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The Toy Museum of New York

Opening Date: Jul 14, 1999
Closing Date: Mar 11, 2020
Running Time: 00:55
The Toy Museum of New York

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Playing @
Toy Museum of New York
Box 25763, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11202
Since 1999, the not-for-profit Toy Museum of NY has provided family-friendly fun and educational  live theater for all ages. An amazing historic toy collection performs as prop characters in every show. Over 15,000 school children each year have a wonderful time and teachers often book trips a year in advance. 

CURRENT PRODUCTION:
THE HISTORY OF TOYS

"The History of Toys”, is a magical and highly interactive play that allows kids to experience the joy of toy play while cleverly instructing them to respect their toys and those of other children.
 
Queen Marlene is the host and master of ceremonies. As founder and curator of the museum, she is the person with the most toys. And the person with the most toys gets to be Queen. After a short film featuring Mark E, Marbles, a hand puppet that coaches the kids to clap and laugh as loudly and vigorously as they can, the actual play begins. 

Joe, an employee of the Toy Museum of NY, and Rainbow Sprinkles, a squeaky voiced child who brings her toy penguin, Polly, to the museum to be repaired, are the main characters who travel through time by way of an old toy trunk that sits center stage. As they pass through the years, they encounter historical celebrities such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. Each of them introduces a toy from their era and how it references the particular history of each time.  Learning abounds in this fast paced fantasy land. 

VISIT - http://www.toymuseumny.org/tickets.html
RegionalMusicalRegionalFamily
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 5
Audience Advisory: Shows are held in theatres throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. The Museum's toy collection is filmed in our studio space and shown to the students as a pre-show before the live performance.

Performance Schedule

WEEKDAYS - 10:30 AM & 11:40 AM

October 17 & 18th
November 5, 7, 9, 21, 27, 28, 29th and 30
December 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20


Written By
  • Marlene Hochman

Music
  • Arthur and Leslie Stead

Director
  • Marlene Hochman

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Full-price tickets:

$10.00 - $20.00

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Reviews

  • "Awesome display of antique toys! And great theater too!"

    ---Prospect Kids Academy, Brooklyn, NY
  • "Wasn't what we expected. It was funny, interactive; the children loved being a part of the show!"

    -----Manhattan Christian Academy, Manhattan, NY
  • "A show where imagination takes flight with a moral to the story."

    ----P186, Bronx, NY
  • "Awesome display of antique toys! And great theater too!"

    ---Prospect Kids Academy, Brooklyn, NY

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Info

    fully compliant with ADA-approved entrances and bathrooms

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