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Your kids will have a blast, September 28, 2008

Reviewer: francobellini
We took our 6-year-old girl to Moey Live and she LOVED it. It was like a rock and roll concert for kids. All she was missing was a lighter and a glowstick... She spent the whole show on her feet dancing in the aisles or in the front of the stage. Moey and her band are totally fun and joyous, the songs are really clever and stick with you long after the show is over. Our daughter has been singing them for weeks and tells everyone to see this show! Take the kids and they'll sleep really well that night!

Spare Times: For Children

By LAUREL GRAEBER
Published: September 18, 2008

‘MOEY LIVE: P IS FOR PARTY’ (Sunday) Moey (a k a Melissa Levis) of Moey’s Music Party describes her new show, opening this weekend, as like “ ‘Rocky Horror’ for toddlers.” So prepare for your little ones (and even children as old as 8) to dress up and go crazy as they follow Moey in a musical adventure whose purpose is to plan a fabulous party with things like puppets, princesses, pom-poms and pirates. Yes, the whole thing is brought to you by the letter P. (Through Oct. 26.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., DR2 Theater, 103 East 15th Street, Manhattan, (212) 239-6200, moeysmusicparty.com; $25.

by Judy Antell

The DR2 Theatre is home to two different parent rockers this fall. On Sundays, its Melissa Levis Moey making her off-Broadway debut. On Saturdays, Morgan Taylor returns with Gustafer Yellowgolds Mellow Sensation.

Moey has been rocking the city for three years, with repertoire culled from the songs she made up for her son, Monty, now 4. Her new show, Moey Live -- P is for Party!, combines funny, peppy songs with audience interaction and an educational component. She asks her audience for words that start with the letter p so she can throw a party; kids can suggest things like pizza, princesses and pirates. Moey uses props, including puppets and pompoms, to get creative juices flowing.

Levis is hoping to be for the preschool crowd what her aunt, Wendy Wasserstein, was for literary New York. She has fond memories of attending the theater with her aunt and is motivating the under four-foot crowd with her high-energy shows. The Upper East Side mom has been teaching music at York Avenue Preschool, Gym Time Rhythm & Glues, and P.S. 158, and last summer created a Sandbox Sing-a-long series for the Central Park Conservancy.

Meanwhile, Morgan Taylor, a new dad from Brooklyn, offers his multimedia show with a combo of new and old songs. For those who dont know, Gustafer Yellowgold is a yellow cone-head from the sun that supposedly lives in the woods of Minnesota. The show includes projections of giant animated illustrations, what Taylor calls a "musical moving book." Taylor performs with his wife, Rachel Loshak.

Both shows are appropriate for kids up to age 8. And both offer special birthday parties. The theater offers two free tickets when you buy 10, so you can bring a group inexpensively. Moey invites children who are celebrating their birthdays onstage for a personalized birthday song, and Taylor dedicates his song, I Jump on Cake, to the birthday child.

Info:
When: Gustafer Yellowgolds Mellow Sensation is on Saturdays, September 20-December 6; Moey Live -- P is for Party! runs September 21-October 26. Showtimes are 11am and 1pm.
Where: 103 East 15th Street
How much: $25 at www.telecharge.com
For more info: www.dr2theatre.com

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DR2 Theatre

103 E 15th St (at Union Sq East) 212-239-6200

Using words and props that start with the letter p—think puppet, princess, pizza—the audience helps Moey (a.k.a. kiddie crooner Melissa Levis) and her band plan a birthday party for a surprise guest. If your own tot happens to be celebrating the anniversary of his birth today, Moey will invite him onstage with other b-day boys and girls for a personalized song. At the end of the show, all the kids get to try their luck at breaking open a piñata filled with sweet treats. Ages 1 to 8.

Time Out New York Kids / Best of the Week

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Keep the gang entertained all weekend long with Moey Live: P Is for Party!

Time Out New York Kids / Issue 30 : Mar 15–Apr 15, 2008

for nyc moms: rock it with your kids this october

Melissa Levis is definitely one cool rocker mommy. She currently stars in “Moey LIVE: P is for Party“, ” a fun, boisterous, energetic show that feels like a musical version of “Sesame Street.”

Levis and her band belt out catchy songs that focus on sharing, getting dressed and being a city kid. Everyone is encouraged to dance, shake maracas and twirl shiny pompoms, all while learning about the letter P.

This is the kind of off broadway kids’ show that makes you so glad you still live in Manhattan. Every Sunday at 11 am and 1 pm through October 26th. 103 East 15th Street (Union Square). $25 a ticket (Use the code MOGNA21 for $5 dollars off each ticket). Purchase through Telecharge, 212.239.6200.

MommyPoppins.com

In NYC, we love our homegrown kiddie music artists, and Moey, known as Melissa Levis to her grown-up friends, is one of New York's rising stars. After rocking out in Central Park's sandbox series all summer, she's now taking it indoors for her first full-length (1 hour) concert. MOEY LIVE: P is for Party will have you and the kids dancing and singing along with Moey, her irresistible tunes and her fun band of characters, while your kids accidentally learn phonics. The show is very interactive and your kids are sure to have a blast. Rec for ages 1-7.

Now through October 26, Sundays at 11am and 1pm:
Moey Live: P is for Party.
Melissa Levis, mommy-rocker, hits the Off-Broadway stage in Moey Live: P is for Party. The interactive musical invites kids to help plan a giant gala, dance on stage, shout out answers, and win prizes for best pirate and princess costumes. Fun for all ages. At the DR2 Theatre. (Tix)

Moey Live: P is for Party

Street Address: 101 & 103 East 15th Street, New York, NY
NYC children's performer Moey stars in an interactive musical for children that uses words and props that start with P (like puppets, princesses, parents, and pizza). The audience helps Moey and her band plan the most wonderful party ever for shh.... a very special surprise guest. There's no pin-the-tale-on-the-donkey at this party - just lots of pompoms, pirates, and audience participation (plus pinatas for birthday kids and prizes for children dressed as princesses and pirates). Order tickets in advance online, by phone, or in person at the DR2 Box Office. GoCityKids readers get an exclusive discount! Visit our Deals & Steals section by October 26 for all the details.

Moey's on Broadwayworld.com
Daryl Roth is pleased to announce the creation of a new children's theatre membership series featuring 'Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Sensation,' 'Moey Live: P is for Party,' and 'Ogden Nash's Tales of Custard The Dragon.' The program will take place every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. from September 20, 2008 thru December 7, 2008. Tickets are now on sale via DR2theatre.com or 212-375-1110, x4; 3-show memberships are $48 each.

'Moey Live: P is for Party' was the second in this series of performances, on Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. from September 21 through October 26, 2008 - "It's Mommy Rock History" (Time Out New York Kids) and 'Sesame Street' meets 'The Go-Gos' (Kids Music That Rocks) in the fun, interactive family musical. The audience helps Moey plan the best party ever for sshh...a surprise guest. Pirates! Princesses! Pompoms! Puppets! Plus tons of audience participation!

Around The Town

P is for Party

Producer Stewart F. Lane and his sons Lenny & Frankie with Melissa Lewis at the opening of her interactive musical for kids, P is for Party." The show "really rocks." Bring you little ones and check it out. Prizes for Best Pirate and Princesses in the audience. On Sundays September 21 through October 26, 11am and 1pm at the DR2 Theater, 103 East 15th Street in Union Square. For tickets call telecharge 239-6200