crepeau and Parents' Choice Magazine and American Library Association Award Winner Michele Valeri.

List Of Children's Shows Coming Soon to the Washington DC Area

Cirque Du Soleil - Ovo
Cirque Du Soleil - Ovo Opens Sep 11

OVO is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The insects' home is a world of biodiversity and beauty filled with noisy action and moments of quiet emotion. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object that represents the enigma and cycles of their lives. It's love at first sight when a gawky, quirky insect arrives in this bustling community and a fabulous ladybug catches his eye - and the feeling is mutual.

Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh Opens Sep 18

Everyone's favorite bear from the 100 Acre Wood is surrounded by Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl in this delightful and gentle musical. Set during one busy day, there's a Heffalump to catch, Eeyore's tail to find, and a misunderstanding between Rabbit and Kanga to sort out. In the end, friendship and understanding win the day.

Shrek The Musical
Shrek The Musical Opens Sep 20

Your favorite ogre is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning, smash hit, DreamWorks animated film. Tony Award-winning duo Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (book) revisit their first collaboration to deliver a more intimate and engaging experience - a joyful, colorful SHREK that leans into the humanity in all of us that celebrates our differences. This reimagined production brings the show back to its roots - giving it a new kind of love emphasizing the importance of loving ourselves and one another.

Bixby the Cat: A Halloween Adventure
Bixby the Cat: A Halloween Adventure Opens Sep 28

Bixby the Cat celebrates his very first Halloween! This puppet show is great for young audiences without being too scary.

She Persisted
She Persisted Opens Oct 3

From activists to athletes, artists and more, the musical features the stories of female trailblazers such as Harriet Tubman, Virginia Apgar, Ruby Bridges, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Sonia Sotomayor.

Frozen
Frozen Opens Oct 24

Disney has asked a select few regional theaters to take a shot at their own productions of this animated classic, and it’s no surprise that Olney Theatre Center got the call! Just as we’ve done with other Disney favorites like Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast, our production will deliver everything families love about the adventures of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf, along with a unique production you won’t experience anywhere else. Sesame Street’s Alan Muraoka (proprietor of Hooper’s Store and director of Olney Theatre’s South Pacific and Once On This Island) directs our biggest musical ever. So get your tickets early; this promises to be a show so epic you won’t want to “Let It Go.”

Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood Opens Dec 11

A Cajun Red Riding Hood updates the classic tale, sending the plucky heroine-now a red-robed little duck-and her 'fraidy cat friend TeJean on an adventurous journey through the bayou. Along the way the pair tangle with a Big Bad Gator, but Petite is no sitting duck and leads her nemesis on a merry Mardi Gras chase through New Orleans. A chorus of swamp dwellers sings backup to the Zydeco-driven songs in this foot-stomping musical.

A Magical Cirque Christmas
A Magical Cirque Christmas Opens Dec 12

The Christmas tale begins as the Guardian of Time, who manages the changing of the seasons with his giant magical clock, finds himself less than thrilled to face the countdown to the holidays. In other words, he's not feeling it. An optimistic, magical Christmas fairy played by the glamourous and comedic magician Lucy Darling whom David Copperfield calls "a true original - hilarious and delightful; An EXCEPTIONAL new talent in magic" appears to help but despite her best intentions, causes time to go haywire when she breaks the clock.

Paper Dreams
Paper Dreams Opens Jan 11

This charming and dreamy dance-based performance imagines two friends who live inside a wastepaper basket! Together they discover what imaginative ideas might unfold from a crumpled piece of paper. Can mistakes inspire our greatest ideas? DC Theater Arts called Paper Dreams "an enchanting production that...educates and entertains and sparks inquiry into the creative process for young and old alike."

Mother Goose
Mother Goose Opens Mar 1

Through innovative puppets, props, and original music, eight classic Mother Goose rhymes come gently and tunefully to life. The magical Mother Goose invites the children in the audience to join in with each rhyme's story, teaching them that the very best way to do what needs to be done is to do it together. Among the rhymes the children will experience are "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "Old King Cole," and "Humpty Dumpty."

Dory Fantasmagory
Dory Fantasmagory Opens Jun 18

It's tough being the youngest! Dory's siblings won't play with her and there are monsters to battle all over the house, like the hair-raising Mrs. Gobble Gracker. With the help of her fairy godfather, Mr. Nuggy, her monster-friend, Mary, and her mighty imagination, Dory sets out to win what she wants most: her family's attention.