It started with the noblest of intentions. Actor Shaun Michael McNamara had been in Los Angeles for a few years, working primarily at Disneyland and Universal Studios, when he decided to create an ...

The life of Michael Jackson, king of pop, has so many absurdities it can be hard to believe. From adopting a chimp named Bubbles to having sleepovers with kids to trying to buy the Elephant Man’s ...

The members of Groove Puppet hold their collective breath a few times each show. The moment comes when the flow of familiar lyrics from Barenaked Ladies or Billy Joel cover songs gets interrupted by ...

When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

Every summer, an idyllic little village of cottages and theater spaces springs to life at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, a lush waterfront area near New London’s Ocean Beach Park. The center is ...

November 26, 2025 - Come prepare a meal with the fifth and sixth graders of Pacific Elementary, in Davenport, California, where the district attracts students just for the lunch. Puppetry is more than ...

First a novel, and then a film, the story of Life of Pi is now coming to life on stage at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Life of Pi is scheduled to open shows at the Buell Theatre later ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Saratoga Peace Week is putting on a variety of events throughout the community to promote “peace at home and around the world” in honor of International Day of Peace, also ...

Puppets are everywhere—on beloved TV shows and movies, in local theatre productions, in classrooms, and even at the doctor’s office. And while most parents may not know this, puppets are also integral ...

About a dozen young children knelt on pads while cheering and clapping during a puppet show early Saturday afternoon at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City.

'Avenue Q's' musical set resembles a shabbier version of Sesame Street's neighborhood. It is definitely not Big Bird’s neighborhood. It has swearing. It has puppet sex. The cast of irreverent New York ...