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Rick Lyon

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Actor b. 1958 On stage 2003

Richard S. Lyon (born February 25, 1958) is an American puppeteer, actor, and puppet designer and builder. He has worked for The Jim Henson Company as one of the operators of Big Bird. He appeared on Broadway originating the roles of Trekkie Monster, Nicky, the blue Bad Idea Bear, and other characters in the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q, a musical for which he designed and created all of the puppets. In the fall of 2005 he reprised his roles in the production of the show in Las Vegas for eight months before returning to the Broadway cast. Lyon was a puppeteer on Sesame Street for 15 seasons, from 1987 to 2002. He also worked with Nickelodeon on the Stick Stickly project and on the Me…

On stage 1 production

2003 Avenue Q John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Jason Moore 2,534 perf.

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In the literature6 passages

  • Luckily, Marx had once worked as an intern at Sesame Street, and through an employee’s recommendation, he met puppeteer Rick Lyon. He asked him to sing one of the project’s songs at BMI. After Rick and his puppet had performed, the class kept saying that they really enjoyed watching both puppet and master, so the creators inadvertently fo…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Cast: John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Jennifer Barnhartebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Besides the show’s comic and poignant score, its big appeal was designer and original cast member Rick Lyon’s awesome puppets. These are held by actors in plain sight, but the other characters react only to the puppets. Lyon worked on the classic PBS children’s series Sesame Street, and his creations have a jarring similarity, but here th…ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Sound, Brett Jarvis; Puppets, Rick Lyon; March 19, 2003; Cast: Ann Harada, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Rick Lyon,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt
  • Jordan Gelber, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Nicky, Rick Lyon (behind Nicky), Princeton, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Rod, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Ann Harada pxoroeycarol rosecstheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt
  • Princeton; Rod John Tartaglia Brian Jordan Gelber Kate Monster; Lucy; Others Stephanie D’Abruzzo Nicky; Trekkie Monster; Bear; Others Rick Lyon Christmas Eve Ann Harada Gary Coleman Natalie Venetia Belcon Mrs. T.; Bear; Others Jennifer Barnhart Ensemble Jodi Eichelberger, Peter Linztheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt

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