Jim Henson News

According to the Miami Herald, nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune has spent two weeks working with playwright Mark Saltzman and University of Miami theater students on 'Project 54.' The untitled musical is about New York's Studio 54 and its co-creator Steve Rubell.

Puppet Playlist #10: Puppet Playlist Does Puppet Playlist plays Thursday, January 27, 2011; 7:30pm Friday, January 28th; 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Three young people from Ballyfermot, Dublin, are preparing for a trip of a lifetime to Los Angeles at the end of next month. The visit to LA, the filmmaking capital of the world, is part of Belfast-based Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival's second USA festival programme, which aims to inspire, educate, motivate and create opportunities for young people, aged 4-25, through the medium of film. Cinemagic has delivered three successful festivals in Dublin since it first opened outside of Belfast in 2008.

Puppet Playlist #10: Puppet Playlist Does Puppet Playlist plays Thursday, January 27, 2011; 7:30pm Friday, January 28th; 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Bristol Riverside Theatre rings in the new year with a new adaptation of The Little Prince on January 25-February 13 and Broadway Beat has got a sneak peek at the new show!

One Step Beyond continues its fourth season at the American Museum of Natural History. During this ongoing party series, guests can dance in the Museum's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe to the sounds of the biggest names in techno, electronica, hip-hop, and indie rock.

Bristol Riverside Theatre rings in the new year with a new adaptation of The Little Prince on January 25-February 13.

Current TV announced it will begin production on 'Bar Karma,' the world's first community developed television series, today, Monday, January 24, at the newly-constructed Ironbound Film Studios in Newark, NJ. Filming for the series will run through the end of March 2011.

An internal investigation is going on at the Center for Puppetry Arts, and Sam Flat Foot is on the case! Artistic Director Jon Ludwig reprises his anatomical hit, The Body Detective, from January 20 - March 13, 2011. This musical adventure through the systems of the human body is part of the Center for Puppetry Arts' Healthy Children Initiative, which aims to educate children about the inner workings of the human body and encourage them to make healthy choices.

As the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film, Babe The Sheep-Pig paid homage to a gallant piglet won by James Cromwell's character "Farmer Hogget."

As the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film, Babe The Sheep-Pig paid homage to a gallant piglet won by James Cromwell's character "Farmer Hogget."

The Paley Center for Media will present the twenty-eighth annual PaleyFest: William S. Paley Television Festival (PaleyFest2011) from March 4 to 17, 2011, returning to the historic Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. PaleyFest2011 is an extraordinary interactive pop culture event, connecting fans with the casts and creators of their favorite series as well as the icons who have changed or are changing the face of media.

Bristol Riverside Theatre rings in the new year with a new adaptation of The Little Prince on January 25-February 13.

Theatre Exile brings the long-awaited Philadelphia premiere of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore to Plays and Players Theatre in February, 2011.

Fania Records announced today a new association with award winning actor John Leguizamo and WestBeth Entertainment. The CD titled 'GHETTO KLOWN' - MUSIC FROM MY HOOD, curated by Leguizamo, will include tracks from the famed Latin music label and will be accompanied by a booklet with liner notes and photos.

One Arm Red, under the artistic direction of Adam Adams will present the New York premiere of Lake Simons' & Chad Lynch's new comedy, ETIQUETTE UNRAVELED on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at One Arm Red's 'Red-Space' (10 Jay Street - 9th Floor in Brooklyn).

Theatre Exile brings the long-awaited Philadelphia premiere of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore to Plays and Players Theatre in February, 2011.

One Arm Red, under the artistic direction of Adam Adams will present the New York premiere of Lake Simons' & Chad Lynch's new comedy, ETIQUETTE UNRAVELED on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at One Arm Red's 'Red-Space' (10 Jay Street - 9th Floor in Brooklyn).

As the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film, Babe The Sheep-Pig paid homage to a gallant piglet won by James Cromwell's character "Farmer Hogget."

The OBIE-winning HERE is thrilled to announce its annual CULTUREMART festival line-up. Running January 7 - 23, CULTUREMART makes process the focus, as the festival presents work in development from the exciting roster of the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP). This year's CULTUREMART slate features twelve multidisciplinary works that push the boundaries of dance, theater, music, new media, puppetry and visual art resulting in adventurous new forms. CULTUREMART 2011 takes place in both of HERE's theaters, the Mainstage and the Dorothy B. Williams Theater.