WATERLOO | Each night, 12 beautiful princesses are safely locked in their bedroom. But each morning, their dancing slippersare found falling to pieces in Black Hawk Children Theatre’s production of ...

Once upon a time, there lived a princess who was to be married to a prince who lived far away. Before she left, her mother the queen gave her riches, a waiting-maid for company, and three drops of ...

Fairy Tale Theater — the Musicals at Richter play series that’s by and for young people — features “The Dancing Princesses” and “The Musicians of Brementown” this weekend. The shows take place ...

“The Dancing Princesses” is not one of the best-known Brothers Grimm tales. But something about it caught the fancy of playwright Joseph McDonough and composer/lyricist David Kisor as they set out to ...

When we were kids, "fairy tales" were the cutesy purview of Disney movies and children's books. Princesses sang to animals and princes gallivanted around with their privilege wildly unchecked. Fairy ...