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"The Lion King" is one of the Broadway’s grandest spectacles. Of course it qualifies as a spectacle financially, grossing over a billion dollars and becoming the fourth longest-running Broadway show ...

The fluid movement of the snake – as it entered the bridal chamber and bit groom Lakhindar and retreated – was amazing. If it was not part of the puppet show, then we could have easily mistaken it for ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In the movie spoof “This Is Spinal Tap,” the band members knew their days were numbered when they got second billing to a puppet show. “Oh no! ” wailed their manager. “If I told them once, I told them ...

We’re all familiar with puppets with strings attached to their arms and legs. When someone pulls the strings, the puppets move in different directions. The puppets do the bidding of the one pulling ...