"ABSOLUTELY GREAT!" raves showmag.com. "An absolute family treat!" exclaims The Tolucan Times. It's the classic Family Theatre musical for Kids 2 to 102 – the heartwarming Rudie-DeCarlo tale of Candy, a sweet young girl who learns some surprising lessons about life, love, laughter, and sugar, from a delightful array of characters who take her on a magical All Hallow's Eve adventure. Help Cattypuss, Patty Patches, Stuffy Steve, Lester the Jester and Fifika the French Fortune Teller save Halloween for one more year. As witching hour approaches, kids, and parents, too, discover the value of team spirit, friendship, sharing, making choices and moderation, especially when it comes to treats and sweets. Halloween month special: Come in costume, and get two-for-one tickets for any future Family Theatre show AND on October 27 and 28 there's free face-painting before the show! Now an audience favorite holiday tradition for its eleventh October run, ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN is one in a series of original Rudie-DeCarlo fairy tale musical comedies that make up the 49-year old award-winning Family Theatre Musical Matinee Series for Kids 2 to 102. Helmed by Graham Silbert from Chris DeCarlo's original direction, with book, music & lyrics by DeCarlo, Evelyn Rudie & Matthew Wrather, the ingenious costumes are created by award-winning designer Ashley Hayes, with video projections by The Attic Room. ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN features internationally acclaimed Actors' Repertory Theatre members Celeste Akiki, Elodie Cammarata, Nima Ghassemian, Tiffany Haile, Sarai Jimenez, Cydne Moore, Joseph Perez and Graham Silbert, with special guest artists Tianna Cohen and Luke McMahan Martin. Birthday parties, hosted by gaily-costumed ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN characters, are available in with every performance. What's the one holiday show you absolutely cannot miss? ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN of course! Santa Monica programs are supported in part by the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission.