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One Night Only - On Broadway - Leslie w/Abby Caddaby!
Chance and Chemistry: A Centennial Celebration of Frank Loesser An evening benefiting the Actors Fund Minskoff Theatre in NYC (home of the Lion King)
Join Abby, Elmo and Cookie Monster in a rare appearance Monday, October 26, 2009 @ The Minskoff Theater in NYC
Also scheduled to appear: Hugh Jackman, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Chita Rivera, John Stamos, Michele Lee, Phyllis Newman, Ana Gasteryer, Nia Vardalos, and Liz Callaway. |
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Puppets + Improv = Absolute Hilarity Thursday, October 1st, she and Leslie will be in a benefit performances with pal Jen Barnhart (Avenue Q) for Little Engine Media called "Puppets+Improv=Absolute Hilarity". Tickets are only $5 each, and they'll be doing some great puppet prize raffles and they could use your support.
When: October 1, 2009, 9:30pm Where: People's Improv Theater, 154 W. 29th Street - between 6th & 7th
www.thepit-nyc.com / 212-563-7488
Who are these folks? Little Engine Media is an organization dedicated to creating media that help children cope with anxiety and stress in difficult hospital and health situations. The Hope Puppet Project aims to dispel children's fears about the unknown elements of upcoming surgeries and procedures, and provide parents and caregivers with tools for helping children cope with their emotional stress and anxiety about hospitalization.
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Puppet
Pandemic: It's Infectious!
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Hear Leslie's new show, recorded LIVE at the Orlando Fringe Festival - courtesy of Muppet Cast
Some of Leslie's CD got played during the podcast as well....Click on the logo below to hear.
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Leslie and Lolly in Orlando, Florida for
The International Fringe Festival:
50 minute show, The Red Venue, under "Puppet Blast" presented by Pinocchio's Marionette Theater.
Thursday, May 21st @ 6:10pm Friday, May 22nd @ 6:30pm
and in The Kid's Fringe Venue on
Saturday, May 24th @ 4:00pm
Also on at the Festival, find Leslie presenting a new shadow puppet piece called, "Nanny NoNo" at the Adult Puppet Slam
Thursday, May 21st @ 8:25pm Saturday, May 23rd @ 7:30pm
Click on the Fringe poster to go to the website for details and admission details. Buttons for admission are $8.00
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CONGRATULATIONS TO LESLIE ON BEING NOMINATED:
"OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES" as ABBY CADABBY
Though beat out by her good friend Kevin Clash, Leslie looked beautiful in Bob Mackie and had fun performing in the Sesame Street 40th Anniversary show stopper. Click below to see a highlight reel of the experience.
ALSO NOTEWORTHY: "SESAME STREET" 15 EMMY NOMINATIONS, including outstanding pre-school children's series AND "JOHNNY & THE SPRITES": 4 NOMINATIONS, including outstanding pre-school children's series
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Leslie and Lolly's Spring Cleaning Hoopla Cabaret
Join us for this one night only event - Sunday, April 19th, 7pm
Featuring Andy Howe on piano and special guest appearances! $10 for a night of joy and free gifts - whether you want them or not!
The Cavern Club Theatre 323 969-2530 for theater info / www.cavernclubtheater.com
Located at Casita Del Campo Restaurant 1920 Hyperion Ave Silverlake, CA 90027 Restaurant # 323-662-4255 for dinner & drinks before the show!
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FAMOUS SHEEP MAKE DEBUT! When comedy legend Eric Idol needs talking sheep...he knows where to go! Now appearing in the new Eric Idol comedy "Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy)" are three sheep puppets designed and built by Leslie and her friend Scott. Sheep are operated in these photos by the talented Jill.
"Not The Messiah" is currently being performed around the country. It's based on the Monty Python "Life of Brian" and Handle's "Messiah". Gotta go if it's in your town.
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July 26th Chevron Family Festival, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Leslie & Lolly had SRO for their two shows at the festival! Lolly wrote the show that features Leslie and Leslie's brain Doyle.
For the Contra Costa Times article about Leslie (and the festival), click on the photo of Les (l.)
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LA Times Festival of Books at UCLA on the Target Children's Stage April 26th - April 27th
Out in the hot sun was never so much fun! Johnny, Ginger and Basil performed for what seemed like a million people who all got a great show! Here are some of the friends we met backstage.
to see a short clip of the show, visit Ginger's page here: Sprites Live!
Kristen Sofi |
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NOW AVAILABLE
Johnny & The Sprites - Meet The Sprites DVD and Music from the show CD!
CD and song downloads as well as DVD, available at Amazon.com Get both for only $23.00!
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December 2007 Christmas morning on NBC's Today Show was all about our friends at Sesame Street! They were great! Elmo, Abby and Grover sing for your Christmas morning pleasure.
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December 2007
Leslie and Lolly got off work in New York in time to perform in this year's Fruit Cake Follies with their old cast mates James, Dena, Micah, Sandy and of course, Momma!
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November 2007
Happy Thanksgiving! If you missed the 81st annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, then you missed a 40+ Foot Giant Abby Cadabby balloon flyin' thru Manhattan! But don't worry, we have it here for you!
Also appearing in the parade was Leslie performing as Abby Cadabby on the Sesame Street float with all her pals from "the street". |
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November 2007 Spotlight on one of our friends!
Featured on the CD cover of Lolly's newest CD "Spunkinsass", Leslie's Sasquatch Gordon has a supporting role in Disney's new movie "Enchanted"! Listen for his voice as the big green troll in the beginning animated portion of the film.
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November 2007
IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?
Thanksgiving is almost here - and so is the MACY'S Thanksgiving Day Parade! Yes, Leslie will be performing as Abby on the Sesame Street float - which is exciting in itself - but even more exciting is the newest addition to the balloon family....
ABBY CADABBY!
Seen here at the balloon "test flight" in Flushing, NY on November 11th, Abby is set to be one of 3 new balloons this year, but is no doubt the cutest! More photos on the "photos with Abby" page. Click the photo!
It is rumored that Abby will be the first balloon in the parade - so make sure to get up early and watch all the hoopla!
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The test flight of the Abby Cadabby Macy's parade balloon! |
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September 2007
Leslie got a chance to work with some folks from Sesame Street recently in a series of DVD's aimed to help children of our military cope with issues that are hard for even adults to deal with.
In an AOL news item video (and later it was seen on Yahoo! News) showed Leslie hard at work, but the link went away, sorry. Leslie plays Rosita's mom (Rosita is the Latina blue monster on Sesame Street played by the amazing Carmen Osbahr (r.)) as her family copes with the dad coming home from war in a wheel chair.
The video will be available for free download for military families. It's a great project to help the kids cope and open conversations.
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Leslie headed home to the Northern California area on Saturday, July 28th for the Family Theatre Festival @ The Lesher Center for the Arts.
Leslie's wrote a new show featuring her own characters, audience participation and a surprise appearance by Abby Cadabby...though I guess its not a secret if I just told you....
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Leslie & Lolly Perform at The O'Neill Puppetry Conference!
Leslie has been the instructor for Character Development at The O'Neill Puppetry Conference for a handful of years now. Above are photos from this year's conference, June 16-24, 2007. Click on the title below or above to visit their website and find out what they're all about.
The O'Neill Puppetry Conference is a great time of intense learning, training and amazement. Immersed in all aspects of puppetry from marionettes to on camera performing, to nothing but your hand as a character to believe in - all conference long! There's just nothing like it out there.
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Henson
Company. The group is lead and stage directed
by Patrick Bristow (Ellen, Showgirls) and is fun ADULT humor.
HA! Henson Alternative.
