Leonardo: A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster (ASL/AD)

About the Show

Best for younger audiences!

Monsters have one job and it’s to be SCARY! “Booga booga booga!” But as hard as he tries, Leonardo can’t scare even a mouse. When the other monsters laugh and make fun of him, Leonardo goes in search of the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world to try and scare the tuna salad out of him! Nationally acclaimed theatre company Manual Cinema breathes innovative life into this beloved story (and its doubly charming sequel), using hundreds of puppets to magically create a movie before your very eyes. Will Leonardo finally become the scary monster he dreams of being? Or will he discover something even better to be? 

Created by Manual Cinema
Inspired by the books Leonardo, The Terrible Monster and Sam, The Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World by Mo Willems
Commissioned by The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts with additional commissioning support from Utah Presents
Directed by Sarah Fornace
Adaptation by Sarah Fornace and Drew Dir
Music and Lyrics by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter

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