The Colonial Theatre » Young Audiences

Billy Kelly

Kirsten — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:58:50 +0000

Billy Kelly is a guy with a guitar and shoes and a nose and a new CD called “Thank You for Joining the Happy Club” and a couch and other stuff. His songs are humorous as well as funny. Speaking of his songs, his song “People Really Like Milk” went to #1 on the SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio channel “Kids Place Live”! (Please don’t mention this to his other songs.) National Public Radio said that Billy has “an endearingly oddball since of humor,” but sadly they did not say anything about his sense of smell, which is pretty good too. Billy Kelly’s live performances feature sing-alongs, dance-alongs, yell-alongs, and snowman-alongs, among other types of ‘alongs’ too numerous to enumerate here.Praise for�”Thank You for Joining the Happy Club”

“Totally winning in its goofiness … there are going to be some families who absolutely love love love this disk.”
� Stefan Shepherd, Zooglobble.com

“Imagine if Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld wrote lyrics for all-ages music played by an acoustic Weezer. I cannot recall a funnier, more intelligently conceived debut family record.”
� Jeff Bogle, Out With the Kids

“… a School-House-Rock feel that’s super fun … vast appeal for kids and adults alike.”
� Common Sense Media

“A 1-2-3 punch of catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and songs that are fun for the whole family … This one easily lands on the list of best kids’ music of 2009.”
�About.com

Tickets

Tickets are $7 online / $8 at the door / $8 phone orders (including a $2 per ticket Restoration Fee).� Buying online is the fastest, cheapest way to buy tickets.

Charlotte’s Web

Kirsten — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:16:20 +0000

E.B. White�s children�s classic is given a Saturday morning cartoon treatment by the folks at Hanna-Barbera. The affecting and life-affirming tale gets songs, H-B animation and a cast that�s reminiscent of a 1970s Hollywood Squares episode, including Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly, Danny Bonaduce and Henry Gibson. (Dan Jardine, Apollo Movie Guide)

Eragon

Kirsten — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:27:48 +0000

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it’s the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands. (20th Century Fox) �Eragon may not be a big Oscar contender, but�it provides a much-needed afternoon of PG-rated family-friendly adventure.� (Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle)

The Princess Bride

Kirsten — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:39:22 +0000

Writer William Goldman’s love story of a farm boy-turned-swashbuckling hero, the princess he rescues from an arranged marriage, and the friendships and revenges the two encounter along the way recreates the high-flying milieu of a Fairbanks or Flynn adventure yarn, placing it within the narrative frame of a grandfather reading a storybook to his sick grandson.

�Reiner’s contribution was to cast actors in the lead parts who captured the folkloric ambiance of the script in their performances with similar apparent ease; Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, and Christopher Guest, standout especially. The result is a film of remarkable forwardness, honesty, and humor, built, like all fairy tales, around one message, summed up late in the script: “True love is the greatest thing in the world.” Reiner and Goldman’s tale has not lost a glimmer of its shine, and is all the better now for the time it took to ignite. (Arthur Ryel-Lindsey, SlantMagazine.com)

The Wizard of Oz

Kirsten — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:55:04 +0000

Winner of two Academy Awards, The Wizard of Oz is an American classic. Starring Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger and Jack Haley. A perfect score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, highly imaginative sets and brilliant characterizations make this adaptation of the Frank Baum story a musical fantasy of the highest caliber. Audiences of all ages have been enchanted with The Wizard of Oz since it�s first release and, undoubtedly, always will be!

Back to the Future Marathon

Kirsten — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:27:04 +0000

Last year the Colonial brought you all three Lord of the Rings films. This year make a date with Doc, Marty and 1955! To Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the original film the Colonial will bring you the entire trilogy in one day! All three films, back-to-back (well, with a half hour break for lunch) starting at noon. This could make for a cool thing to do with your dad on the day before Father’s Day!

Showtimes:
Back to the Future: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Back to the Future Part II: 2:30pm – 4:15pm
Back to the Future Part III: 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Tickets:
Adults: $8 per screening or $20 for all three
Students/Seniors: $6 per screening or $15 for all three
Children/Members: $4 per screening or $10 for all three
Please note that the discount for purchasing tickets to all three films will be calculated at check out. You will have the opportunity to add multiple tickets to multiple shows to your order before you check out. We recommend that you buy your tickets online so as to avoid all fees and a potential line at the box office.

Things to remember:
There will be a 30 minute break between films 1 & 2 for lunch; and a 15 minute break between films 2 & 3.

Free passes and discounts are not valid toward the purchase of marathon tickets ($10 – $20), but can be used towards the purchase of a single ticket for a single screening. Thanks for your understanding.