Brian Henson
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PUPPET UP! To Play Limited Run At The Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (May 16, 2026)
Interview: Director Patrick Bristow on Improv, Puppetry, and the Lasting Appeal of PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED (Feb 20, 2026)
PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED To Play Limited Los Angeles Engagement At Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (Feb 6, 2026)
PUPPET UP! To Play Limited Run At The Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (May 16, 2026)
Interview: Director Patrick Bristow on Improv, Puppetry, and the Lasting Appeal of PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED (Feb 20, 2026)
PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED To Play Limited Los Angeles Engagement At Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (Feb 6, 2026)
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PUPPET UP! To Play Limited Run At The Ricardo Montalbán Theatre
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 16, 2026
Brian Henson’s Puppet Up!, will play for a limited eight performances only at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre. This is no ordinary puppet show. Puppet Up! is a night of outrageous, off-the-cuff comedy for adults.
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 16, 2026
Brian Henson’s Puppet Up!, will play for a limited eight performances only at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre. This is no ordinary puppet show. Puppet Up! is a night of outrageous, off-the-cuff comedy for adults.
Interview: Director Patrick Bristow on Improv, Puppetry, and the Lasting Appeal of PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED
by Melissa Heckscher - Feb 20, 2026
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.
by Melissa Heckscher - Feb 20, 2026
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.
PUPPET UP! – UNCENSORED To Play Limited Los Angeles Engagement At Ricardo Montalbán Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2026
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.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2026
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.
Review: DISNEY'S THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at Benaroya Hall
by Erica Miner - Dec 7, 2025
Bravo to the Seattle Symphony for offering these holiday feasts for all the senses as much-welcomed gifts of love and cheer.
by Erica Miner - Dec 7, 2025
Bravo to the Seattle Symphony for offering these holiday feasts for all the senses as much-welcomed gifts of love and cheer.
REVIEW: Cihangir Atölye Sahnesi Presents FiLLER VE KARINCALAR
by Wesley Doucette - Oct 20, 2025
For his interpretation of Ebenezer Scrooge in 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol, actor Michael Caine told director Brian Henson, “I’m going to play this movie like I’m working with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
by Wesley Doucette - Oct 20, 2025
For his interpretation of Ebenezer Scrooge in 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol, actor Michael Caine told director Brian Henson, “I’m going to play this movie like I’m working with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Interview: Brian Henson of PUPPET UP!- UNCENSORED at Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Andrew Child - Jul 15, 2025
“With a puppet,” Henson muses, “ we are given license from the audience— with an actor, an audience makes assumptions based on race, skin color, build— but with a puppet that’s all out the door. This is a show about laughing at how we interact.”
by Andrew Child - Jul 15, 2025
“With a puppet,” Henson muses, “ we are given license from the audience— with an actor, an audience makes assumptions based on race, skin color, build— but with a puppet that’s all out the door. This is a show about laughing at how we interact.”
PUPPET UP! - UNCENSORED by Center Theatre Group This July
by Emmy Rice - Jun 21, 2025
Center Theatre Group will present Puppet Up! – Uncensored this summer for 14 hysterical performances of adult comedy, puppet hijinks, and surprises from July 16 to 27, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
by Emmy Rice - Jun 21, 2025
Center Theatre Group will present Puppet Up! – Uncensored this summer for 14 hysterical performances of adult comedy, puppet hijinks, and surprises from July 16 to 27, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
HERE LIES LOVE, MAMMA MIA and More Set for Center Theatre Group 2025/2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025
Center Theatre Group has revealed full slate of eleven productions for the 2025/26 Season, including Here Lies Love, Mamma Mia and more. See the full lineup here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025
Center Theatre Group has revealed full slate of eleven productions for the 2025/26 Season, including Here Lies Love, Mamma Mia and more. See the full lineup here!
LABYRINTH Sequel in the Works From Director Robert Eggers
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 23, 2025
Nosferatu director Robert Eggers is set to write and direct a sequel to Jim Henson's Labyrinth for TriStar Pictures. Eggers is writing the script with The Northman collaborator Sjón.
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 23, 2025
Nosferatu director Robert Eggers is set to write and direct a sequel to Jim Henson's Labyrinth for TriStar Pictures. Eggers is writing the script with The Northman collaborator Sjón.
LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL Receive Limited Edition 4K Collector's Sets
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 13, 2024
Get ready to bring home the epic fantasy movies from prolific genius Jim Henson when Shout! Studios presents LABYRINTH Limited Edition 4K UHD™ + Blu-ray™ Collector’s Set and THE DARK CRYSTAL Limited Edition 4K UHD™ + Blu-ray™ Collector’s Set.
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 13, 2024
Get ready to bring home the epic fantasy movies from prolific genius Jim Henson when Shout! Studios presents LABYRINTH Limited Edition 4K UHD™ + Blu-ray™ Collector’s Set and THE DARK CRYSTAL Limited Edition 4K UHD™ + Blu-ray™ Collector’s Set.
