Kids & family
Kids & family theater
Shows made for young audiences, shows with kids on stage, and grown-up productions the whole family can enjoy, near you.
For young audiences
Children's theater
Professional actors performing shows made for kids: fairy tales, picture books brought to life, and musicals sized for short attention spans. Often an hour or less, with matinees on weekends and school days.
Kids on stage
Youth theater
Young performers are the cast. Youth theaters and school programs put on full productions, from Annie to Shakespeare, and they are a joy to watch, whether you know someone in the show or not. Many also run classes and summer camps.
Everyone together
Family-friendly shows
Regular productions that work for children and grown-ups alike, at theaters of every size. Look for the age guidance on each listing; the theater knows its show best.
Across the country, soonest first
60 family shows
Barrington Stage Company
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground
Play Family friendly
Broadway in Austin
Mrs. Doubtfire
Musical Family friendly
Davis Musical Theatre Company
The Addams Family
Musical Family friendly 10+
North Shore Music Theatre
Come From Away
Musical Family friendly
PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
Disney's The Lion King
Musical Family friendly
Sunset Playhouse
Lend Me a Tenor
Play Family friendly
Theatre Arlington
Seussical Jr.
Musical Family friendly Youth cast Ages 3+
ZACH Theatre
Pippin
Musical Family friendly Youth cast Young artists
freeFall Theatre
What A Glorious Feeling!
Play Family friendly
Goodman Theatre
The Attic
Other Family friendly
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Play On!
Musical Family friendly
Lifeline Theatre
A Wrinkle in Time
Play Family friendly
Peninsula Players Theatre
Murder Girl
Play Family friendly
Arden Theatre Company
Girl from the North Country
Musical Family friendly
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
The World Goes 'Round
Revue Family friendly
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Footloose
Musical Family friendly
Walnut Street Theatre
The Addams Family: The Musical
Musical Family friendly
ZACH Theatre
Campfire
Other Family friendly Ages 0-5
Stageworks Theatre
Jane Austen in 89 Minutes
Play Family friendly
Sight & Sound Theatres
Joshua
Play Family friendly
Gershwin Theatre
Wicked
Musical Family friendly
Minskoff Theatre
The Lion King
Musical Family friendly
Broadway at the Hobby Center
The Sound of Music
Musical Family friendly
Ensemble Arts Philly
Mamma Mia!
Musical Family friendly
USF School of Theatre & Dance
The Singularity Play
Play Family friendly
Berkshire Theatre Group
Summer, 1976
Play Family friendly Ages 12+
Alhambra Theatre & Dining
Meet Me In St. Louis
Musical Family friendly
Casa Mañana
Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale
Musical Family friendly
Georgetown Palace Theatre
Oklahoma!
Musical Family friendly
Totem Pole Playhouse
Music In The Pines: Queen + Journey
Concert Family friendly
Dallas Children's Theater
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
Musical Family friendly
Magik Theatre
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Play Family friendly Ages 3+
First Stage
Go Dog Go! / Ve Perro ¡Ve!
Musical Family friendly Ages 3+
Lifeline Theatre
Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
Play Family friendly
Broadway at the Straz Center
Buena Vista Social Club
Musical Family friendly
Majestic Theatre
The Sound of Music
Musical Family friendly
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Musical Family friendly
freeFall Theatre
Allison Nash & Alejandro Arenas: Duet Our Way
Concert Family friendly
Sunset Playhouse
Legendary Nashville Cats
Concert Family friendly
Huntington Theatre Company
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Play Family friendly
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Senior Year Project
Play Family friendly
Erie Playhouse
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Musical Family friendly Youth cast
ZACH Theatre
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Play Family friendly Family
Totem Pole Playhouse
Seussical The Musical (TYA)
Musical Family friendly
North Shore Music Theatre
Phantom
Musical Family friendly
Broadway at the Straz Center
Hamilton
Musical Family friendly
USF School of Theatre & Dance
Encoding
Dance Family friendly
Second Stage Theater
The Fantasticks
Musical Family friendly
Children's Theater of Madison
Annie
Musical Family friendly Youth cast Ages 8+
Sunset Playhouse
Dorothy Meets Alice or The Wizard of Wonderland
Play Family friendly Youth cast
Chicago Children's Theatre
Carmela Full of Wishes
Play Family friendly 6 & Up
Sunset Playhouse
Oh, Brother! Bee Gees, Everlys, & Jacksons
Concert Family friendly
Georgetown Palace Theatre
A Ghostly Evening
Concert Family friendly
Majestic Theatre
The Wiz
Musical Family friendly
Venice Theatre
Freaky Friday
Musical Family friendly
Goodspeed Musicals
Annie
Musical Family friendly G
Marriott Theatre
Disney's Frozen The Broadway Musical
Musical Family friendly
Drury Lane Theatre
Annie
Musical Family friendly
Tampa Repertory Theatre
Peter and the Starcatcher
Play Family friendly
Good Company Players
Little Women: A Victorian Christmas Card
Play Family friendly PG
By state
Children's and youth theaters
Children's theater
Florida Theatre (Theatreworks)
Youth theater
Young Actors Theatre Tallahassee
Children's theater
Chicago Children's Theatre
Children's theater
Emerald City Theatre
Children's theater
Wheelock Family Theatre
Children's theater
Dallas Children's Theater
Children's theater
Magik Theatre
Children's theater
Children's Theater of Madison
Children's theater
First Stage
Tips for a first show with kids
- Check the age guidance on the listing, and pick a matinee for the youngest ones.
- Aisle seats make a quick break easy. Nobody minds a short trip to the lobby.
- Tell them the story beforehand, or play a song or two from the show on the way.
- Arrive early enough to find your seats, visit the restroom and settle in before the lights go down.