Puppetry Journal Winter 2025 Vol. 6 No. 1

The Puppetry Journal is celebrating its 75th year, and we're kicking it off with a doozy of an issue. The Winter 2025 Puppetry Journal is making its way to members of Puppeteers of America filled with articles about puppetry old and new. Members can access the digital copy of this issue here. Not a member? Join Now

Little Shop of Horrors: Then and Now

Having gone broke accepting quirky puppet projects that paid little to no money, Martin P. Robinson was ready to pass on a little project Howard Ashman was cooking up at the WPA Theatre with a carnivorous plant as its star. A chance meeting on the set of Sesame Street changed everything. Learn how a B movie became a musical sensation! Little Shop of Horrors: Then and Now includes first-hand accounts from Martin P. Robinson, original builder and performer of Audrey II, Monkey Boys Productions, and, current off-Broadway cast member Teddy Yudain who originated the puppeteer role in the most recent production.

Image: Martin P. Robinson, his Aunt Carol and team build the original Audrey II on the stage of the WPA theatre.

Mining Puppet Gold: Reflecting on 25 years of working jon ludwig

by Reay Kaplan