Michael Lewis, Michael Mills, and John Tartaglia present\

Jim Henson’s

Sid the Science Kid – Live!

Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2pm

at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) continues its 2013-14 Target Storybook Series with Jim Henson’s Sid the Science Kid – Live! on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2pm. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), or online at BrooklynCenterOnline.org.  The performance is recommended for ages three and up.

In this new musical adventure based on the popular PBS KIDS® television series, Sid and his friends take an incredible journey through the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch, and discover that there’s a very special super duper sixth sense!  Join Sid, Gabriela, Gerald, May, and Teacher Suzie as they explore, ask questions, and share lots of interactive moments with the audience through special sensory effects that fill the theater.  Featuring music from the hit TV show and content based in national science learning, this high-energy musical will bring out the curious scientist in every child.

Following the performance, BCBC will host its seventh annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration on the plaza outside Walt Whitman Theatre.  Featuring interactive family activities, educational materials, street performers and giveaways, this free community festival will highlight the need for conserving energy, recycling, and heightening awareness of the environmental global issues that we face today.

Sid the Science Kid – Live! was created for the stage by Michael Lewis (veteran Broadway performer and producer of ImaginOcean), John Tartaglia (creator and writer of ImaginOcean and Tony Award-nominated actor), and The Jim Henson Company.  The production is directed by John Tartaglia and features the talents of Kristin Charney (voice of May), Emily Derrick (Sid), Alice Dinnean (voice of Gabriela), Angelina Leis (Teacher Susie), Drew Massey (voice of Sid), Danielle Strauss (May), Michelle West (Gerald), Sherrell Whitmire (Gabriela), and Victor Yerrid (voice of Gerald).  The production team includes Ken Goldstein (scenic design), Annmarie Duggan (lighting design) and Shannon Lewis (choreography).  The show features a book by Joe Purdy and puppet design and fabrication by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

The Sid the Science Kid television series is an educational animated show produced by The Jim Henson Company for PBS KIDS®.  It uses comedy and music to promote exploration, discovery, and science readiness among preschoolers.  This landmark production of 66 half-hour episodes debuted on September 1, 2008, and has since been honored with five EMMY nominations and multiple awards including the most recent CINE Golden Eagle Award.

Mills Entertainment is a leading producer and promoter of branded live entertainment.  Mills collaborates with top brands and personalities to develop, market and produce live theatrical events throughout the U.S. and worldwide.  Current projects include The Cake Boss: Bakin’ with the Boss Tour; An Evening with Cesar Millan Live!; Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!; Theresa Caputo Live, and Jack Hanna’s into the Wild Live. www.millsentertainment.com

About the Target Storybook Series

The centerpiece of Brooklyn Center’s 2013-14 family programming, the Target Storybook Series features performances based on classic and contemporary children’s literature and aims to encourage the development of strong reading skills at home in children ages four to eight.  Each performance is accompanied by a Parents’ Guide, with literacy-based activity sheets, reading tips, and discussion topics, giving parents the opportunity to engage their children both pre- and post-performance.  

The final title in the 2013-14 Target Storybook Series will be American Family Theater’s The Wizard of Oz, performing on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 2pm.  All seats for Brooklyn Center’s 2013-14 Target Storybook Series are $7-$10. Parents’ Guides can be downloaded at BrooklynCenterOnline.org/Target_Storybook.asp.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ 2013-14 Target Storybook Series is sponsored by Target and by the Herman Goldman Foundation.  The National Grid Earth Day Celebration is sponsored by National Grid and TD Bank.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College
2 train to Brooklyn College/Flatbush Avenue
Online orders: BrooklynCenterOnline.org
Box Office: 718951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm)
Groups of 15 or more: 718-951-4600, ext. 3331

About Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

Founded in 1954, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents outstanding performing arts and arts education programs, reflective of Brooklyn’s diverse communities, at affordable prices.  Each season, Brooklyn Center welcomes over 65,000 people to the 2,400 seat Walt Whitman Theatre, including up to 45,000 schoolchildren from over 300 schools who attend their SchoolTime series, one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the borough. In 2014-15, Brooklyn Center will celebrate its 60^th anniversary season, which will correspond with the opening of the new Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College.

In recognition of its commitment to quality family programming, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has been recognized as both Brooklyn’s Best Theater or Theater Group for Kids and Brooklyn’s Best Place for Family Bonding by Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect Parents’ Picks Awards.