GUELPH – Clifford The Big Red Dog Live is coming to the River Run Centre.
This family-friendly show is part of this season’s TD Canada Trust Family Series.
This year marks Clifford’s 50th birthday as one of North America’s most loved children’s book and television characters.
In this show, Clifford will come to life in a family musical full of lessons, laughter, song and dance.
Created by author Norman Bridwell, Clifford became a household name shortly after the first book was published in 1963 by Scholastic Books.
Today, the Clifford series of books is considered part of children’s classical literature, embraced by children, parents and teachers alike, with 126 million units in print.
The popularity of Clifford The Big Red Dog skyrocketed when the animated television series from Scholastic Media first aired in 2000, becoming the top-rated show on PBS Kids for several years as well as the number one children’s series for ages 2 to 5 on network television.
The new 50th anniversary live musical stage production celebrates with a North American tour making stops in more than 50 cities.
The story unfolds as Clifford and his friends from Birdwell Island – Emily Elizabeth, Cleo and T-Bone – embark on a new adventure, learning many valuable lessons along the way.
Clifford will share his “be big ideas” to share, play fair, have respect, work together, be responsible, truthful, kind, help others, believe in yourself and be a good friend.
The show is produced by Mills Entertainment in cooperation with Scholastic Media, directed by Mark Fleischer, and featuring music and lyrics by Dennis Scott.
It is recommended for ages three to eight.
The show is on Feb. 5, with two performances taking place at 1 pm and 4 pm. Tickets are available at www.riverrun.ca.
