Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster NYC Reviews and Tickets

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(2 Ratings)

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Members say

Delightful, Quirky, Funny, Great for taking 4-7 yo, Clever

About the Show

Inspired by the books of best-selling children's book author Mo Willems.

Leonardo isn't scary, though he tries hard to be. When searching for a friend to frighten, he discovers Sam, who is scared of anything and everything. The show, recommended for ages 4 to 7, uses puppets, projections, and live music to tell the story.

The show is presented by Manual Cinema from Chicago. The company combines live feed cameras, projection screens, and puppetry to bring stories to life in real time, as the handheld work visible onstage is projected above.

The show will also be available to rent on demand after the first performance.

Show-Score Member Reviews (2)

Great for taking 4-7 yo, Refreshing, Delightful

See it if Great 1 hr piece for 4-7 year olds who enjoy Mo Willems books. Cinema verite gives nice twist as kids see puppetry & shadow work onstage

Don't see it if Older kids might not appreciate as much but it has a great lesson and really held young ones attention

Great staging, Quirky, Funny, Delightful, Clever

See it if you love Mo Willems's books, enjoy experimental approaches to staging plays and are a fan of puppetry.

Don't see it if You aren't a fan of shows for kids, the use of live video on stage, don't like the Mo Willems source material. Read more

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Creative team

Author of Original Book