The Smithtown Performing Arts Center on East Main Street opens its holiday children's show, Frozen Jr., on Saturday, November 21, and runs it through December 30, with every seat at $26.50. Midway through the run, on Thursday, December 3, the theater turns its main stage into a pajama movie night built around The Polar Express, with every dollar going to Smithtown Charities.

Frozen Jr., November 21 to December 30

Frozen Jr. is adapted from the 2018 Broadway musical. It keeps the songs from the animated film by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and adds five songs the pair wrote for the Broadway production. The production is part of the theater's children's theater series.

The schedule leans on weekend afternoons, with extra matinees in the week after Christmas while school is out:

  • Saturday, November 21, 7 p.m. (opening)
  • Friday through Sunday, November 27 to 29, 2 p.m. each day
  • Friday, December 4, 7 p.m. (sensory-friendly performance)
  • Saturday, December 5, 7 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 6, 11 a.m.
  • Saturdays and Sundays, December 12 and 13 and December 19 and 20, 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 26, through Wednesday, December 30, 2 p.m. each day

The Friday, December 4, evening show is set aside as the run's sensory-friendly performance. All tickets are $26.50 per person.

December 3: The Polar Express night

The theater's Holiday Movie Night Extravaganza runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, December 3. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the first hour is given over to the season: carols from the Smithtown High School West Carolers, photos with Santa, holiday storytelling and raffle baskets. Around 7 p.m., The Polar Express plays on a big screen on the main stage. The theater encourages everyone to come in pajamas.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children, and all proceeds go to Smithtown Charities.

Plan your visit

  • Where: Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main Street, Smithtown
  • Frozen Jr.: November 21 to December 30, $26.50 per seat
  • Sensory-friendly show: Friday, December 4, 7 p.m.
  • Polar Express night: Thursday, December 3, 6 to 9 p.m., $15 adults, $12 children
  • Box office: 631-724-3700

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