Fozzie Bear News

Broadway bound, the Muppets take Manhattan by storm in this magical musical about breaking into show business! Fresh out of college, Kermit, Fozzie and the entire cast of Kermit’s musical “Manhattan Melodies” head for the Big Apple with plans to turn their small play into a big hit!

Millennium Stage will offer free live community performances, streamed live, plus online programs and film screenings, Wednesday–Sunday each week throughout our campus.

The long wait for Muppet fans is almost over! “The Muppet Show,” Jim Henson’s iconic variety series that started it all, will begin streaming Friday, February 19 exclusively on Disney+.

Season three of Disney Junior's Emmy Award®-nominated series 'Muppet Babies' will debut FRIDAY, JAN. 4 (5:00 p.m. EST), on Disney Junior and in DisneyNOW, and will introduce a new Muppet named Rozzie, the newly adopted sister of Fozzie Bear. 

Carly Paoli is a Classical Brit-nominated soprano. She will celebrate Christmas this year in TV special Christmas At The Castle – Carly Paoli and Friends, due to air on Sky Arts on 23 December.

In preparation for the world premiere of the Muppets' first-ever streaming show, “Muppets Now,”  Kermit the Frog will conduct a video chat to break the news that Disney+ has ordered six half-hour muppisodes premiering July 31.

Beloved twin Muppets Skeeter and Scooter visit Miss Nanny's playroom in a special episode of Disney Junior's hit Emmy® Award-nominated series 'Muppet Babies,' premiering FRIDAY, MAY 22 (8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT) on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW.

'He's 50% Lhasa, 30% mini poodle, and 20% Havanese - but I think he's 100% perfect.'

On Monday, September 16, 2019, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation announced the 2019 recipients at the annual Off-Off-Broadway IT Awards. For the past 15 years, the It Awards have celebrated the vibrant and creative indie theatre community under the dedicated leadership of Executive Directors Shay Gines and Nick Micozzi who are stepping down and at the ceremony introduced new leadership for the organization: Cat Parker, Artistic Director of Articulate Theatre Company; Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director of Leviathan Lab Projects; and Jazmyn Arroyo, Co-Founding Artistic Director of Step 1 Theatre Project will join Akia Squiteri, Artistic Director of Rising Sun Performance Company as Directors of the organization.

On Monday, July 29, 2019, The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, announced the 2019 nominees for the annual Off-Off-Broadway awards. The It Awards have celebrated the vibrant and creative theatre community for the past 15 years.  The official announcement took place at (Le) Poisson Rouge by six celebrated artists and producers from the community including: Jazmyn Arroyo, Jennifer Betite Yen, Iyvon Edebiri, Chris Ignacio, Ashley Rogers, and Erez Ziv.

On Monday, July 29, 2019, nominees were announced for The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, celebrating Off-Off-Broadway.

Disney Junior, the #1 television network for preschoolers, has ordered a third season of the hit Emmy Award-nominated 'Muppet Babies,' ahead of its season two premiere. A sneak peek of the new season will be available in DisneyNOW on FRIDAY, AUG. 2, prior to its official debut FRIDAY, AUG. 9 (8:30-9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel. Since its premiere in March 2018, the series; which chronicles the hilarious playroom antics of a young Kermit the Frog, Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal and Summer Penguin; has garnered over 140 million views across all social media and digital viewing platforms, and currently ranks as Disney Channel's #1 series among Kids 2-8.

Four-time Emmy award winning director and puppeteer Frank Oz will give a post-screening Q&A session at the Schimmel Center at Pace University's Halloween screening of the rarely seen Director's Cut of the cult class 1986 musical film he directed, Little Shop of Horrors on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity's banner season culminated with the Planet Awards. Planet Connections was proclaimed one of the leading summer festivals in New York.

TenthPlanet: Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity played to packed houses and great acclaim for each production. Another sold out house was achieved for the company's annual 'Playwrights for a Cause' event, this year, benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The banner season culminates with the Planet Awards. This year, the gala event will be Today, September 21, at the Abrons Arts Center at 466 Grand St, New York City. Tickets and further info: planetconnections.org/

Many people are very excited about the remake of A STAR IS BORN with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, but writer and comedian Kevin T. Porter may not have the same sentiment. In a hilarious tweet, Porter shared a video captioned 'Wow ANOTHER remake?' featuring the trailer for A STAR IS BORN, but with a twist: the Muppets! The entire trailer has been replaced with the cast of everyone's favorite muppets, Kermit, Fozzie Bear, and Miss Piggy.

TenthPlanet: Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity played to packed houses and great acclaim for each production. Another sold out house was achieved for the company's annual 'Playwrights for a Cause' event, this year, benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The banner season culminates with the Planet Awards. And now, the staff of one of the leading summer festivals in New York (named by TimeOutNY) is gearing for another sold-out night.