Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live is a fair show with many problems, most of which could be improved with some different decision making.
The performances are good and the audience participation factor is commendable...but that's the most praise I can offer.
For starters, the price is really exorbitant. With convenience charges and processing fees the average ticket price runs about $45 for adults AND children. By comparison, tickets for Yo Gabba Gabba Live (another Nick Jr. branded show) are cheaper and even include some take home souvenirs (plastic DJ Lance glasses). Charging a 4 year old the same price as an adult for a show that runs 95 minutes (with a 10 minute intermission!!) is a bit outrageous.
The set design is fair, and the costumes, while interesting and innovative, are also strange for this kind of show. Geared at 3-8 year olds, I'm not sure why the producers chose to use more abstract costumes where the performers can plainly be seen behind the puppets they are controlling (a la the adult oriented "Avenue Q") I spent a good hour after the show trying to explain to my 4 year old why Ming Ming and Tuck had a person standing inside their body and why Moose had a man's face sticking out under his chin. This type of show would best be served having the performers fully costumed.
Another issue I had was the content of the show. The inclusion of Alice In Wonderland characers in the WonderPets segment is bizarre and unnecessary. Also, I'm sure alot of people wondered - Where the heck was Diego?! Seriously? I paid $40 for my daughter to watch a 95 minute Nickelodeon themed show and they go out of their way to include Dora and NOT Diego? I don't get it. Walking out of the show, nearly every child and parent surrounding me asked the same question "Where was Diego??" It was very disappointing.
Finally, my biggest gripe was the inclusion of an intermission. Do the producers realize who their audience is? This isn't broadway and no one needs a cigarette break. You've spent the last 45 minutes harnessing the attention spans of toddlers....don't ruin it with an intermission. Most of your audience doesn't need a bathroom break....most of them are going to the bathroom WHILE you're performing. When the intermission was announced, you could hear the collective groan from everyone in the audience. This isn't Phantom Of The Opera...please cut out the intermission.