Metamorphoses (or A Few Ways of Keeping a Child from Running Around at His Great Uncle’s Funeral) *

Krymov Lab NYC

Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa
66 E 4th St
New York, NY
https://www.lamama.org/metamorphoses/

Metamorphoses (or How to Stop Your Child from Ruining Your Great Uncle’s Funeral) is a dark comic romp bursting with puppets, high anxiety, and dubious life lessons. A brand-new play crafted by Dmitry Krymov and his NYC Lab, Metamorphoses follows a beleaguered parent and his naturally restless child on a boisterous and harrowing journey, encouraging audiences to reexamine their conceptions of life, death, fear, and mourning.

* Recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Presenter's Grant (2025)

March 7 - 23, 2025
Tuesday - Friday at 7pm
Saturday at 2pm and 7pm
Sunday at 2pm

From $40

Song of the North *

Hamid Rahmanian, Fictionville Studio with support from Two Chairs

The New Victory Theater
209 W 42nd Street
New York, NY
newvictory.org/tickets-and-events/2425-live-performance-song-of-the-north/

During a time of fragile peace between rival kingdoms, the princess Manijeh must summon all her strength and skills to rescue her beloved, Bijan, from a perilous predicament of her own making. Can their love quiet the drumbeat of war? Shadows from 9 performers and 483 handmade puppets play against stunning animated projections in a cinematic performance as epic as the story that inspired it. Pulled from the pages of the Shahnameh—the thousand-year-old Persian Book of Kings—Song of the North trumpets unity, compassion and the beauty of Iranian culture. Created, designed and directed by Hamid Rahmanian.

* Recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Production Grant (2021) and Presenter's Grant

March 14 - 23, 2025
Fridays at 7:00pm
Saturdays at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sundays at 12:00pm and 4:00pm

$24

2025 Object Movement Festival *

Curated by Rowan Magee, Marcella Murray, and Justin Perkins

The Center at West Park
165 West 86th St
New York, NY
centeratwestpark.org/object-movement-puppetry

Join us for the 8th annual Object Movement Puppetry Festival! Object Movement is CWP's annual program in which a cohort of eight puppetry and object theater artists meet and work over the course of seven months to develop new short works. This residency culminates in the Object Movement Puppetry Festival, a two week celebration of puppetry and object theater with a unique lineup of original works each weekend.

The first weekend (March 28-29th) features new work created by Nikki Calonge, Lily Haje, Arianna Eshoo, and Jacob Graham.

The following weekend (April 4-5th) features Beyonce Armstrong, Cecilia Arana, Amanda Card, and Eva Lansberry.

* Recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Presenter's Grant

March 28 - April 5, 2025
Fridays at 7:30pm
Saturdays at 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother?

Ensemble Studio Theatre

Photo by: JMA Photography

Ensemble Studio Theatre
545 W. 52nd St., between 10th & 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019.
New York, NY
https://www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org/20242025/2024/6/20/have-you-met-jane-goodall-and-her-mother

In Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother?, a new comedy by Michael Walek, the Tanzanian government allowed Jane Goodall to study chimpanzees in the wild under one condition—she must bring a chaperone. So, Jane invited her mother. The play runtime is 2 hours with a 15-minute intermission. Puppet design by Lake Simons.

March 5 - 30, 2025
7 PM
Sunday performances begin at 5 PM.

$35-45

The Magic of Light

Yara Arts Group

The Downstairs at La MaMa
66 E 4th St
New York, NY
lamama.org/the-magic-of-light/

The Magic of Light interweaves puppetry, language, music and poetry to illustrate the cultural and spiritual awakening of an artist in the 1870s in Ukraine. Performed with an intimate, transforming puppet stage by bandura master Julian Kytasty and puppeteer Tom Lee. Yara Arts Group creates visually stunning original theatre pieces that explore overlooked cultures of the East, especially Ukraine, through our diverse perspectives.

March 7 - 16, 2025
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 4pm

$30

BOOP! The Musical

Puppetry on Broadway

Broadhurst Theater
235 W 44th St
New York, NY
https://tinyurl.com/2s3mr5xu

Betty Boop longs for an ordinary day off from fame in her black-and-white world. What she finds is an extraordinary adventure of color, music, and love in New York City!

