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Kids’ Night On Broadway to Become Year-Round Event

Rosie O'Donnell
(© Tristan Fuge)
Rosie O’Donnell
(© Tristan Fuge)

Kids’ Night On Broadway, in which theatergoers ages 6-18 can see a Broadway show when accompanied by a full-paying adult, will now become a year-round program, beginning with performances on February 3 and 4. Rosie O’Donnell will serve as the program’s national ambassador for the second year in a row.

The program will now be in effect for shows on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month. Tickets are on sale for the February performances; future tickets will go on sale two months prior to the event date.

Shows that are participating currently include The American Plan, Avenue Q, Billy Elliot The Musical, Chicago, Grease, Gypsy, In The Heights, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, Shrek The Musical, The 39 Steps, Wicked, and Young Frankenstein, along with the long-running Off-Broadway hits Altar Boyz and Stomp.

There will be a special pre-theater party for ticketholders at 3pm on February 3 at Madame Tussauds New York, and another one at 3pm on February 4 at the Maravel Arts Center.

For more information, visit www.kidsnightonbroadway.com.