Performers in musicals must act, sing and, usually, dance a little - or at least move well. "Avenue Q" requires all that - plus extensive puppetry skills. The Tony-winning 2003 Broadway hit, with ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

Hobey Ford and his Golden Rod Puppets will tour local schools in the Artsbridge Artists on Tour Series Nov. 11-17. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — The Artsbridge Artists on Tour Series will feature a ...

Wordless tales require physically expressive actors … or, in the case of “Crane & Turtle: Images of China,” expressive puppets. In the Northwest Puppet Center’s newest show, the highlight is a ...

Having the left hand know what the right hand is doing is always a good idea, but especially if the hands belong to two actors operating the same puppet. Such is the case with Nicky, a puppet in the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open the new display “Puppetry in America” Dec. 13, featuring several Jim Henson puppet characters, the namesake puppet from The Howdy Doody ...