PlayhousesSquare Cinema at the Square Groupon

I had just posted about PlayhouseSquare’s Cinema at the Square Series for the summer and then today came across this:

http://www.groupon.com/cleveland/deals/playhousesquare?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=grouponcle&dl=t31337

If you are planning on heading downtown for a show, I suggest you check out the Groupon for half-price tickets, with three days left to buy.

Cinema at the Square Returns to Playhouse Square

Along with several classic favorites of adults, take the kids to enjoy this unique movie-going experience with these family-friendly flicks:

The Muppet Movie – Aug. 5th at 2pm

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – Aug. 12 at 2pm

Mary Poppins – Aug. 19 at 2pm

Tickets are $5.  For a full list of Cinema at the Square movies, visit www.playhousesquare.org/cinema

International Children’s Festival in Cleveland

“2 SHOWS FOR $20”
Packages to the must-see family event of 2010 on-sale January 16th!

Ultra-affordable “two shows for $20” packages to PlayhouseSquare’s first ever International Children’s Festival; a week long family-friendly celebration of children’s theater performances, interactive workshops and activities from around the globe are on-sale beginning Saturday, January 16. The International Children’s Festival will take place May 3-8, 2010. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the must-see family event of 2010! For a full list of performances, dates and times visit www.playhousesquare.org/childrensfestival.

Special Offer for Mary Poppins in Cleveland

Children’s Theater Series at PlayhouseSquare – 4 for $40

4 FOR $40!
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CHILDREN’S THEATER SERIES AVAILABLE NOW!
Beginning this fall, PlayhouseSquare is set to roll out the carpet for a new season of family-friendly entertainment! The 2009-2010 Children’s Theater Series at PlayhouseSquare is the perfect way to spend quality time with the youngsters in your life at an ultra-affordable price…. 4 show subscriptions are now available for only $40! This season sees the triumphant return of some of our favorite past performances as well as some new productions that promise to engage the entire family.

• Stellaluna – October 24, 2009
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle Favorites – January16, 2010
• Junie B. Jones – April 17, 2010
• Dream Jam Band – May 8, 2010

So, “See the show, see them grow” subscribe today! Call Moira Beale at 216-664-6044 to secure your season of family entertainment.

Mary Poppins Presale Offer‏

From PlayhouseSquare’s eNewsletter:

For Mary Poppins at PlayhouseSquare, July 17 – August 9, 2009

Priority access to some of the best seats before they go on sale to the public.

Order now for the best choice of dates and locations.

Offer ends April 19, 2009.

Click here and enter promo code NANNY or call 216-241-6000 and mention presale code NANNY.

Upcoming Events for Kids in Cleveland

I”ve come across some of these events and thought they might make a nice family day/night out.

Discovery Theater: Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny
At PlayhouseSquare
January 17, 2009
11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
http://www.playhousesquare.org/discovery/

Monster Nationals: Monster Truck and Thrill Show
At CSU Wolstein Center
January 17, 2009
7:00PM
http://www.monsternationals.com/

U.S. Figure Skating Championships
At Quicken Loans Arena
January 18-25, 2009
The 2009 U.S. Championships will feature competition in ladies, mens, pairs and ice dancing. Approximately 250 skaters competing at the novice, junior and senior levels are expected to participate in the weeklong event, which will be held at Quicken Loans Arena.

The event concludes Jan. 25 with the Skating Spectacular, which features theatrical, show-skating performances from the top finishers in all three levels.

Tickets start at $10 and can be purchased at the Quicken Loans Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at 216.241.5555 or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or http://www.Cleveland2009.com.
http://www.theqarena.com/publish/events/event_437.php

Creole for Kidz & The History of Zydeco – free, but tickets are required
At PlayhouseSquare
January 22, 2009
11am
http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=1732

World Wrestling Entertainment Presents “MONDAY NIGHT RAW”
At CSU Wolstein Center
January 26, 2009
7:30PM
http://www.csuohio.edu/wolsteincenter/events/

Discovery Theatre: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
At PlayhouseSquare
February 14, 2009
11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
http://www.playhousesquare.org/discovery/

Sesame Street Live! When Elmo Grows Up
At PlayhouseSquare
February 19-22, 2009
Times vary, multiple shows each day
http://www.playhousesquare.org/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=1699

Discovery Theater: Step Afrika!
At PlayhouseSquare
March 6, 2009
7:00 p.m
http://www.playhousesquare.org/discovery/

Playhouse Disney Live!
At CSU Wolstein Center
March 28
2:30PM
http://www.csuohio.edu/wolsteincenter/events/

Brunch at West Side Market Cafe and Rockettes

Yesterday was a fun little girls’ day out with two of my sisters, my mom and my 5 year-old niece.   A few months ago I picked up some tickets to go see the Sunday matinee performance of Rockettes Radio City Christmas Spectacular.    Again, as we did before going to see Wicked earlier in the year at PlayhouseSquare, we had brunch at the West Side Market Cafe.   Mostly, because I love the Benedict Arnold and hashbrowns, a big plate of eggs benedict with grilled tomato and chunks of avocado.     Despite my sisters’ fears that we’d be late for the show, our food at the cafe came pretty fast and we made it to the show 15 minutes early.  

