Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, collaborating with artists in Jazz, Classical, Dance, Theater, Opera and Comedy.Hello again! I’m afraid that September kind of got away from me a little bit – starting with Victorious Festival on the August bank holiday (which we were proud to be part of this year, appearing on the Literacy Live stage on Sunday) this was definitely the month that things seemed like they began returning to some sort of ‘normal’, with a return to gigs, art shows and all that sort of fun that we’ve been missing.Īnyway, I’m back with October’s recommendations – and I’d be daft to not mention this one first. Willems currently serves as the inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Willems has written four musicals based on his books and is the most produced playwright for Theatre for Young Audiences in America. His #1 New York Times bestselling books have been recognized with many awards around the world including three Caldecott Honors, two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors. Willems also created several animated projects for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Mo Willems began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy® Awards.
The special was shot at the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Celebrity guests include Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community),Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live), Cameron Esposito (Take My Wife), Tony Hale (Veep), Greta Lee (Russian Doll), Tom Lennon (The Odd Couple), Natalie Morales (Abby’s) and Oscar Nunez (The Office). It’s a live-action family comedy special featuring Willems and the “Story Time All-Stars,” a group of celebrities, comedians and actors, performing live readings and sketch comedy inspired by Willems’ work, as well as a few surprise musical guests. Mo Willems and The Storytime All-Stars Present: Don’t Let The Pigeon Do Storytime! is directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. His best-selling books are now coming to life as live-action specials on HBO Max, where he has gathered friends to record the very first one – Mo Willems and The Storytime All-Stars Present: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!Įmmy®-Award winning writer, New York Times best-selling author, and illustrator Mo Willems is HBO Max’s very first artist in residence and will air Willems’ first live-action special Mo Willems and The Storytime All-Stars Present: Don’t Let The Pigeon Do Storytime! HBO Max has committed to additional live-action Storytime specials, as well as multiple animated specials based on Willems’ wildly popular children’s books. Illinois native Mo Willems began his career as an Emmy-winning writer and animator on Sesame Street. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.