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 ...

Open Stage will host the Pennsylvania premiere of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a heartwarming live stage musical based ...

Regional Premiere! Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas brings the beloved Jim Henson television special to life, live on stage.

The 53-minute film tells the story of Ma Otter and her son, Emmet, who live a simple but joyful life by the river in Frogtown Hollow. With Christmas around the corner, mother and son know they’re too ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s a peaceful morning in Frogtown Hollow. A fresh layer of snow blankets the earth, and the river is frozen silent. Chilly water drips quietly from icicles stretching ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: When we talk about streaming culture, we’re usually enthusing about what’s new, but one of the best things about streaming is how it’s made old and obscure cult hits ...

Sometimes you just need a hug, which makes the timing right for "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas," a new feel-better tuner that serves as theatrical comfort food for our increasingly desperate times.

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, ...

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 ...

What a pleasure and a privilege to have Jim Henson’s puppets in downtown Chicago for the holiday season! The felt and furry critters in “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” the lovely new family show ...

Performances begin December 10 for the New York premiere of Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at New Victory Theater. The show will run through January 2, 2022, with an opening set for ...