Tag: The Muppet Show
Linda Lavin, Tony-Winning Broadway Actress and Star of TV Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 87
Tony-winning and two-time Emmy-nominated stage, TV and screen actress Linda Lavin passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles from complications from lung cancer. She...
Multi-Emmy-Nominated ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Makes Broadcast Debut Aug. 11
Jim Henson Idea Man will make its broadcast debut on ABC on August 11 at 8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT, during the network’s “Wonderful World of...
Revisiting the Rainbow Connection: ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Director Ron Howard Retraces the Muppets Creator’s Life and Career
Jim Henson, the beloved creator of the Muppets and many other TV shows and features, is the subject of a beautifully researched and crafted...
‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Documentary Coming to Disney+ This Spring
Puppetry icon Jim Henson, who brought beloved film and television titles like The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, Sesame Street, Labyrinth and The...
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Brings ‘Totoro’ to Life for RSC Production
The U.K.'s Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) revealed that the esteemed craftspeople of Jim Henson's Creature Shop in Los Angeles (the puppetmaking outfit of The...
Cooking Up a Second Serving of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ with Exec Producer Helen Kalafatic
This week, home audiences can savor a fresh season of animated adventure inspired by the beloved stories of Dr. Seuss, as Green Eggs and...
February Highlights: Disney’s Animated TV & Streaming Debuts
Jim Henson fans will rejoice as classic seasons of The Muppet Show finally arrive in the Disney+ library on February 19. Animation lovers won't...
A Dog’s Love Fur-Ever: Anca Damian Speaks on ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’
***This interview originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)***
Romanian director Anca Damian’s poetic new animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale...
Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation 2019
***This feature appears in the April issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
It has become an annual spring tradition here at the magazine to highlight...
VES Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Honorees
Marking its milestone 20th anniversary, the Visual Effects Society has announced the inaugural VES Hall of Fame, and the industry luminaries set for the...
New Details Revealed Re. Muppets at the Hollywood Bowl
If you are a die-hard Muppets fan, you won’t miss the chance to see Jim Henson’s beloved characters perform some of their favorite songs...
New York Museum to Pay Tribute to Henson Puppets
A special gallery devoted to the art of Jim Henson and his puppets will be built at the Museum of the Moving Image in...
John Stevenson to Helm ‘Sherlock Gnomes’
Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson will direct the upcoming sequel to last year’s CG-animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet. The new garden gnome adventure...
Count Puppeteer Jerry Nelson Dies at 78
Jerry Nelson, the Emmy-winning puppeteer best known for playing the famous Count von Count on Sesame Street, died Thursday (August 23) of unspecified causes,...
New ‘Puss in Boots’ Motion Poster Is Cat’s Meow
New promotional material for the holiday season’s animated features are debuting on the web every day. We’ve seen photos, posters and trailers for Paramount’s...
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