Editor's note: Due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases in the company and staff, New 42 announced that all remaining performances of "Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas" have been canceled.

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 new holiday tradition is about to swim into Harrisburg, as Open Stage this month opens the Pennsylvania premiere of “Emmet ...

The Muppets had Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and the citizens of Sesame Street had resident crooner Bob McGrath... but only Frogtown Hollow had a genuine jubilee jug band. That's the location of ...

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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, ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. As holiday specials go, EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS doesn’t have the ...

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More than 40 years after it first warmed television audiences’ hearts, “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas” is charming viewers of all ages all over again, this time on the New York City stage. “Jim ...