Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Kid’s Broadway Day at the Garden

Posted in Around the Garden, The Orchid Show on April 15 2011, by Ann Rafalko

Broadway DayJust in time for Spring Break, the best of Broadway is making its way uptown to The New York Botanical Garden on Tuesday, April 19, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.!

In honor of The Orchid Show: On Broadway, members of Broadway’s most popular shows have created unique interactive programming exclusively for the Garden!

Look for these participants and activities at the locations below in the Adventure Garden:

Broadway Green Alliance – At the Entrance
Bring your plastic bags to help the Broadway Green Alliance keep plastic bags out of neighborhood trees (and out of landfills) and bring attention to this issue.

Million Dollar Quartet – At the Stumps
Play Million Dollar Quartet’s version of pin the tail-on-the-donkey, “Pin the guitar on Elvis.”

Billy Elliot – In the Plaza
The Ballet Girls from the cast of Billy Elliot conduct a ballet dance clinic where you can learn a portion of the number “Shine” from the production.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Near the Waterfall
Priscilla Queen of the Desert will be doing diva-liscious flower and plant face painting.

Catch Me If You Can – In Sun Central
Fly into the Catch Me if You Can booth to learn how to make the perfect origami airplane.

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles – On Lifecycle Lane
Test your luck in the RAIN Strawberry Fields Memory game for the chance to win tickets to the show and other great
prizes

The Addams Family – In Sun Central
It’s spooky good fun with The Addams Family’s eyeball toss.

Baby It’s You – At the Stumps
Play “name that tune” to be entered into a drawing to win tickets to the show.

Davenport Theatrical/Be A Broadway Star Board Game – Near Plant Part Paradise
Try your hand at this brand new board game.

Lombardi – In Sun Central
Play the Football Toss to win great prizes.

Wonderland!, Sister Act, and Memphis – Near the Waterfall
Enjoy coloring, friendship games and temporary tattoos.

Broadway Partners – Near Boulders
Learn more about these exciting shows:

Jersey Boys
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Wicked
Born Yesterday
La Cage Aux Folles
Chicago
Mamma Mia