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Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas

Behind the Scenes of Emmet Otter at the New Victory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1NPc8rNocI

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 20 December, 2021 - 09:43

Brief report from rehearsals for the live show of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, which is currently playing at the New Victory Theatre in New York City.

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Paul Williams remembers elegant kindness of Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

https://eu.app.com/story/entertainment/events/2021/12/17/paul-williams-jim-henso…

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 20 December, 2021 - 09:41

Short interview with Paul Williams, who wrote the music and lyrics for the Jim Henson Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas as a live show runs in New York.

Bret McKenzie reportedly to adapt ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’

23/10/2019 10:13

Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie is reported to have signed up to write the script and music for Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, based on the 1970s ABC special from the Jim Henson Company, which is in turn based based on the children’s book of the same name by Russe

Discovered in the Archives: An Interview with Russell Hoban (2010)

http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2018/04/24/discovered-in-the-archives-an-i…

Submitted by Richard Cooper on 26 April, 2018 - 14:01

Elizabeth Bird reproduces a "lost" interview she did with Russell Hoban in 2010, in which he talks about his upcoming books Soonchild and Rosie's Magic Horse and comments on the Frances books, The Mouse and His Child, The Marzipan Pig and other titles for children.

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Art and words for Frances - A new exhibit spotlights the work of picture-book icons Russell and Lillian Hoban

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/257002/art-and-words-for-franc…

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 13 March, 2018 - 09:58

Marjorie Ingall reviews the 2018 exhibition at the Beinecke Library of Russell and Lillian Hoban's collaborations, with an emphasis on Lillian. Includes some fascinating details from private interviews with the Hobans' children, as well as remarks on the manuscripts on display at the exhibition including an unpublished Frances title.

Is Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas a work of genius?

http://lithub.com/is-emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas-a-work-of-genius/

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 21 December, 2017 - 16:04

Rebecca Rego Barry writes in lithub.com to praise Russell Hoban's classic Christmas story as adapted for muppetry by the legendary Jim Henson. The author obtained some of her information from research in the Russell & Lilian Hoban archives, recently acquired by the Beinecke Library of Yale University, and talks in some detail about the acquisition as well as Russell's manuscripts, diaries and notebooks therein.

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Nutrition for the Eyes: An Interview with Russell Hoban from 1995

02/11/2015 13:03

Exclusive! Poet and writer James Carter shares a wonderful interview with Russell Hoban from 1995, about films, musical and literary influences, The Mouse and His Child, Turtle Diary, his early career as an illustrator, creativity tips and more.