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Aug 22, 2019 · Music on “Sesame” functioned in three ways: as backing tracks for animation and film clips (a lonely orangutan looking for a zoo playmate, say); as live performances by well-known guest artists;...
- Avenue Q. Originally conceived as a TV show, this musical took its inspiration from the popular puppet-heavy children’s show Sesame Street, redefining it for a decidedly adult audience.
- War Horse. Adapted by Nick Stafford from Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novella, the play tells the story of a boy and his beloved horse, who find themselves separated and serving in World War I. Challenged with depicting the horse Joey as a young foal to a full-grown horse, director Marianne Elliott recruited the Handspring Puppet Company of South Africa to develop a series of life-size horse puppets for Joey and the other horse characters.
- Little Shop of Horrors. It was book writer, lyricist, and director Howard Ashman’s idea to turn Roger Corman’s low-budget 1960 horror movie The Little Shop of Horrors, about a man-eating plant from outer space, into a musical.
- Hand to God. Robert Askins’ Hand to Godfeatured fairly simple sock puppets, but they were an important part of the show’s scary—and hilarious—story. Set in the small religious town of Cypress, Texas, Hand to Godcenters on a troubled teenager and his recently-widowed mom.
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The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety - sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses television, film, music, and other media associated with the characters.
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"Sesame Street Theme""Hey! We're in a Musical!" (original song)"C is for Cookie"/"Me Am What Me Am""Elmo's Got the Moves"Directed & Written by Jonathan RockefellerCast: Stephen Fala (2022), Genevieve Joers(2023)Performers: Mecca Akbar, Mia Castillo, Chris Coleman (2022), Yanniv Frank, Joe Newman-Getzler, Joshua Peters, Rebecca Russell, Dustin Scully, Matteo Villanueva, Anthony White (2023)Score & Orchestration by Nate EdmonsonParody posters promoting the show were shared weekly across the production's various social media accounts, riffing on current and established musical theater productions. The same posters, along with others not shared on social media, were also displayed in the theater lobby and appear onstage during the opening number. Several of the parodies wer...
The commemorative program for the show sold at the gift stand contains some misinformation: 1. Elmo's profile lists him first appearing on the show in Season 15, while he made his first named appearance in Season 11. 1. "But I Like You" is attributed to Joe Raposo rather than Jeff Moss.
Dec 18, 2017 · To write the songs that were crucial to the musical story, Henson approached singer-songwriter Paul Williams, one of The Muppet Show’s early guests and the writer of contemporary radio hits like ...
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Sep 29, 2015 · "The Muppet Show" acknowledges the film’s original choreography, staging their rendition of the song in a soundstage version of a puppet theatre, an elaborate mountain set complete with yodeling ...
