Author Brian Jay Jones discusses writing Jim Henson’s biography, from the Muppets to filmmaking, TV innovation and Henson's ...

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That great American acting company, the Muppets, returns once again to television in the 10-part series “The Muppets Mayhem,” premiering Wednesday on Disney+. Like any company of contract players, ...

Just off a particularly busy stretch of Long Island City’s Northern Boulevard, on an upper floor of an old commercial building, quietly sits a behemoth of the puppetry world: Jim Henson’s Creature ...

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Puppets and props from Muppets creator Jim Henson's extensive career will go up for auction this fall, including pieces from children’s shows such as “Fraggle Rock” and “The Dark Crystal: Age of ...

In 1978, Jim Henson and Kermit cut the ribbon for the Center for Puppetry Arts’ grand opening. On November 14, Kermit returns as part of the center’s 7,500-square-foot Worlds of Puppetry Museum, which ...

“Puppet Up! -- Uncensored,” an adults-only improv show featuring puppets instead of people, comes from the Jim Henson Company -- but don’t expect Kermit the Frog singing “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Blue.” ...

You could say Kathryn Mullen was Yoda’s right-hand woman. It takes at least two people to manipulate a glove puppet, and while the great Frank Oz operated the little green Jedi master’s head and left ...