KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Paul Mesner romps around his studio in shorts and tennis shoes, pointing out the special mouth hinges and weighted eye balls that go into making the perfect puppet. His specialty ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Paul Mesner romps around his midtown studio in shorts and tennis shoes. And, while exuding appreciation for all things puppets -- pointing out special mouth hinges and weighted ...

For nearly 30 years, Paul Mesner Puppets (now known as Mesner Puppet Theater) has produced puppet shows based on fairy tales and contemporary children stories, from Sleeping Beauty to The Stinky ...

From “A Christmas Carol” to “Krampus,” you can’t have the holidays without scary stories. Paul Mesner Puppets and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City stave off the dark chill of ...

The eternally popular Paul Mesner Puppets kick off the Children's Fine Arts Series with a pair of adaptations from Jules Feiffer books. The eternally popular Paul Mesner Puppets kick off the ...

It is a great year for animated movies, with the addition of "Puss In Boots" to the current line-up of "Rango" and "Kung Fu Panda". It would not be too far a stretch to say that fans have been waiting ...

The largest set in the auction is "The Mikado," based on the comic Gilbert and Sullivan opera. There are 23 characters in the set, and the Mikado puppet stands 93" tall with the rod. Dozens of puppets ...