The Kennedy Center is a kid-friendly place this holiday season, with two shows opening that cater to the younger set. Alice, the Kennedy Center-commissioned world premiere of an adaptation of Whoopi Goldberg’s first children’s book, inaugurates the Center’s newly-built Family Theater. Recommended for ages five and up, Alice features a smart urban girl who travels with a semi-invisible rabbit to the big city to become rich, but ultimately realizes the importance of friendship (December 9-January 2). Meanwhile, The Kennedy Center-commissioned production of Alexander, Who’s Not, Not, Not, Not, Not, Not Going to Move returns to the Terrace Theater (December 22-30). Also recommended for audiences five and up, this musical finds young Alexander, whom we first met in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, now facing his “biggest challenge ever,” as his family plans to move far away from all that is familiar to him.
