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Created by puppeteer Tom Lee in collaboration with the modern classical music group Eighth Blackbird, the production tells the tale of the Golden Record, an interstellar time capsule launched in 1977 in Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft.
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Susana Hills, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The puppeteers, who are often front and center, set the pace for the entire show and create some of the most arresting visual effects, centering their work around the voyages and adventures of two main actors.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl trailer confirms puppeteer James Ortiz is the voice behind Rocky, a spider-like alien creature whose galaxy’s sun is also dying from this same unknown substance.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Henson first put fist to sock in response to an advertisement for child puppeteers, and the rest was sort of history.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
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Susana Hills, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The puppeteers, who are often front and center, set the pace for the entire show and create some of the most arresting visual effects, centering their work around the voyages and adventures of two main actors.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl trailer confirms puppeteer James Ortiz is the voice behind Rocky, a spider-like alien creature whose galaxy’s sun is also dying from this same unknown substance.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Henson first put fist to sock in response to an advertisement for child puppeteers, and the rest was sort of history.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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puppeteer
noun
pup·pe·teer
ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 
: one who works puppets
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