The show was a lot of fun, especially for my mom and my 5 year-old niece.   I do think I appreciate productions with a storyline to follow more than I appreciated this, though it was a fun show to see regardless.   And the best part for me, which, in this politically correct world of ours truly shocked me that it hasn’t been axed from the show since 1933 when it first started, was the last scene, The Living Nativity.  This depiction of the nativity scene was beautiful, with a performance of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing!” and a narration of the following text:

One Solitary Life
He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another obscure village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never had a family or owned a home. He never set foot inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never wrote a book, or held an office. He did none of the things that usually accompany greatness. While He was still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against Him. His friends deserted Him. He was turned over to His enemies, and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While He was dying, His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had — His coat. When He was dead, He was taken down and laid in a borrowed grave. Two thousand years have come and gone, and today He is the central figure for much of the human race. All the armies that ever marched and all the navies that ever sailed and all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as this “One Solitary Life.”

The origins of this essay can be found here.

Until next time,

Lorelei

PlayhouseSquare $10 Smart Seats Returns

On a budget and need a cheap date or girls’ night out?   Check out PlayhouseSquare’s $10 Smart Seats tickets to the following shows, including the Broadway Series plus some children’s shows too!

Jason and The Argonauts 10/18/2008 – 10/18/2008
David Byrne “Songs of David Byrne & Brian Eno” 10/23/2008 – 10/23/2008
Capitol Steps 10/25/2008 – 10/25/2008
A Chorus Line 10/26/2008 – 10/14/2008
Letters Home 11/7/2008 – 11/7/2008
Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could 11/22/2008 – 11/22/2008
Legally Blonde 11/23/2008 – 11/11/2008
“Cirque de la Symphonie” 11/30/2008 – 11/30/2008
Ronan Tynan: The Gift of Christmas Song 12/3/2008 – 12/3/2008
Wayne Newton 12/4/2008 – 12/4/2008
Canadian Brass 12/7/2008 – 12/7/2008
A Peter White Christmas 12/9/2008 – 12/9/2008
Kenny G: The Holiday Show 12/14/2008 – 12/14/2008
The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis 12/21/2008 – 12/20/2008
Rent 1/11/2009 – 1/6/2009
Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny 1/17/2009 – 1/17/2009
Elvis Birthday Tribute 1/18/2009 – 1/18/2009
Frost/Nixon 1/25/2009 – 1/13/2009
Menopause the Musical 2/1/2009 – 1/27/2009
Lily Tomlin 2/5/2009 – 2/5/2009
Hairspray 2/8/2009 – 2/6/2009
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters 2/14/2009 – 2/14/2009
Lord Of The Dance 2/14/2009 – 2/13/2009
Ballet Hispanico 2/21/2009 – 2/20/2009
Peking Acrobats 2/22/2009 – 2/22/2009
The Pink Floyd Experience 2/24/2009 – 2/24/2009
Jesus Christ Superstar 2/27/2009 – 2/25/2009
The Temptations and the Four Tops 3/1/2009 – 3/1/2009
Step Afrika! 3/6/2009 – 3/6/2009
Circus Incognitus 3/14/2009 – 3/14/2009
Spring Awakening 3/15/2009 – 3/3/2009
Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain Tonight” 3/21/2009 – 3/21/2009
KODO 3/24/2009 – 3/24/2009
Tommy Tune 3/28/2009 – 3/28/2009
1964… The Tribute 4/3/2009 – 4/3/2009
Cirque Dreams 4/26/2009 – 4/24/2009
The Mayhem Poets 5/9/2009 – 5/9/2009
The 4 Bitchin’ Babes presents Hormonal Imbalance 5/16/2009 – 5/16/2009
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 5/17/2009 – 5/15/2009
An Evening With Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin 5/17/2009 – 5/5/2009
Mary Poppins 8/9/2009 – 7/17/2009

Check availability and order here.

Until next time,

Lorelei