Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical comes to New York!

Remember that blog post about Mo Willems' Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale being performed as a musical in Washington DC?

Well it's been almost a year of performances for Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical and this weekend New Yorkers are finally going to get a chance to see the performance locally!

The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will be showing the Mo Willems' musical on Saturday, February 26, at 11:00am, 2:00pm, or 5:00pm or Sunday, February 27, at 11:00am, or 2:00pm.

Tickets range from $15 for children to $25 for adults and can be purchased on the Skirball Center box office website. The show is recommended for ages 2 and up and runs for 50 minutes.

And while you're there, why not stay after the Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical performances for a Post-Show Talk-Back with members of the cast!

Enjoy!

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical

Can you imagine Mo Willems' book, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale as a musical? Well, someone did!
The Kennedy Center in Washingon DC, has performances of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, and the people have spoken: It's good!

If you haven't read the Knuffly Bunny book, the story takes place in Brooklyn, "where Dad accepts the daunting task of taking his toddler daughter, Trixie, with him to the Laundromat... With all the excitement of putting the clothes in the machine, they unknowingly toss Trixie’s beloved stuffed animal, Knuffle (pronounced KA-nuff-ul) Bunny, in there, too. On their way home, Dad, who cannot interpret Trixie’s toddler babble, doesn’t know why Trixie is so upset, but once they get there, Mom immediately understands Trixie’s cries of anguish. They run back to the Laundromat where Dad heroically saves Knuffle Bunny and Trixie is inspired to say her first words."

This play's got humor, dancing, and songs (such as "Tricky with Trixie"). The script and lyrics are by Mo Willems and the music by Michael Silversher. It's directed by Rosemary Newcott, and recommended for ages 4 and up.

The show will be on a national tour beginning in October 2010 and running though May 2011. The first stop will be in Washingtonton DC. More info on the tour will be announced here.