Our family went to see The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights at Madison Square Garden this past Father’s Day. For those of you not familiar with The Backyardigans, the show is an animated musical-adventure series aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 10. In each episode, the show’s five preschool friends—Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin—rely on their vivid imaginations to transform their backyard into completely different worlds, in which they go through many sorts of stories and adventures. (via wikipedia)

In this particular adventure, Knights Uniqua and Tyrone are given their most important assignment ever by King Pablo. The task - to protect an egg. “Babysit an egg?!” exclaims Uniqua, “This doth stink!” But the two knights soon learn that this is no ordinary egg, but a very unpredictable one that takes them on an exciting adventure. Along the way, Grabbing Goblin Austin and Flighty Fairy Tasha join the medieval mayhem as the runaway egg hatches feet and wings and makes an unexpected dash all the way up to Dragon Mountain! The Backyardigans use the audience’s help to face a mighty dragon and safely return the egg to the King Pablo.

The show is a lively one with lots of participation from the audience – singing, dancing, and question and answer with the performers on stage. The actor that plays Uniqua is a superb dancer. She has the rad moves!

Being the first live show that we’ve seen with our now 2 year old, I was a little apprehensive of what I thought the experience would be. I expected a lot of loud music and bright lights that would startle his and make his anxious. He still tends to be startled by the loud environmental of New York City. But my fears were assuaged during the first few minutes of the show. The volume of music and dialogue was just right for tiny, sensitive ears. Lee’s dad even commented that for a show with so many little babies, he expected to hear a lot of screaming and crying, but that was not the case. My only disappointment with the show was that we didn’t get a souvenir program and I didn’t see any for sale. Otherwise it was a wonderful experience and one I highly recommend.

Mighty Knights are mighty nice!

-This review is by Mom in the City member Mahalia Watson. The Backyardigans Live are currently touring the country.

Posted by Kimberly on 26 Jun 2008 at 03:20 pm | Tagged as: Performances