It’s quietly one of the more diverse and exciting annual family events along the Eastern seaboard, and it is about to get underway again. The 2012 iteration of the Philadelphia International Children’s Festival will feature a couple of performances already sporting the coveted [cough, cough] OWTK stamp of approval: Pasta! […]
OWTK is extremely proud to support the recently launched Hand Aid organization as we too feel that puppets are due equal rights under state and federal laws. I want to see puppet marriage recognized, puppets with preexisting conditions be granted full coverage under their handlers’ health insurance policies, and reasonable […]
And then there were six. The 2012 KidVid tournament field of 32 was been voted down to an elite 8 last week, and the first two elite 8 battles were concluded yesterday when Todd McHatton and Princess Katie & Racer Steve rolled into the Final Four. One of the remaining […]
The Brooklyn duo who took the kid’s music world by storm with their brilliant debut “Outside Voices” and subsequent bi-coastal runs of their hilarious puppet musical Pasta! are back with an infectious new single “Connect the Stars”, featuring Shawana Kemp of Shine and the Moonbeams. The Pop Ups electro-acoustic new […]
Another one turns to Kickstarter sure does have a nice ring to it. It’s certainly way better than another one bites the dust. The Pop Ups, those fine Brooklyn lads known for their puppets, pasta, and palloons (okay, technically it’s balloons but just go along with the alliteration would ya!) […]
Acclaimed kindie rock duo The Pop Ups have been dazzling packed houses in New York City and Los Angeles off and on for the past 18 months with their high-energy musical starring themselves and a handful of professional, Muppet Workshop quality puppets. The show centers around a noble quest to […]
It turns out that the Bear’s class listens to Kidz Bop in school. I know, I know [head hung in shame] As she tells it, her classmates actually chant for these songs when it’s time for music to be played in class. Once I stopped gagging and composed myself, I […]
I reviewed PASTA!, the outstanding puppet musical from Brooklyn kindie duo The Pop Ups, earlier this year after seeing a performance during one of their NYC runs. It’s outlandish, hilarious, impressive and pretty much every other positive adjective one can sling. Now, it’s out West! That’s right, Jacob, Justin, their […]
