We Interviewed John Tartaglia!
This weekend the award winning musical Avenue Q will close after 16 years. Our own Rachel Herrick sat down with original cast member and Muppet performer John Tartaglia to chat about the show!
Let Red Make You An Honorary Fraggle
Last weekend at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, Red Fraggle popped in to sing, impart wisdom, and make the audience honorary Fraggles.
Muppet Newsflash: May 24th 2018
Teddy Ruxpin comes alive, Cookie Monster pops and socks, and Floyd wants you to get bang for your buck in this Muppet Newsflash!
Lindalee Rose on Splash & Bubbles!
Jarrod Fairclough – Our young pal Lindalee Rose gets to do all the fun things while us adults are sitting in our unfulfilling jobs counting down the clock until it’s time to go home. While we make small talk around the water cooler, Lindalee is off interviewing the cast of Doctor Who. While we type emails…
An Adorable Look Behind the Scenes of Word Party
Jarrod Fairclough – Back in July 2016 Netflix premiered Word Party, a cute show by The Jim Henson Company about animals who sing, dance and play. Starring Avenue Q’s John Tartaglia, the show is well worth a look if you have small kids. Recently, the most adorable reporter in the world Lindalee Rose took her YouTube channel…
Interview with Muppet Performer John Tartaglia, Part 2
Interview with Muppet Performer John Tartaglia, Part 2 Conducted by Ryan Dosier Be sure to read Part 1 of our interview. RYAN: The Carnegie Hall show was, of course, not your first foray into the world of musical theater. You made a big splash by playing the lead of Princeton in the original Broadway cast…
Interview with Muppet Performer John Tartaglia, Part 1
This past summer, I found out that Muppet performer and star of Broadway and television John Tartaglia would be performing in Disney’s Aladdin musical in St. Louis, only a few hours away from me. Obviously I booked tickets right away. I got in touch with John (thanks to the wonderful folks from Being Elmo) and…
Not Quite Muppets
Kyle Mahoney – Throughout history there have always been puppets, and although many strive to be as lifelike and beloved as Jim Henson’s Muppets… they’re just not considered Muppets. But many have connections to the Muppets, and although they aren’t Muppets I feel like some of them deserve to have a bit of recognition here…
Muppeteer John Tartaglia Remembers Jerry Nelson
John Tartaglia – When Ryan asked me if I’d want to contribute anything to The Muppet Mindset in response to Jerry Nelson’s passing, I had to really think about what that would be. First, it is a great responsibility to have the opportunity to say something about someone as amazing as Jerry. Secondly, it is…
Meeting John Tartaglia
Ryan Dosier – A week ago today, I had an incredible evening as I went to see the new Disney stage musical production of Aladdin. Why would I be writing about this on a Muppet website? Great question–and I have a great answer! It is because Muppeteer and performer extraordinaire John Tartaglia was playing the…
