The Magic School Bus

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Families will love watching their favorite characters from the classic book & TV series explore the atmosphere on Mercury, Venus, and Mars on an epic interplanetary field trip. Guided by Ms. Frizzle, the class must pull together to find their way across the galaxy while learning as much about teamwork as they do about the solar system. Recommended for ages 4-10.

The Magic School Bus: Lost In The Solar System is written by Marshall Pailet (book) and Matthew Lee Robinson (music & lyrics), based on the book series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. The original creative team includes direction and choreography by Connor Gallagher (Broadway:  Beetlejuice), set design by Jason Sherwood (Broadway:: Living on Love), costume design by Sarah Cubbage (Broadway:  Skylight, Fish in the Dark), and lighting design by David Lander (Broadway:  The Lightning Thief, Torch Song).

NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Millions of young people grew up loving The Magic School Bus. What child doesn’t dream of having a teacher like Ms. Frizzle? Marshall Pailet, who wrote the script, was also a super-fan of the books and the television series and couldn’t wait to adapt one of the books for the stage. He knew each plot and each character inside and out, and could quote dialogue from every episode! His collaborator Matthew Lee Robinson, an Australian composer/lyricist, was also a fan of this bestselling series. As you can imagine, bringing the book to life presented many challenges, but one of the biggest was creating a new Magic School Bus theme song to replace the series’ iconic theme song. We hope the musical will inspire you to go on your own science adventure!

Enjoy the show,

Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director

Join us for more! Ticketholders are welcome to join us before the show at 2:30 pm in the Davies Lounge at Kingston Grand Theatre for the fun and lively musical stylings of local kids troubadour, Gary Rasberry. Limited spots available on a first-come first-served basis.   

About Gary

Gary Rasberry is a JUNO-nominated children’s artist who has been a fixture on the Kingston music and arts scene for over three decades. A noted artist-educator, Gary has held artist-in-residencies internationally, in California, Barcelona, and Amsterdam, and regularly criss-crosses the country as a VIA Rail Artist On Board, from Halifax to Vancouver, stopping along the way to perform at schools, festivals, camps and house concerts. As an Imagination Consultant, Gary Rasberry offers Song, Story & Sound workshops and does his very best to leave a trail of happy children and smiling parents in his wake. A published poet and singer-songwriter, Rasberry released, ‘Polishing Stone,’ his 4th solo record in April 2021. If asked to describe his artistic practice in one sentence: Gary Rasberry is an Artist-Educator who lives and luxuriates in the hyphenated space that exists in, and in between, the two rich worlds of artistry and education.  

Gary was a Kingston Grand Theatre Local Artist-in-Residence in 2021.  

Learn even more about Gary here.