NewsPHOTO CALL: Halloween Festivities with Kids' Night on BroadwayThe first-ever Halloween Kids' Night on Broadway allowed children ages 6-18 to not only attend a Broadway show for free, when accompanied by a paying adult, but also gave access to a pre-theatre costume party at Madame Tussauds and trick-or-treating at the stage doors following the shows.
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November 02, 2010
The Madame Tussauds party, which was held from 11 AM-2 PM prior to 3 PM matinees, included a tour of the famed wax attraction (featuring Broadway and Halloween wax figures including Nathan Lane, Rafiki, Matthew Broderick, Frankenstein, Dracula and more), plus participation in a "Broadway dance studio" with cast members from Broadway shows; face painting; Broadway costume activities; "Autograph Alley"; UNICEF box station for distribution of UNICEF donation boxes; games; information about Camp Broadway, Broadway Kids Care, Broadway Green Alliance and more.
Following the Sunday matinees, Kids' Night kids trick-or-treated at the stage doors of participating Broadway (and Off-Broadway) theatres.
Here's a look at the Halloween festivities:
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Halloween Festivities of Kids' Night on Broadway
Halloween Festivities of Kids' Night on Broadway
The first-ever Halloween Kids' Night on Broadway allowed children ages 6-18 to not only attend a Broadway show for free, but also invited them to a pre-theatre costume party at Madame Tussauds and to trick-or-treat at the stage doors following the shows. Read the Playbill.com story.
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The UNICEF table with its box decorating and temporary-tattoo station was popular with the partygoers.
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Wicked hosted its own tent with prize giveaways at the party.
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John Tartaglia signs autographs for young fans at the ImaginOcean table.
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Wednesday Addams was a popular costume choice among Halloween revelers.
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A young fan gets tattooed by one of the Broadway Kids volunteers.
Catherine Missal from Mary Poppins helps Danae with her tattoo.
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Playbill President and Publisher Philip S. Birsh and Broadway League executive director Charlotte St. Martin pose for photos with the party-goers (and with a wax likeness of Nathan Lane in The Producers).
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Playbill President and Publisher Philip S. Birsh and Addams Family star Adam Riegler, with a wax likeness of Nathan Lane.
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Playbill President and Publisher Philip S. Birsh, Addams Family star Adam Riegler and Broadway League executive director Charlotte St. Martin (plus Nathan Lane's wax likeness).
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Adam Riegler
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Charlotte St. Martin, Playbill President and Publisher Philip S. Birsh, Adam Riegler and Caryl Stern, President and CEO of U.S. Fund for UNICEF, with a wax likeness of Nathan Lane in The Producers.
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Brooke and John pose with their family while trick-or-treating at the Wicked stage door.
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Katie and Ryan channel their inner witch and wizard after Wicked.
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Wicked was a very popular trick-or-treating site for the evening.
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Julia, Cheryl, Jessica and Wayne made trick-or-treating a family event at Wicked
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Julia trick-or-treats at Wicked in an appropriate costume
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The trick-or-treaters were out in full force at Wicked
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Some made trick-or-treating a family affair.
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Vanessa enjoyed her visit to Mary Poppins.
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Vincent trick-or-treated at Mary Poppins.
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Ryan (dressed as Bert in Mary Poppins) and Gavin Lee (who plays Bert on Broadway) left us seeing double at Mary Poppins.
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Laura Michelle Kelly gives Ben, dressed as Michael Jackson, a squeeze at the Mary Poppins stage door.
