If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for them?
If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for them?
broadwaymom
Swing Joined: 10/16/08
#1If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for them?
Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:57pmI posted earlier and got great responses as to whether Billy Elliot would be appropriate for my 7 and 8 year old kids this winter. It's sounding like the language might be too much, as well as the show's length. So, lots of posters said take them to something else that's "wow" and lighter in theme...any suggestions for the best child appropriate broadway in NYC this winter? THANKS.
kdek004
Understudy Joined: 10/15/08
#2re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for them?
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:02pmMary Poppins is fun and full of kids.
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#2re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:04pm7 and 8 year olds -Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid, The Lion KIng
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#3re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:06pmhairspray!
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#4re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:25pm
Definitely Hairspray.
or Wicked
and Young Frankenstein is goofy and fun
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mamie4 5/14/03
#5re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:30pmI'd suggest Lion King or Mary Poppins. Both are really well done, and aren't trying for parents to sit through either.
tintoy
Swing Joined: 10/15/08
#6re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 2:17pmMy 5 (a boy), 8 and 10 year old just saw Mary Poppins and Little Mermaid and loved them both! My son had a hard time sitting thru Mermaid, but focused pretty well thru M.P., probably because there were real kids on stage, compared to Mermaid with people dressed in costumes. Wicked can be a bit scary for young kids, my 8-year-old was frightened the first time she saw it.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#7re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 3:15pm
Young Frankenstein would be confusing for kids, also the humor is very sexual.
There's always 13.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#8re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 9:24pm
Lion King or Mary Poppins. Both are amazing. I didn't care for LM...neither did my then 7 year old son. (10 year old daughter LIKED it...didn't love it.)
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#9re: If Billy Elliot is too strong for kids...then which is BEST show for th
Posted: 10/16/08 at 9:33pm
Are your kids boys or girls or one of each? If they're boys, they might prefer Lion King, and if they are girls, they might prefer Mary Poppins or Little Mermaid. If both, I think Lion King will be appreciated by both.
Or you can take them to White Christmas.
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