I’d been told that Jim and Frank Oz would perform the pieces, so I wrote them for their characters. Jim would perform Kermit and Rowlf the Dog, Frank would perform Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and a ...

On November 6, 1987, after a devastating stock market crash, the Muppets appeared ... Jim and Frank Oz would perform the pieces, so I wrote them for their characters. Jim would perform Kermit and ...

Miss Piggy: [singing] Christmas is coming. The goose is getting fat. / Please to put the penny in the old man's hat. / If you haven't got a penny, then a hay-penny will do. / If you haven't got a ...

Sam the Eagle: [translating Gummo Bergman's "Silent Strawberries"] Ah, well, since you do not wish death, then how about a rubber chicken?

When we think of a Muppet getting tepid laughs and lengthy silences in response to their crowd work, it’s usually endlessly ...

Over spring break, we had plenty of time for movie nights and extra-long films. I started with “The Wizard of Oz.” The conversation about the movie seemed stranger than the story on screen.

MATTYDALE, N.Y. — "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum was published on May 17, 1900. Now, 125 years later, the Hamlet of Mattydale will honor the life and works of the author with a ...

The Pittsburgh premiere of Septime Webre’s “The Wizard of Oz” is an epic, surprisingly cinematic showcase of beautiful dance, jaw-dropping costumes and cleverly conceived sets. The story may ...

California Sen. Kamala Harris compared President Donald Trump’s trade strategy to the Wizard of Oz. And not in a good way. “We’ve got a guy in the White House who’s been erratic on trade ...