Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse Children's Season to Feature Sensory-Friendly Production

This fall, Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn will offer a wide variety of charming, delightful and educational performances. The lineup will also include sensory friendly shows, to accommodate children with Autism and other disabilities.

“What better way to spend a weekend morning than introducing your child to the live theater experience with characters and stories they love?” said Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Paper Mill’s Children’s Shows are filled with audience participation and adventure. One of the country’s premier nonprofit theaters, Paper Mill is the place where American musical theater is celebrated, cherished, and pushed in exciting new directions.

Children’s Shows take place on select Saturdays or Sundays at 10 a.m. All tickets are only $12.75 for any seat in the house. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973-376-4343, or at the Paper Mill Box Office on Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online.

The 2014 season of Children’s Shows are listed below. This season will include a production of Charlotte’s Web designed specifically for children on the autism spectrum or with other developmental disabilities.

The autism-friendly performance is planned in cooperation with the Paper Mill Autism Advisory Team. The theater environment will be altered for this performance, providing a sensory-friendly, comfortable and judgment-free space that is welcoming for all families.

Additionally, Paper Mill Playhouse will host a free open house titled “Meet Your Seat” as an opportunity for children who are new to theater experiences to visit the theater space before the show. For more information, call the box office at 973-376-4343.

Paper Mill Playhouse also offers gift cards, available in any denomination. Gift cards can be purchased at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office and are good for any show or items at the gift shop. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.

DISNEY’S ALADDIN JR.

Sunday, November 9, 2014, at 10AM
Paper Mill Playhouse Theatre School “Children’s Theatre on Tour”

For ages 5 & up
Following a sold-out performance last spring, we are excited to present a return engagement of your favorite characters in this stage adaptation of the hit Disney film performed by Paper Mill Theatre School’s advanced musical theatre students ages 13-17. Filled with magic, mayhem, and carpet rides, this timeless adventure will have audiences’ spirits soaring with excitement. Most of all, the tuneful, Academy Award-winning score with songs including “A Whole New World” and “Friends Like Me” will certainly make this musical a favorite for many years to come!

A SPECIAL AUTISM-FRIENDLY PRESENTATION

CHARLOTTE’S WEB

Saturday, December 6, 2014, at 10AM
Theatreworks USA
For ages 5 & up
Based on E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte, this endearing musical explores true meaning of friendship.

An Autism-Friendly Performance planned in cooperation with the Paper Mill Autism Advisory Team.

“Meet Your Seat” Open House 
Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

CLICK, CLACK, MOO

Sunday, December 7, 2014, at 10AM
Theatreworks USA
For ages 5 & up
When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer Brown declares the farm a “tech-free zone.” Tell that to the shivering cows in the barn who use her computer to type messages requesting blankets in this hilariously “moooooo-ving” new musical!

About Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country’s leading regional theaters. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.’

Season information courtesy of Shayne Austin Miller, Paper Mill Playhouse