Ocean City Theatre Company Sets Five-Show Summer Musical Series for Children

The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company will stage five musicals aimed at families. Shows run every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. starting July 7 and wrapping up Aug. 4. The Ocean City Music Pier hosts all performances.

Tickets cost $11 when bought ahead of time or $13 on the day of the show. Sales begin March 2 at 9 a.m. through oceancitytheatrecompany.com. Want to catch all five? A subscription package offers reduced prices and lets you sit up front.

WINNIE THE POOH: The Musical kicks things off July 7. A.A. Milne's beloved stories come alive on stage. One week later, HOW I BECAME A PIRATE tells Jeremy Jacob's tale as he joins a crew of buccaneers.

July 21 brings THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: The Musical to audiences. Those famous book characters will sing and dance before your eyes. Then July 28 arrives with JUNIE B JONES: The Musical, where Junie B. tackles her first day in first grade.

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! (TYA) closes out the series Aug. 4. This adaptation transforms the Emmy Award-winning 1970s cartoon into a live show. Every production gets full staging, costumes, and sets.

Summer camps and youth groups can snag discounted rates. Send questions to info@oceancitytheatrecompany.com for pricing details.

Multiple organizations funded this series. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts pitched in. So did the Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners through the Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage. Ocean City itself backs live shows at the Music Pier.