“The Dinosaur Musical”: Can King Marcus live up to the Meat Treaty? Or will the Herbivore resistance take over to restore the natural order?
Find out during this family-friendly musical about how war among the dinosaurs can be settled with just a little effort and some perseverance.
The show preaches peace on earth and vegetarianism, but you’ll be laughing at lyrics like this: “Nobody’s allowed to be king if he’s nuts/Nobody’s allowed to knock you down and rip out all your guts.”
This two-act story, presented by Sky Performing Arts, begins after a meteor crash creates a world short on heat and food. To prevent mayhem, the King of the Tyrannosaurus Rex tribe creates the Treaty of Meat, which states that no one can kill anything that thinks. This holds until his death, when his teenage son is manipulated by the forces of evil into leading the carnivorous tribe into marauding (“You, the fiercest predator in the world, reduced to eating salad!”).
Add to this a herbivore resistance movement led by a reformed T-Rex, assisted by a Red Baron-like pterodactyl, a French poet, an Italian cook who invents a meat alternative and a slinky Parasaurolophus who is a show-biz singer making a comeback.
“The Dinosaur Musical” opens at 8 tonight at Sky Valley Education Center, 17072 Tye St., Monroe. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through May 17. Tickets are $14 to $16. Call 360-863-1663 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com or www.skyperformingarts.com.
“I Was a Rat!”: Poor rat-boy Roger has nowhere to turn. Lucky for him he finds Bob the cobbler and his wife, Joan, who offer him a warm home and welcoming hearts.
If only Roger were able to stay out of trouble long enough to enjoy them. But Roger even manages to get thrown in jail for being a sewer monster. Just in time the Princess arrives to straighten out the mess and return Roger to his new, loving family.
The story is based on the book by Philip Pullman, who wrote “The Golden Compass,” and gives us a surprise ending. For ages 6 and up.
“I Was a Rat!” runs through June 7 at Seattle Children’s Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle. Tickets range from $15 to $33. Call 206-441-3322 or visit www.sct.org.
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