CHICAGO—An adorable musical adaptation of the children’s book that is a charming yet silly, “Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat” is an ideal show for young children ages 5 and up. Now in production at the Lifeline Theatre in Chicago, the show has engaging performers, melodious songs, and family-friendly humor that will have adults giggling alongside the tots.
The musical is based on the book of the same title by Doreen Cronin, and has been adapted for the stage by James R. Grote with music and lyrics by George Howe.
No Halloween!
The story follows Farmer Brown, who doesn’t like Halloween. “Witches give him nightmares. Pirates give him shivers. Jack-o-lanterns flicker spooky shadows on the wall,” he says. He dislikes the holiday so much that upon its arrival, he draws the shades, puts on his pajamas, climbs into bed, and hides underneath a blanket that covers him from head to toe.
Betty Mohr
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As an arts writer and movie/theater/opera critic, Betty Mohr has been published in the Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Australian, The Dramatist, the SouthtownStar, the Post Tribune, The Herald News, The Globe and Mail in Toronto, and other publications.
