The Muppets Take Manhattan

Friday, December 29, 2023 - Saturday, January 6, 2024

Broadway bound. THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN by storm in this magical musical about breaking into show business! Fresh out of college, Kermit, Fozzie and the entire cast of Kermit’s musical “Manhattan Melodies” head for the Big Apple with plans to turn their small play into a big hit! All they need now is someone to produce their show! But when no one in town will even meet with them, it’s up to Kermit to believe hard enough for all of his friends that the show WILL go on! Family entertainment has never been more fun than in this comedy marking Frank Oz’s solo directorial debut.

Screening as part of our series Thrice as Nice: The Threequel, celebrating films that are third of a kind.

• Country USA
• Year 1984
• Running Time 94 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Sony
• Director Frank Oz
• Cast Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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