Fans have extolled the virtues of Jim Henson's adaptation of Russell and Lillian Hoban's book over generations, broadening awareness so much that in recent years there have been special edition DVDs, ...

Okay, no one was better than Eric Clapton, but was Jeff Beck, this new guitarist playing for the Yardbirds, anywhere near as good as the Blues Project's Danny Kalb? The question may now seem ludicrous ...

The puppet cast of Jim Henson's popular 1977 Christmas special, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. (Photo: Sony Home Pictures Entertainment/ The Jim Henson Company) The Muppets had Dr. Teeth and the ...

Forty years ago, the Christmas Jug Band played its first gig on Christmas Eve at Mill Valley’s Old Mill Tavern. The Old Mill is long gone (the space is now Vasco restaurant), but the Christmas Jug ...

Jug band music - a boot-stomping offshoot of jazz and blues that involves alternative instruments like, say, a jug, a comb or some Kleenex - might be familiar to a fair amount of Bay Area residents ...

The Memphis Jug Band varied in composition but always included Will Shade, known also by a family name, Son Brimmer. Shade was not only a proficient guitarist but also a harmonica and jug player of ...

The production is part of the Broadway in Brighton Series and will be developed in collaboration with iTheatrics and The Jim Henson Company. Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, known for Disney’s Out of the ...

Production Photos Check Out Photos From Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas The family-friendly musical, based on the 1977 television special, features a mix of costumed characters and ...

Emmet Otter is not the most famous Muppet in Jim Henson’s universe of characters. But Hollywood will still embrace the occasional second act, and the leader of the Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band in ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas began performances at the New Victory ...