‘Fraggle Rock’ show coming to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is adding a live stage show featuring Jim Henson characters. “Fraggle Rock: A Space-y Adventure” is set to debut Dec. 22 at the attraction.
The show will have full-body costumed “walkaround” versions of the Fraggles and puppet versions of the Doozers crafted by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. It will be a “musical, comedic quest,” the Brevard County attraction says.
The storyline will follow Gobo, Red and Uncle Travelling Matt arriving at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to meet a member of the Exploration Ground Systems crew. They will learn about NASA’s Artemis missions and the next visit to the Moon, and they’ll talk with a real astronaut from the International Space Station.
“’Fraggle Rock’ has always embraced the idea that anything is possible when we work together and celebrate our interconnected world, and NASA is such an incredible example of that idea,” John Tartaglia, the stage show’s director, writer, and choreographer, said in a news release. Tartaglia is the Jim Henson Company’s creative supervisor for “Fraggle Rock.”
The show, produced in the 300-seat Universe Theater, is included with admission to the attraction. It will be performed twice daily at 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. The building previously hosted the “All Systems Are Go” experience featuring “Peanuts” characters and continues to be the home of scheduled astronaut encounters.
In addition, the visitor complex will have a character breakfast that incorporates the new show’s stars during its Holidays in Space event, which runs Dec. 21-30 with the exception of Christmas Day.
For tickets or more information, go to kennedyspacecenter.com.
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