The Broadway League announced today the shows participating in the 2013 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, which will take place Monday, February 25, 2013 to Sunday, March 3, 2013. Tickets to participating shows will be available to the public starting Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 10 a.m. ET. (This is a new on-sale date.)

There is a special pre-sale opportunity for Broadway Fan Club members beginning Friday, January 4,2013 at 10 a.m. ET. Theatre fans can join the Broadway Fan Club at BroadwayFanclub.com.

KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY is when kids ages 6 to 18 can see Broadway shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult. A KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY ticket includes free pre-theatre parties, restaurant discounts, parking discounts, educational programs, and more. The 17th annual KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY will kick off in New York City with a pre-theatre party. National Ambassadors and more details about the popular fan festival event still to be announced.

Participating shows* (to date) include:

BROADWAY: Ann, Annie, Cinderella, Chicago, Hands on a Hardbody, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Newsies, Once, The Phantom of the Opera, Rock of Ages, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, Wicked . OFF-BROADWAY: Avenue Q, Forever Dusty, The Gazillion Bubble Show, Stomp

(*subject to change, and some shows not available for all performances)

Many Times Square-area eateries will offer specials for Kids' Night on Broadway ticket-holders. Restaurant updates: www.kidsnightonbroadway.com/restaurants.php

Participating restaurants (to date) include:

Angus McIndoe, B. Smith's, Blue Fin, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Casa Nonna, Ҫa Va Brasserie, Ceci Italian Restaurant, Cock & Bull, Connolly's Pub and Restaurant, db Bistro Moderne, Glass House Tavern, Guy's American Kitchen & Bar, Heartland Brewery & Chophouse, Little Town Restaurant Row, Matt's Grill, Playwright Tavern, Ruby Foo's, Ruby Tuesday, Schnipper's, Tasti-D-Lite, Toloache, Tony's DiNapoli, Trattoria Trecolori, and Virgil's Real BBQ.

KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, a program of The Broadway League, is generously presented by The New York Times. Official media partners are WABC-TV, Fresh 102.7, WCBS 101, Metro-North Railroad, Telemundo Nueva York, and La Mega.