Since she was a little girl growing up in Tucson, Julie Orrico has been drawn to art. After creating cartoons and participating in theater in school, she entered the world of puppetry. Six years ago, ...

Jesse Kingsley was in full geek-out mode. Despite being a puppet builder and enthusiast for more than two decades, he had never peered inside the head of a Chinese lion costume — those vibrant, furry ...

The Lion King features co-puppet design by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry. There are more than 232 puppets in the show, including rod puppets, shadow puppets and full-sized puppets. The Lion King ...