Video: Meet the Puppeteers at 'Finding Nemo – The Musical'

From the Disney Parks YouTube Page…

Have you seen “Finding Nemo — The Musical” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom? The show uses a Japanese style of puppetry called bunraku, in which the puppeteer’s body becomes a part of the puppet, and puppets in this show range from the size of your hand to the size of a small car. Recently, Disney Parks Blog author Jennifer Fickley-Baker was able to go behind the scenes at the show to meet two of the show’s puppeteers, Jennifer and Robby, to learn more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHSIeBWsUw

And from our archives, an interview with Allison Case shortly after the show opened. Allison was the original Nemo and has now gone on to appear in Hair both on Broadway and London’s West End.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79CcLtUas8U