Off-Broadway's Stuffed and Unstrung Ends Limited Engagement

Off-Broadway's bawdy puppet comedy Stuffed and Unstrung is ending its extended run. The improv show by Henson Alternative opened at The Union Square Theatre on April 1, kicking off a limited 10-week engagement expected to play through May 29. The extended production, directed by Patrick Bristow, will now close on July 3.

Created by and featuring Bristow and co-creator Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company, Stuffed and Unstrung stars six puppeteers who improvise a series of songs and sketches based on interactions with the audience. The puppet hijinks are filmed and projected on screens at either side of the stage, while the puppeteers perform onstage in full view of the audience. The show is a revamping of the group's acclaimed Puppet Up! Uncensored, which had a 2006 stint at the HBO Comedy and Edinburgh Fringe festivals, as well as a featured spot in the 2007 Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. The reworked production features new content, technical and musical elements.

Despite the puppeteers' plush co-stars, Stuffed and Unstrung is geared specifically for adult audiences.