‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ a show for kids based on Eric Carle’s books, heading to NYC

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NEW YORK—Some beloved creatures by children’s’ book author Eric Carle—including a certain hungry caterpillar—are headed to a New York stage next year.

Jonathan Rockefeller’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show” will make its U.

S. premiere with 75 puppets acting out four Carle books—“The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse,” “Mister Seahorse,” “The Very Lonely Firefly” and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”

Performances begin Jan. 30 at the 47th Street Theatre. The show is targeted at children from ages 3-7. Tickets are $49.50 -$65.50.

The show debuted at the Sydney Festival in Australia in January.

Rockefeller is a co-founder of Rockefeller Productions, a company that combines film, theatre, animation, puppetry and television.

He also co-wrote and produced the puppet-parody “Thank You for Being a Friend.”