Dear Friends in the puppet community, I want to let you know about this special presentation of our mother’s puppet performance of “The Nativity” that will be a part of a CBS special on Christmas Eve. Heather Henson and I worked with Father Eric Andrews at Paulist Productions to remount this beautiful classic production as […]
Smithsonian Exhibit: Puppetry in America
On December 13, 2013 The Smithsonian will open a new exhibit: Puppetry in America. From the Smithsonian’s website: This artifact wall will display two different rotations of objects from the stage and screen that cover over 160 years of American puppetry. Rotation 1 will include a Chinese-inspired shadow puppet from 1850, Punch and Judy hand puppets, a Slugger […]
Jane Henson’s Nativity Story to air on Christmas Eve on CBS
REGIS PHILBIN HOSTS A NEW YORK CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER at St. Paul the Apostle Holiday Special Airs on CBS Television Network December 24, 11:35 pm eastern/pacific and 10:35 pmcentral Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/janehensonsnativity Special to Include Bible Passages Read by Regis Philbin & Dramatized by Puppet Performers Inspired by work created by the late Jane Henson […]
Happy Hanukkah
Happy Hanukkah to all. Below, enjoy a blast from the past. In 1995 Nickleodeon premiered The Weinerville Chanukah Special. A TV special from the Weinerville TV series created by Marc Weiner. The series featured humanettes as well as hand puppets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0UdTKuV3tQ
Happy Birthday Burr Tillstrom
In honor of Burr Tillstrom’s birthday we are posting an article written by Steve Abrams for the Encyclopedia Mondiale des Arts De La Marionnette, (World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts) UNIMA, 2009. Burr Tillstrom (Chicago, Illinois, 1917- Palm Springs, California 1985) Burr Tillstrom was the first puppeteer to reach millions of American television viewers with shows that […]