Meet the children’s book character, ‘Leonardo, the Terrible Monster’

HOUSTON – He’s green.

He’s terrible.

But also lovable.

Meet Leonardo the Terrible Monster.

He tries to be scary, but he just...isn’t.

Based on author Mo Willems’ picture book, you can see Leonardo’s story brought to life through hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, and songs on stage this weekend.

See how it all unfolds.

Manual Cinema: ‘Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster’

Feb. 23 and 24

Presented by Performing Arts Houston

Hobby Center in Downtown

With a Sensory-friendly show on Feb 24 at 5 p.m.

Click here for tickets.

Watch Leonardo’s adorable interview in the video above.

Leonardo, the Terrible Monster and Lindsey Noel Whiting with Derrick Shore and Tessa Barrera. (KPRC 2/Sabiha Mahmood)

About the Author

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