FAMILY MATINEES
Kaufman Center presents two series and six magical Sunday mornings for families in Merkin Concert Hall
Broadway Playhouse
Love Musicals? So do we, and Broadway Playhouse is the perfect place to share your passion with the whole family.
Celebrating Broadway composers and lyricists, these kid-friendly concerts are adult-friendly, too, with sing-alongs, fun facts, games, medleys and mini-musicals.
Join host Sean Hartley and the zany Broadway Playhouse Players for another magical season of music and comedy.
Jan 11, 2009 11:00 am | Frank Loesser
Composer-lyricist of Where’s Charley?, The Most Happy Fella, How to Succeed in Business and his masterpiece, Guys And Dolls
Feb 1, 2009 11:00 am | Jerry Herman
Composer-lyricist of Hello, Dolly, Mame and the Tony Award-winning sensation La Cage Aux Folles
Apr 5, 2009 11:00 am | Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Composer-lyricist team for Ragtime, Once On This Island and Seussical
Musical Adventures with the Poppy Seed Players
Now in its 19th season, the popular Poppy Seed Players performs musical plays for children about the Jewish heritage.
They are joined by the Kaufman Kids, a troupe of young performers from Kaufman Center’s Lucy Moses and Special Music Schools.
Each show is kid-friendly, interactive, educational . . . and lots of fun!
Dec 14 and 21, 2008 11:00 am | Latkes and Applesauce
Join us for a joyous celebration of Hanukkah in this revue of songs and scenes by some of New York’s funniest writers. Scenes include a mother and daughter making latkes, two schoolboys struggling to spell Hanukkah correctly, the tale of Thomas, the Shammus, a Yiddish-inflected revision of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the klezmer-inspired title tune.
Mar 1, 2009 11:00 am | Queen Esther
Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman’s interpretation of the Purim story focuses on Esther, eager to fit in as the new Queen of Shushan, and her discovery that there are some tough choices after her youthful dreams come true. This sweet, smart and very funny show comes from the authors of the off-Broadway hit I Love You Because.
Mar 22, 2009 11:00 am | Yo, Jonah!
Join us for a rollicking, circus-inspired interpretation of the story of Jonah, the man who tried to say No to God. Steve Brennan’s playful, childlike clown Jonah uses a wagon full of toys, including a giant, inflatable whale, to tell the tale, and he is joined by a chorus of jubilant children and a scat-singing God.