The Lion King features co-puppet design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry. There are more than 232 puppets in the show, including rod puppets, shadow puppets and full-sized puppets. The Lion King ...

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. A Shakespeare festival in St. Louis has found a way to make kid friendly as well with the help of a famous puppet designer. "Romeo And ...

Humans have enjoyed puppet shows for thousands of years, and cultures around the world have developed their own techniques and traditions, from ancient India and Plutarch’s Rome to wayang kulit shadow ...

Michael Curry understood the dilemma he and director Julie Taymor faced as they designed characters for the adaptation of Disney’s “The Lion King” for the Broadway stage. If the actors portraying ...

Taking a Broadway show on tour is always a massive undertaking, but for Disney’s “The Lion King,” the set pieces and costumes aren’t the only materials that must be transported from city to city.

"Romeo And Juliet" maybe isn't the most obvious play to adapt for kids because it's got R-rated scenes and everybody dies at the end. But what if you turned the characters into animals and perform it ...