Bronx Zoo: Connecting People to Wild Nature
Animal Tales Extravaganza: Weekends April-June
Join us for an extravaganza of animal-themed entertainment featuring your favorite children's entertainers during weekends this spring. From Broadway's Avenue Q, come see the family-friendly puppet show Avenue Zoo. March in a fantastical Rainforest Creature Parade, stop by for a meet-and-greet with characters from beloved children's books and shows, and enjoy animal yoga stretches and crafts activities.
Animal Tales Extravaganza included with Zoo admission
Schedule of Events
Sat May 19 and Sun May 20
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- 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Crafts
Presented by Bright Horizons - Dancing Crane Cafe Plaza
- 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Animal Tales Storytime Corner
Presented by Plum Organics - Dancing Crane Cafe Plaza
- 11:30 a.m.
- Mainstage: Disney's Choo-Choo Soul
- Adjacent to Grizzly Bears
- 12:30 p.m.
- Meet Mo Willems' Elephant & Piggie
- Astor Court
- 12:30 p.m.
- Avenue Zoo
- Asia Plaza Stage
- 1:00 p.m.
- LuAnn Adams reading "Elephant & Piggie"
- Asia Plaza Stage
- 1:00 p.m.
- Rainforest Creature Parade
- Leaves from Astor Court
- 1:15 p.m.
- Yoga Animal Poses with Lil Yogi's NYC
- Astor Court
- 1:30 p.m.
- Mainstage: Disney's Choo-Choo Soul
- Adjacent to Grizzly Bears
- 2:15 p.m.
- Yoga Animal Poses with Lil Yogi's NYC
- Astor Court
- 2:30 p.m.
- Meet Mo Willems' Elephant & Piggie
- Astor Court
- 2:30 p.m.
- Avenue Zoo
- Asia Plaza Stage
- 3:00 p.m.
- LuAnn Adams reading "Elephant & Piggie"
- Asia Plaza Stage
- 3:00 p.m.
- Rainforest Creature Parade
- Leaves from Astor Court
- 3:15 p.m.
- Yoga Animal Poses with Lil Yogi's NYC
- Astor Court
- 3:30 p.m.
- Mainstage: Disney's Choo-Choo Soul
- Adjacent to Grizzly Bears
Avenue Zoo
12:30 p.m., Asia Plaza Stage
Join Kate Monster on her trip from Off-Broadway's Avenue Q to the Bronx Zoo's Avenue Zoo! Kate's musical journey begins when she misses her stop home, and ends up on Avenue ZOO. Come along on her wild adventure as she meets various animals and learns that they aren't so scary after all.
Director/Book Writer: Sharon Wheatley
Composer & Music Director: Robert Meffe
Lyricist/Book Co-Author: Allen Kendall
The Avenue Q Theme Song is allowed by special permission from the Tony Award winning composing team of Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. The Kate Monster puppet appears by special permission from Avenue Q, and her character appears by special permission from the Tony Award winning book writer, Jeff Whitty.
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