Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Mary Poppins


Working with producer Thomas Schumaker, the Heap has been commissioned to provide the character of Willoughby the Dog to Disney’s Broadway production of Mary Poppins which opens this month. Arf!

Friday, September 1, 2006

The Upside Down Show


Noggin launches its new children’s show featuring the peculiar stylings of the famed Australian performance duo “The Umbilical Brothers.” The show features puppets by Puppet Heap.

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Omar’s Mother


The Heap has commenced production of its short film “Omar’s Mother,” the story of a boy, his Mother and the worm who brings them closer together.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Muppets

Puppet Heap is pleased to report that we have officially sealed the deal to take on the task of servicing the Muppets and “Bear in the Big Blue House” for Muppets Studio, the division of the Walt Disney Company that now produces the Muppets. Not only is this a great honor to play small part in the history of these treasured characters, but for some of us it represents an opportunity to return to work we had thought long since left behind.

Saturday, October 15, 2005

A Journey that Wasn’t


Internationally renowned artist Pierre Huyghe once again calls upon the services of the Heap to make his dream a reality. Our animatronic penguin has been on view among other Huyghe works at the Tate gallery in London.

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Sunday, October 9, 2005

Lestat on Broadway!


The Broadway production of Lestat has commissioned the Heap to create several masks and head pieces under the direction of costume designer Susan Hilferty.

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Elmo’s World


Subcontracted by the Henson workshop in New York, the Heap provides Elmo’s World with an adorable talking bulldozer.