(From left) Emmanuel Elpenord, Kelly Grago, Leanne Brunn, Mukta Phatak in a performance of “The Pout-Pout Fish.” The TheaterWorksUSA musical production is coming to the Montco Cultural Center theater at Montgomery County Community College, Saturday, April 11, for two shows. Photo by Jeremy Daniel
Montgomery County Community College’s Montco Cultural Center will present TheaterWorksUSA’s family musical, “The Pout-Pout Fish,” based on The New York Times bestselling series by Deborah Diesen, with illustrations by Dan Hanna, on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Montco Cultural Center Theater, Science Center, Blue Bell Campus, 1313 Morris Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422.
The event is open to the public and parking is free. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the Culture Events landing page.
Turn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this musical featuring whimsical puppets
and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest
to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently
plastered pout. Recommended for ages 3 to 8.
The New York Times called this family-friendly show “a bubbly, puppet-filled musical” that is “inventive” and “picturesque” with a “multi-talented cast.”
This colorful adaptation of the beloved book series is co-conceived, directed, and designed by the acclaimed puppeteers of AchesonWalsh Studios, whose work was featured in Broadway's “The King And I,” “On the Town,” and “Radio City's New York Spectacular.”
“The Pout-Pout Fish” continues to grow in popularity as a major motion picture adaptation is set to arrive in theaters March 20, 2026. First a beloved book series, then a movie and now a theatrical performance the whole family will enjoy.
“The Pout-Pout Fish” is written by Christopher Anselmo, Jared Corak, Matt Acheson, and Fergus J. Walsh, with Anselmo and Corak also contributing the music and lyrics. Original direction and staging by Matt Acheson & Fergus Walsh and production design is by AchesonWalsh studios. Orchestrations are by Conor Keelan.