Jennifer Holliday & More to Perform With The San Francisco Symphony This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2024
The San Francisco Symphony’s 2024 holiday season, December 1–21, will feature a festive lineup of programs, including performances of traditional Christmas classical music, family-friendly events and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2024
The San Francisco Symphony’s 2024 holiday season, December 1–21, will feature a festive lineup of programs, including performances of traditional Christmas classical music, family-friendly events and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Ipswich Cultural Organisations Come Together to Celebrate World Class Festive Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2024
‘We Are Ipswich’, an independent collective of nationally acclaimed arts and heritage organisations, is bringing the festive spirit to Suffolk like never before. This season, they’re joining forces to launch Ipswich Entertains for Christmas – a campaign showcasing a spectacular line-up of premier league art and culture that promises thrilling, high-quality entertainment for all ages.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2024
‘We Are Ipswich’, an independent collective of nationally acclaimed arts and heritage organisations, is bringing the festive spirit to Suffolk like never before. This season, they’re joining forces to launch Ipswich Entertains for Christmas – a campaign showcasing a spectacular line-up of premier league art and culture that promises thrilling, high-quality entertainment for all ages.
LABYRINTH IN CONCERT Comes to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2024
Due to popular demand, the North American tour of“Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” will be extended into 2025 with the addition of more than 35 cities.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2024
Due to popular demand, the North American tour of“Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” will be extended into 2025 with the addition of more than 35 cities.
'Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert' Extends North American Tour Through Spring 2025
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 1, 2024
Black Ink Presents, a division of Terrapin Station Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment, has announced that due to popular demand, the North American tour of “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” will be extended into 2025 with the addition of more than 35 cities.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 1, 2024
Black Ink Presents, a division of Terrapin Station Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment, has announced that due to popular demand, the North American tour of “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” will be extended into 2025 with the addition of more than 35 cities.
Boyz II Men Joins the San Francisco Symphony For Two Holiday Performances
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2024
Legendary Grammy Award-winning group Boyz II Men will join conductor Edwin Outwater and the San Francisco Symphony for two special holiday performances, December 17 and 18, 2024, as part of the San Francisco Symphony’s 2024 Holidays with the Symphony season.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2024
Legendary Grammy Award-winning group Boyz II Men will join conductor Edwin Outwater and the San Francisco Symphony for two special holiday performances, December 17 and 18, 2024, as part of the San Francisco Symphony’s 2024 Holidays with the Symphony season.
Eddie Izzard to Bring CHARLES DICKENS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS to Greenwich House Theater in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022
Eddie Izzard will return to the New York stage this December for six weeks only playing 21 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption for six weeks only at The Greenwich House Theater.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022
Eddie Izzard will return to the New York stage this December for six weeks only playing 21 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption for six weeks only at The Greenwich House Theater.
Prue Leith Announces Work-in-Progress Performances Of Her First Live Show NOTHING IN MODERATION
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2022
The legendary Prue Leith announced New York and Los Angeles work-in-progress performances of her first live show, Nothing In Moderation, October 24 & 25 at the Daryl Roth Theatre in NYC and November 2 & 3 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2022
The legendary Prue Leith announced New York and Los Angeles work-in-progress performances of her first live show, Nothing In Moderation, October 24 & 25 at the Daryl Roth Theatre in NYC and November 2 & 3 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.
BRUCE MCCULLOCH: TALES OF BRAVERY AND STUPIDITY to be Presented Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2022
Comedian, actor, writer, director and Kid In The Hall, Bruce McCulloch has announced the off-Broadway run of his new show, Bruce McCulloch: Tales of Bravery and Stupidity, running June 1 – 12 at SoHo Playhouse.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2022
Comedian, actor, writer, director and Kid In The Hall, Bruce McCulloch has announced the off-Broadway run of his new show, Bruce McCulloch: Tales of Bravery and Stupidity, running June 1 – 12 at SoHo Playhouse.
Evan Rachel Wood, Def Lepard & More Join A BOWIE CELEBRATION
by Michael Major - Dec 8, 2021
This year’s A Bowie Celebration will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of Labyrinth, the classic fantasy film and Jim Henson/David Bowie collaboration, with a special performance from actress Evan Rachel Wood, and an appearance by Brian Henson.
by Michael Major - Dec 8, 2021
This year’s A Bowie Celebration will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of Labyrinth, the classic fantasy film and Jim Henson/David Bowie collaboration, with a special performance from actress Evan Rachel Wood, and an appearance by Brian Henson.
EARTH TO NED From The Jim Henson Company Comes To Disney+ September 4
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2020
On Friday, September 4, Disney+ will debut 10 episodes of its first original talk show “Earth to Ned,” produced by The Jim Henson Company and Marwar Junction Productions. The fresh take on the late-night format stars larger-than-life extraterrestrial creatures Ned and Cornelius as they interview some of the biggest stars in our galaxy.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2020
On Friday, September 4, Disney+ will debut 10 episodes of its first original talk show “Earth to Ned,” produced by The Jim Henson Company and Marwar Junction Productions. The fresh take on the late-night format stars larger-than-life extraterrestrial creatures Ned and Cornelius as they interview some of the biggest stars in our galaxy.
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How many shows has Brian Henson written?
Brian Henson has written 1 shows including Stuffed And Unstrung (Author).
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