Jim Henson News

Jim Henson's Creature Shop has released additional dates for its popular weekly tour, continuing to welcome fans to its historic location in New York City.

The Muny announced the lead cast for its upcoming production of SHREK THE MUSICAL, with Nik Walker, Kara Lindsay, and Marcus M. Martin heading the company at Forest Park in St. Louis.

Drama Desk-winning puppeteer James Ortiz receives the NHMC Artistic Excellence Impact Award for his groundbreaking work as 'Rocky' in Project Hail Mary.

What did our critic think of DINO-LIGHT at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe?

wild project will present WILD WORKS: PUPPETRY ON THE EDGE, a new puppetry series curated by Amanda Card, on May 6th in New York City, featuring performances from Nick Lehane, Maiko Kikuchi, Marcella Murray, and Purser & Amanda Card.

OFC Creations Theatre has just announced the 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series, back for a fourth year. Broadway in Brighton is comprised of six professional musical productions under the direction of Eric Vaughn Johnson featuring performers from New York City, Los Angeles and across the country, including accomplished Hollywood actors and Tony Award nominees in starring roles.

OFC Creations Theatre will present the 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series, featuring six diverse musicals including The first licensed North American production of The Osmonds: A New Musical, Hairspray! and more.

OFC Creations Theatre Center in Rochester, NY, will present its 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series featuring shows like HAIRSPRAY, MISS SAIGON, and the regional premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.

Applications are now open for WP Theater's 2027 Space Program. The Space Program is an initiative from WP Theater offering subsidized space at their home at 76th & Broadway.

An Avenue Q reunion will take place next week at the 2026 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in New York City. Host John Tartaglia will be joined onstage by fellow Avenue Q Broadway cast members Stephanie d’Abruzzo and Jennifer Barnhart to present an award at the ceremony.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has awarded grants to 13 teachers at public high schools and middle schools in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to fund theater, music, and dance projects in their classrooms.

Really Quite A Lot of Mechanisms, a new play from Alex and Olmsted, will make its world premiere March 12 at Baltimore Theatre Project, running through March 29.

Patrick Bristow breaks down how live improv and Henson-style puppetry come together in Puppet Up! – Uncensored, playing Feb. 20 - Mar. 1 at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood.

The Muppet Show returned with a bang earlier this month, raking in views across Disney+ and ABC. The special episode, directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, saw 7.58 million viewers in the eight days since its February 4 debut.

PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED will return to Los Angeles for a limited engagement at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre. Created by Brian Henson and featuring puppeteers from The Jim Henson Company.

Broadway star Leslie Margherita took to Instagram to confirm that she, along with fellow Broadway performer Max Clayton, was in the audience for the new Muppet Show special, which was released this week.

Emily Batsford and Concrete Temple Theatre will present CUMULO, a nonverbal puppetry piece exploring themes of autonomy and transformation, at MITU580 in Brooklyn from April 15 to May 3.

On Saturday evening, executive producer and guest star Seth Rogen and The Muppets hosted a party to celebrate the return of The Muppet Show, held at The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles. Check out photos from the event here!

The Muppets are back! Check out a new sneak peek from the special episode of The Muppet Show, featuring Kermit the Frog and Scooter as they realize they have booked too many acts for their show.

The Muny has selected the seven teams of directors, choreographers, music directors and lead designers whose creative visions will shape the Tony Award-winning theatre’s 2026 season in Forest Park.