March 11 - September 28, 2025
See website for performance times

From $59

Hymn to Love A Cabaret with Piaf

Yael Rasooly

Don't Tell Mama
343 W 46th St
New York, NY
https://shows.donttellmamanyc.com/8941-yael-rasooly-daniel-rein-hymn-to-love-a-cabaret-with-piaf-3-15-25

A duo cabaret show, actress and classically trained singer Yael Rasooly tells stories of resilience, passion, and longing that occupy the space between past and present with the help of special guest Edith Piaf (in puppet form).

March 15, 2025
7PM

$20

Becoming Eve

Justin Perkins, Emma Wiseman, Amanda Villalobos

Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand St
New York, NY
https://tinyurl.com/yb43zh3a

A week before the High Holidays, three rabbis find themselves in a room fighting to save a family by building a bridge between orthodoxy and modernity. One of these rabbis is Chava,?the child of?a dynastic Hasidic rabbinical family and destined to become a leader of the next generation before the revelation of her trans identity?clashed explosively with?the strictly gendered world in which she was raised.?As we jump through memory—and wrestle with theology—truths and secrets emerge that ensure no one will read the old stories the same way again.

March 19 - April 27, 2025
See website for performance times

$26

World Puppetry Day - Puppetry in Cuba and Panel Discussion

Teatro SEA

Teatro SEA
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY
www.teatrosea.org

In Spanish w/ English supertitles. Directed by Manuel Antonio Morán and Kristian Otero, this film explores the history of puppetry traditions of Cuba and their impact on storytelling and culture. Followed by a panel moderated by Yudd Favier, this discussion brings together experts on puppetry, theater, and education to explore the role of puppetry in cultural preservation and childhood development. Please Be Aware: Intimate internal events with limited space. RSVP is mandatory

March 21, 2025
4:00PM

Free

Jim Henson's 1975: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective

Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater
36-01 35th Ave
Queens, NY
https://movingimage.org/event/jim-hensons-1975/

As we begin our celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Muppets and the Jim Henson Company, we also commemorate the 50th anniversary of a very big year in Jim Henson’s career: 1975. From The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence to appearances on Saturday Night Live, Cher, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Jim Henson’s characters were all over television in 1975, while Henson and his collaborators were starting work on The Muppet Show, which would make its debut the following year. Join Jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin and Jim Henson Company archivist Karen Falk as they present rare programs and clips from this very special year and discuss them with some of Jim’s collaborators from the era.

March 23, 2025
1PM

$17.50

BALLS: The Monster-Catchin' Musical Comédy

Brandon Zelman & Harrison Bryan

Photo by: Brandon Zelman & Brielle DeMirjian

Caveat NYC
21A Clinton Street
New York, NY
BALLSmusical.com

A wild musical appears! BALLS: The Monster-Catchin' Musical Comédy “wears its Pokémon inspiration proud on its sleeve” (Nintendo Life). Collect ‘em all with the Professor and your sh*tty Rival in this epic, immersive, battle-packed puppet-comedy! Featuring original music, worthless trading cards, and 151 violent/adorable monsters - and it’s different every night! So grab your empty backpack, and say bye to your mom: a world of dreams and adorable violence awaits! -- Where?? At CAVEAT NYC -- the acclaimed Lower East Side comedy venue that “champions nerdy, funny art – and sells cheap drinks.” Limited performances and seats still available - including THE SPLASH ZONE, for only the most brave adventurers! Check out @ballsmusical and BALLSmusical.com to see where you can *catch* more BALLS!

April 18 - 19, 2025
Fri. April 18 - 7pm ET
Sat. April 19 - 4pm ET
Sat. April 19 - 9:30pm ET

$30 - $45

Little Shop of Horrors

Off-Broadway

Westside Theatre Upstairs
407 West 43rd St
New York, NY
littleshopnyc.com

The world's most ravenous plant has returned to its acclaimed, sold-out run at the Westside Theatre! Winner of the 2020 Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards for BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is “wildly exuberant” (The Hollywood Reporter), and a New York Times Critic's Pick. Get tickets now and enjoy a taste of what we’ve all been craving: live theater!

Tuesdays & Thursdays - 7:00pm
Fridays - 8:00pm
Saturdays - 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sundays - 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Starting at $59