Schoolhouse Rock Live at Dutch Apple is the Perfect Cure for Spring Fever

I don't know about you, but I've had enough of all this cold, ice, cold, snow, cold, wind, and more cold! Spring just can't come fast enough in my house. While I love my children dearly, I think one more game of Go Fish, Uno, or Checkers might just send me the over the edge. Fortunately, I managed to escape the house with my almost-5-year-old son for a few hours over the weekend to catch a performance of Schoolhouse Rock Live! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, and let me just say that it was the perfect cure for our spring fever!

There was so much to love about this show. First, it's fun. Second, it's educational. And third, it's fun AND educational at the same time! Kids will enjoy the energy and humor of the characters so much that they won't even realize that they're learning (shhhh, don't tell them!).

So what will they learn? Well, with 11 different songs covering topics from nouns to multiplication to space, they'll learn a good bit. Even I (re)learned a thing or two that I had forgotten from my elementary school days.

Based on the 1970s cartoon, Schoolhouse Rock Live! features songs like "Unpack Your Adjectives" to teach various school lessons.

With songs like "Conjunction Junction" and "Interplanet Janet," the material is most appropriate for students in second, third or fourth grade, who are probably learning these very lessons. However, kids older and younger will also enjoy many aspects of the show. Even my pre-schooler was laughing and clapping along to the songs.

Dutch Apple thought of everything when planning for this show, from the kid-friendly buffet to the activities in the program. The buffet featured items such as chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, corn dogs, pizza, and applesauce. The program included activities like a maze, word search, and connect the dots. At the performance I attended, the cast even did a Q&A with the kids right after the show. And with a running time of just a little over an hour (including a 15-minute intermission), the show is the perfect length for kids.

If you're looking for a great way to get the kids out of the house for a few hours, look no further than Schoolhouse Rock Live!. The show plays at Dutch Apple through March 20. For more information and tickets, please visit www.dutchapple.com.

Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre to Kick Off 2015 Children's Theatre Season with Schoolhouse Rock Live

The Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre is kicking off their 2015 Children’s Theatre season with Schoolhouse Rock Live, based on the award-winning 1970s cartoon. Kids of all ages will enjoy singing along to classic Saturday Morning learning songs from February 24th through March 20th.

Schoolhouse Rock Live follows Tom, a new school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching television when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music through such songs as “Just A Bill,” “Interplanet Janet” and “Conjunction Junction.” It’s a fun-filled musical that will have children laughing, singing, and learning (without them even knowing)!

Schoolhouse Rock Live will be at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre February 24th through March 20th, 2015. The ticket price is $17 for kids of all ages for meal and show with a special group discount for groups of 16 or more. A limited number of show-only seats are available for $15. Call 717-898-1900 to make a reservation or order your tickets online at DutchApple.com.