Hello all! It has been a while. We have been busy planning a whole new Puppet Buzz. We have updated the site (a huge thank you to the incredibly tallented Mr. Pasha Romanowski for the new look) and added some new contributors. First, I would like to welcome back Pasha Romanowski, Tom Stewart and Zack [...]
It has been reported by The Muppet Newsflash that a new Sesame Street Christmas Special called “Elmo’s Christmas Countdown” and will be airing Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 7:00 pm. This hour long show will include everyone on Sesame Street, and have tons of guest star appearances and musical numbers. So clear your schedule, and program [...]
Ever since Philip Hatter came on the puppet scene this past year I have been a big fan. I even bought a few of his puppets (what a pleasure to have hired him). Well, Philip teamed up with fellow Puppet Buzz contributor and owner of Project Puppet, Pasha Romanowski, and redesigned his company’s whole image. [...]
That’s “Real” pronounced “ree-al” as in the “Real Madrid” soccer franchise in Spain. Their cute little puppets have their own television series that airs on TELEMADRID on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:00 am (local time). Now, these cute little puppets are walkaround characters at the newly constructed Faunia Madrid Biological Park located in Madrid, Spain. To see more [...]
Puppet Buzz contributor Hilary Talbot has just recently switched her blog over to the fabulous “WordPress” template. I for one think the blog layout looks clean and easy to read. Great job Hilary! Be sure to check out some of her other posts at her new blog address Spirits Dancing. You can also see more of her work at [...]
In the puppet world, at least here in Canada, there is a very well respected puppet troup/company called The Old Trout Puppet Workshop. The don’t often come to Toronto and actually offering a workshop is even less typical. That makes this news all the more exciting. They are well known for a very cool style [...]
The following is an email Ricki Vincent from http://www.geppettodreams.com/ has sent me looking to hire puppeteers: Wanna run away and join my circus? New Puppet theater opening in Austin TX this fall and I’m looking for experienced puppeteers to join my new troupe. Also looking for puppet shows (all Kinds) both children and adult shows to [...]
Tony award winning AVENUE Q is coming to the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Investment tycoon Aubrey Dan of Dancap Productions Inc. has reached an agreement with New York producers for the rights to this high-profile, touring Broadway musical, although some details may need to be fine-tuned before contracts are signed; Avenue Q has been “advertised” for July 29th-August [...]
It’s a bit crazy, even scary, to imagine a million puppets of all sorts in one place, but that’s the objective of the Million Puppet Project which was launched yesterday (on World Puppetry Day) by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Western Australia. Under the project, people from around the world are invited to make and [...]
Update: To everyone I am so sorry- I’ve been getting feedback that when you sign the petition that the site then asks for a donation towards their site. When I heard this I immediately emailed the website and stated that I want the account taken off and that it cheapens what I was trying to accomplish- I [...]
