Muppet Theater tour

[RKUNKLER]

Yes, Yes, Yes. It would be good for Disney to do this in one of their parks, maybe even have them as animatronic.
Leanne
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I like your idea. That would be cool.

 

[anytimepally]

Here's the piece I did, but I think some people reported flaws in the design, especially since it was done before MuppetWiki was up and running which would have been a very helpful resource.

nice work, as always!

 

[Vic Romano]

I saw it and I love it. Could you remake it Vic according to my tour. That would be nice. Also the photo for the balcony is off and doesnt look like The Muppet Show at all. I think someone should build The Muppet Theater and open it as a museum for people to visit and pose the muppet replicas as if you stepped into the Muppet Show. That would be so cool.

I think that might be a possibility when my visuals return in the Fall. Maybe we can work together on it.

Which pic of the balcony looks off? The diagram or the shot with & ?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

You know, I wish someone of us could get back inside the Hollywood Palace Theater because, after having been there to see the Live Muppet Show during MuppetFest!, I believe it definitely IS what the Muppet Theater would look like, from the upstairs party room to the lobby and otherwise. Fantastic place, and some photos and floor plans would be nice of that theater.

So, I just did some research:

http://www.avalonhollywood.com/ Here is the official website although it appears Ms. Bitterman has got a hold of it now...

The floorplan: http://avalonhollywood.com/pdf/avalon_floor1.pdf

http://you-are-here.com/theatre/playhouse.html
http://you-are-here.com/hollywood/palace.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Hollywood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Palace (the Muppets guest starred)

Not quite the same as it was when I was there in 2001...

 

[RKUNKLER]

Hey Vic the pic of the multiple levals of seating looks off and not like The Muppet Show.

 

[Vic Romano]

Well if you look at some pictures (but bot necessarily on the show) there is a complete balcony (not just Statler & Waldortf's boxes). It sits about halfway back above the audiences (one of the best pictures to see this is the wall murial at the old NYC Henson building). Here's a good shot of the seperate level. Likewise, even though it's never shown, there logically would be another box like Statler's and Waldorf's opposite them.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Check this out for the balcony:
http://www.avalonhollywood.com/gallery.html

I tell ya--it looks a LOT different than when we were there during MuppetFest. There were another kind of balcony there then.

 

[LeanneRivett]

Does anyone have any of the Muppet Fest pictures of the theatre?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

The only pictures I have are after the show with John Henson, Brian Henson, Dave Goelz, Jane Henson and...nothing of the actual theater. At the time I wasn't thinking about it. I was thinking about trying to get to Jerry Nelson to meet him and thank him, but security dragged me away (actually, Brian asked her to take the picture of us before I had to go--Thanks, Brian!).

 

[RKUNKLER]

Hey Vic that picis perfect for the balcony. Nice find. It would look good for the theater plan.