A Very Hungry Caterpillar Crawls the Great White Way

“The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” by author and illustrator Eric Carle, has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide since it was published in 1969. Now, Jonathan Rockefeller brings Carle’s magic to the stage with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show,” featuring a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets who faithfully present four of Carle’s stories — “The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse,” “Mister Seahorse,” “The Very Lonely Firefly,” and, of course, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” 47th St Theatre, 304 W. 47th St. Jan. 30-Mar. 27: Sat., 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sun., noon & 3 p.m. Tickets are $29.50-$65.50 at hungrycaterpillarshow.com.