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Ben Durocher

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We’re celebrating our friends at Little Shop of Horrors as they hit the incredible milestone of being the longest-running production in the show’s history! 🪴

Join us for Talking Shop: The Puppetry of Audrey II, where we’ll go behind-the-seeds to hear all about how the pod squad puppet team brings Audrey II to life. Moderated by Ben Durocher (Life of Pi, Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets, Avenue Q), this is going to be an unforgettable talkback! 🩸🦷🌱

Tickets to the show are required for the post-show talkback. Visit the link in our bio to grab yours today! by @bendurocher

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Thanks for all the love on our SpongeBob puppet show! For those asking, this was a show called Pineapple Playhouse that you can find on SpongeBob’s YouTube channel. We loved making it. Let’s do more! Let’s do a special! Write to your [@nickelodeon] representatives today! by @bendurocher

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So wild to see three shows I've worked on featured in the "Craft of Broadway Puppetry" exhibit at The Museum of Broadway, alongside puppets by Bil Baird, Walton & O'Rourke, @huberpuppet, @jortface and more.

Thanks for having us @MuseumofBroadway!

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - Oompa Loompa humanette, designed by @basiltwist3, built by @jimhensonscreatureshop
Life of Pi - Richard Parker, designed and built by Finn Caldwell and @nickbarnespuppets
Avenue Q - Princeton, designed and built by @ricklyonpuppets

#puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #puppetbuilder #museumofbroadway taken in Museum of Broadway by @bendurocher

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Finally got some new shots with both of my Emmy statuettes. Thanks to @portraitsbnk for shooting me and my girls!

Lucky enough to be part of the Emmy winning team at the Jim Henson Company. Building puppets, props, costumes and wrangling on set at Sesame Street! 10 seasons working on Sesame, and it's still a dream job!

#puppets #emmyaward #puppeteer #puppetbuilder #sesamestreet by @bendurocher

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Some BTS of Grizzard and Large Marvin getting into the holiday spirit! (@iamingridhansen and I, standing in for @frankmeschkuleit and @kanjachen.) Check out The First Snow of Fraggle Rock now streaming on @appletv!

(Fraggle fam: not sure who took this video. If it was you, let me know so I can give credit!)

#fragglerock #puppets #firstsnow #puppeteer #appletv #puppetry #jimhenson #thejimhensoncompany #backtotherock #fragglerockbacktotherock #largemarvin #grizzard by @bendurocher

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And just as quickly as it started, it ended. Beyond grateful to have been a part of it. Thanks to everyone who made it to The Broadhurst to see us!

1. 44th Street
2. First day of school
3. The best chuckleheads around
5. Dreams don't have deadlines
6. Stage door cutie
8. Reading about the theatre's history, in the theatre @jenashtep
9. The man himself
10. Ride or dies
11. 🐅
12. 🐅
13. Fraggle Fam
14. Pi Fam
15. 🇨🇦
16. Muppet Queen
17. Taking it all in from above by @bendurocher

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More from opening night of Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets! Come see us at The Broadhurst until Jan 18! taken in Broadhurst Theatre by @bendurocher

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What a rush! Making my Broadway debut performing with Rob Lake Magic with special guests The Muppets was certainly not on my bingo card for 2025, but is nothing short of a dream come true! Pinching myself every day I get to walk through The Broadhurst Theatre stage door. Don't give up on your dreams kids!

Thanks for all the support and kind messages I got yesterday, from near and far, made me feel like a very special guy.

#roblakemagic #puppets #puppeteer #themuppets #broadway #broadwaydebut #magicshow #broadhursttheatre #muppets #muppet taken in Broadhurst Theatre by @bendurocher

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Happy Birthday to one of the greatest people I know! We got to celebrate @bendurocher who is also one of my closest friends on Life of Pi all weekend long which also marked the start of our final Layoff before we close out this national tour! Sadly Ben and I did our last show together on Sunday which was deeply emotional. Sometimes you dont know how grateful you should be until things are coming to an end. I'm gonna miss these guys! We've shared many deep heartfelt moments and he's always been a friend I can lean on in times of need and I'll always cherish our time on the tour! As he goes on to bigger and better things, we wish this two time Emmy Winning master puppeteer and actor the best wishes for the future ahead on the biggest of stages! Can't wait to see you shine from the audience Ben! And we're gonna miss your joy, warmth and sense of humor always!

#lifeofpiusnationaltour #friendship# gratitude #blessing taken in Fort Worth, Texas by @bendurocher

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Life lately ➡️ by @bendurocher

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Face to face with the giant tiger from Life of Pi 🐯 What an experience.

We were so close, I could feel the tiger breathing - BUT maybe that was the point.

Richard Parker (the majestic Royal Bengal tiger) is brought to life by three actors who move as one.

Through BREATH alone, they animate the head, the heart, and the tail in perfect unison.

Night after night, they do the impossible: transform a puppet into a living, breathing force of nature.

You don’t just watch this puppet magic. You believe it. You feel it. You suspend all disbelief. And it’s truly something special to experience. 🧡

I highly recommend this show. Life of Pi will leave you filled with awe. It’s in Philadelphia through July 27th at the Academy of Music.

Thanks Ensemble Arts for this special opportunity and for bringing our city such amazing world class theatre. 🙏

#philadelphia #philly #thingstodo #theatre #lifeofpi #pennsylvania taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by @bendurocher

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