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 ...

Have you ever pulled a Christmas prank that consisted of 100 layers of wrapping paper only for the gift to be a quarter? They’re fun pranks to pull off every year but if you’re looking for a new gag ...

Grand Rapids puppet maker, Pam Groom, poses with an assortment of her creations. She creates puppets for local artists and organizations as well as puppeteers outside the area. When a Grand Rapids ...

Ever since its off off Broadway debut in 2011, Robert Askins’ comedy “Hand to God” has been known as a demonic puppet comedy so raunchy it makes “Avenue Q” seem like kid’s stuff. But beyond the dozens ...

You can’t talk about Avenue Q without talking about Sesame Street because they’re both talking about the same things – albeit on different ends of the educational continuum. Both use humans and ...

I don't know who was having a better time on opening night of "Puppet Wars," the little kids who didn't know they were watching a lowbrow, low-budget, utterly shameless pop-culture spoof or the ...

If you see a bike with a colorful, tiny theater attached to the back on the streets of Chicago, make sure you stop to watch the show. Take a bike. Attach a large, brightly painted wooden box with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm all about movies, TV, toys, and sometimes theme parks. We're presented with a version of Los Angeles where puppets live as ...