In about a month from now, it will be time to play the music and light the lights once more. For one night only, The Muppet Theater re-opens its doors to play to what Disney hopes will be a sold-out crowd on broadcast and streaming.
Kermit, no stranger to fourth wall breaks, admits the exact situation: “It’s the return of The Muppet Show back on the very stage where it all started, and then ended, and is maybe starting again, depending on how the night goes.” Indeed, Disney intends to use the performance of this special as a gauge to determine if pursuing a full revival is something that’d attract an audience.
To make sure they get that audience, the Muppets have called up their friend Sabrina Carpenter to lend the special some star power (she really is their friend; she’s a big fan of Kermit and pals). She gives Miss Piggy a compliment, which the hog fawns over — and then demands more of.
Seth Rogen is also here, not just as executive producer but a camera presence. Like Carpenter, he tells them it’s always been his dream to be on the Muppet Show, and Fozzie, perhaps being a bit too honest, replies with “Oooo…..got any other dreams?”
The Muppet Show special features the talents of Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel. Goelz is the only member of the team to have lasted the entire time; though Frank Oz still lives he no longer performs his characters.
Produced by 20th TV, Disney Branded Television, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures, the special is directed by Emmy-nominee Alex Timbers (Mozart in the Jungle, Alex Edelman: Just for Us, John Mulaney: Baby J.) . Exec producers are Timbers, Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee; David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter, Michael Steinbach, Carpenter, Albertina Rizzo, Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson.
The Muppet Show‘s 50th anniversary special will air on ABC February 4, followed by its streaming debut on Disney+.
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