The Jim Henson Company Celebrates 70 Years with Exclusive Tours!

The Jim Henson Company Celebrates 70 Years with Exclusive Tours of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in New York City for Two Days Only on October 9th and 10th.

Limited tickets for special behind-the-scenes tours will include a meet and greet with Brian Henson, puppetry demonstrations, rarely seen items from the Company’s archives, collectible souvenirs, and much more!

Below is the official press release:

The Jim Henson Company is celebrating 70 years with a unique first-time-ever opportunity for fans to visit the exclusive Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in New York City for two days only on October 9th and 10th. A limited number of tickets will be available for tours of this iconic destination where characters from the Company’s legendary productions have been created. Tickets will include a meet and greet with producer/director/puppeteer Brian Henson (Labyrinth, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island) as well as a look at the Company’s archives, a puppetry demonstration, photo ops, and more. 

The 2 ½-hour tour experience will also include a special presentation with Barbara Miller, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at the nearby Museum of the Moving Image, home to The Jim Henson Exhibition. And finally, attendees will also enjoy seeing unique puppets and props from The Jim Henson Company’s 70-year history and be able to take home commemorative collectibles to remember this exclusive once-in-a-lifetime visit. 

Tickets are $300 (plus tax and fees) and are on sale now. 

Visit https://app.gopassage.com/events/Henson-Creature-Shop-Tour for tickets and additional information.

D23 Event "The Muppets 70: A Glamorous Miss Piggy Retrospective"!

Disney announced the expansive programming lineup for their upcoming D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event and it includes one Muppet event.

To celebrate 70 years of The Muppets, the convection is celebrating biggest diva in the troupe, Miss Piggy. 

The Muppets 70: A Glamorous Miss Piggy Retrospective

Join Walt Disney Archives director Becky Cline and The Muppets producer Dani Iglesias for a fabulous look back on the past 70 years of the Muppets... but mostly Miss Piggy! We will dive into the vaults to uncover nostalgic artifacts along with how we preserve this collection today!

The event will take as part of the D23 convention Friday August 9 at 12:45 on the Walt Disney Archive Stage.

You can see the rest of the schedule at D23. 

A Jim Henson Birthday Celebration: Jimmy Dean & Rowlf’s 60th Anniversary!

Sunday marks what would have been Jim Henson's 87th Birthday. To celebrate, the Museum of the Moving Image is hosting a new compilation of Rowlf's appearances on The Jimmy Dean Show. 

A Jim Henson Birthday Celebration: Jimmy Dean & Rowlf’s 60th Anniversary

In 1963, The Jimmy Dean Show premiered on ABC-TV and a new comedy team was born: Jimmy Dean and his “hound dog buddy” Rowlf (performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz). Originally designed by Henson and built by Don Salhlin for a Purina Dog Food commercial, Rowlf made weekly appearances alongside Jimmy Dean throughout the show’s three season run, eventually garnering more fan mail than the popular country singer and becoming the first major Muppet star on network television. We’ll celebrate the 60th anniversary of Rowlf’s Jimmy Dean Show debut with a brand-new compilation of clips from the show, including some rare commercials featuring Jimmy and Rowlf.

Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Museum of the Moving Image.

The Muppets Take Manhattan Takes... Manhattan!

Disney fan club, D23, is hosting a special screening of The Muppets Take Manhattan in NYC honor of the film's 35 anniversary.

From the event description: 

D23 Gold Members and their guests are invited to see Kermit, Fozzie, and the entire cast of Kermit’s aspiring Broadway hit “Manhattan Melodies” on the big screen!

Manhattan! It’s time to get “together again” with D23: The Official Disney Fan Club! Join us in the Big Apple to celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Muppets Take Manhattan for an exclusive screening! This celebration of the Jim Henson classic will take place on Friday, October 4, 2019 at the AMC Empire 25 Theatres in Midtown.

This special event will include a voucher for popcorn and a soda and a one-of-a-kind gift created exclusively for this D23 event!

Note: 

Ticketed Members and guests who do not attend the event forfeit their place as well as all experiences, benefits, and gifts associated with the event. D23 Members must be present or guests will not gain admittance to event.

Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, August 28, at 10 a.m. PT. and cost $10 per person (plus $3 processing fee). 

It's great that Disney is acknowledging this film as it's one of the few theatrical Muppet film's they don't own the rights to (Sony owns this and Muppets From Space).

This is during Comic Con weekend so many Disney has something in the works for the con as well. 

More info at D23.