Many locals grew up with summer dress-up nights being their parents taking them to the Dallas Summer Musicals. Like having your birthday at the Neiman Marcus Downtown’s Zodiac Room was the epitome of cool, so watching “The Music Man,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” Oklahoma” and “Carousel” was oh-so grown up.
Things have changed. Michael Jenkins and his crew are well aware that these 21st century youngsters need more than a date with the parents. That’s perhaps why they came up with Kids Clubs, where the munchkins get to get VIP treatment sans parents but including refreshments, activities and meeting members of the shows’ casts to sign their “Playbills.”
It was just announced that this year there will be two Kids Club. Here is the schedule and read quick because the first one is coming up pronto:
- Saturday, March 23: “Mary Poppins”
- Saturday, October 5 : “The Lion King”
The best thing? It’s absolutely, totally FREE. . . our favorite four-letter word.
Sure, the kids can show up, but it’s wise to make rezzies.
Gee, why not sign your youngster up for the club and arrange to have tickets the night of or the night before? Gee, that makes so much sense.