Season's Shows

All shows start at 10am.  Orchestra & Box $20 or $15, Mezzanine $12.

Charlotte's Web

Saturday, February 18, 2012.  TheatreworksUSA

Ages 5 & up

Charlotte’s Web based on E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. This endearing tale explores the true meaning of friendship.

Ramona Quimby

Saturday, March 17, 2012. Two Beans Productions for TheatreworksUSA

Ages 6 & up

Ramona Quimby has delighted young readers for over 50 years through the books of Newbery Medal-winning writer Beverly Clearly. Now she comes to life on stage. Follow the latest breathless adventure of Ramona, the exasperating but lovable third-grader, her older sister Beezus, her Aunt Bea and others.

Seussical

Saturday, March 31, 2012.  TheatreworksUSA

Ages 5 & up

"Oh, the thinks you can think," when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters and stories hit the stage in this unforgettable musical adventure by Broadway veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. The noble Horton the Elephant, the one-feathered bird Gertrude McFuzz and the antics of the Cat in the Hat steal the spotlight in one of Theatreworks' largest-scale productions to date!

Henry & Mudge

Saturday, April 14.  TheatreworksUSA

Ages 5 & up

Sometimes it's tough being a kid, but life is a lot easier - and a lot more fun - when you've got a great big canine buddy to share your adventures! Follow the exploits of Henry and Mudge in this musical based on Cynthia Rylant's best selling books.

Red Riding Hood & Other Stories, A Theater For Everyone Performance

Saturday, April 21, 2012.  Pushcart Players

Ages 5 & up

Here is an enchanting collection of classic tales - Little Red Riding Hood, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea and Hans Christian Anderson's All's Well That Ends Well.

A Paper Mill Playhouse "Theatre for Everyone" Presentation

This unique presentation is designed in cooperation with AUTISM NEW JERSEY, THE DOUGLASS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY and PUSHCART PLAYERS. At this special performance, the theater environment will be altered to offer a comfortable, judgment-free space that is welcoming for all families:

• Lights up inside the theater

• Lower volume & consistent sound level

• Kids free to talk & leave their seat (supervised)

• Show runs about one-hour with an intermission

• Chill-out space provided

• Family bathrooms

• BYO snacks & drinks

• Online resource materials: "THIS IS MY THEATRE" Sequence Book may be downloaded at the bottom of this page. One version has no words so parents may tailor the book for their own child by handwriting their own descriptions.

• New to the theater experience? “MEET YOUR SEAT!” before the show!  Join us for our FREE Open House on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm, expressly for children to visit the theater space before the show.  (no reservation required)

 Theater for Everyone performances are supported by a grant from The Merck Company Foundation 

The Rainbow Fish

Saturday, May 5, 2012.  ArtsPower National Touring Theatre

Ages 4 & up

The Rainbow Fish is used to being the most beautiful creature in the ocean, so when the other fish ask her for some silver scales, she refuses. How can she sacrifice the one thing that makes her so unique?

SkippyJon Jones

Saturday, May 12, 2012.  TheatreworksUSA

Ages 5 & up

Skippyjon Jones is a little kitten with big ears and even bigger dreams! Sometimes he pretends to be anything BUT a Siamese cat! When Skippyjon Jones becomes convinced that he is really a chihuahua, he begins a battle against a big bandito bee that teaches him to accept himself and his own gifts.

Audience guides & classroom ideas for Children's Theater productions may be downloaded here.

Box Office Information:

Telephone: 973.376.4343
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE
22 BROOKSIDE DRIVE
MILLBURN, NJ 07041

The Box Office is open until 9pm on all performance days. Our regular business hours are: Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 12 noon - 6pm. Not open Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, Memorial Day, and Fourth of July. Box Office Fax: 973.376.2359 Subscriber Hotline: 973.379.3717 Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm (closed on major holidays). Subscription Fax: 973.379.5234

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