Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fans have extolled the virtues of Jim Henson's adaptation of Russell and Lillian Hoban's book over generations, broadening ...

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977) is a heartwarming holiday special about a poor otter family, who struggles to make ends meet during Christmas. Despite their hardships, they remain optimistic ...

As holiday specials go, EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS doesn’t have the name recognition, branding or merchandizing as other colossal hits like HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS or A CHARLIE BROWN ...

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A cozy holiday atmosphere is immediately established as soon as the audience enters the theatre, with a beautifully rustic set (designed by Kalina Barret, Heather Janetta, and Stuart Landon) decorated ...

Thanks to new Muppet wizardry and sophisticated songs by Paul Williams, Jim Henson’s Christmas special is just as enchanting and enduring as those of The Grinch and Rudolph. By Seth Abramovitch Senior ...

We can hardly believe that Christmas is almost here, so we were a little unprepared for little-heard-of holiday DVDs to offer you this month. But after some head-scratchin’ and blown gaskets, we ...

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Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas is presented by OFC Creations (Broadway in Brighton Series) and is directed by Eric Vaughn Johnson, starring Maxwell Ruscio, Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, ...

In 1977, Jim Henson produced a remarkable one-hour television special in Toronto for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Based on a book by Russell Hoban, a fantasy novelist and children’s writer, ...

A heart-warming new musical based on the beloved holiday T.V. special by Jim Henson is making it’s way to Open Stage Harrisburg! “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas” opens November 22nd and performers ...