Due to popular demand, the critically acclaimed, sold-out family show, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show will extend its run at the 47th Street Theatre (304 W 47th St.). through April 17, 2016, originally slated to close on March 27. The extension will also include an updated performance schedule with shows on Friday at 10am & 12pm; Saturday at 11am, 2pm & 4pm; Sunday at 10am, 12pm & 3pm. Tickets are $49.50 -$65.50 (Premium Seats) and can be purchased by visiting ticketcentral.com or by calling 212.279.4200. For more information, visit HungryCaterpillarShow.com. 
Producers of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show also recently announced two special performances including an Autism friendly performance on Saturday, March 12 at 4:30pm and a Spanish language performance on Saturday, March 19 at 4:30pm.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, features a menagerie of 75 enchanting puppets during a magical 60-minute show that faithfully adapts four of Eric Carle’s beloved books for the stage: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and, of course, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Cast includes: Jake Bazel (TV: “Sesame Street.” National Tour: Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live!) Ariel Lauryn (Theatre: The Golden Toad Part IV, The Firebugs), Mindy Leanse (Theatre: Puppet Titus Andronicus, National Tour: Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live!), Weston Long (John Tartaglia’s Imaginocean!), Kayla Prestel (The Actors Project, The Morningtime of Now). Creative team also includes Raul Abrego (Set Designer), Nicholas Rayment (Lighting Designer), Nate Edmondson (Sound Designer & Composer), The Puppet Kitchen (Puppets), CESA Entertainment (General Management).