#noel macneal

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[theonlyadawong]

Corbin Bleu as Seymour, and Constance Wu as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre

(Photos by Evan Zimmerman)

[d-criss-news]

Via Godfrey's Instagram Story (March 31st, 2024)

[dorothy16]

via noel macneal’s instagram story.

[rigglemoss]

I recieved 4 cameos for my birthday, and I was wondering if anyone would like me to post them here.

1. Doug Cockle/Geralt of Rivia

2. Matt McCarthy

3.David Kaufman/Danny Phantom

4. Noel Macneal as Bear

Let me know. I usually don't post these sort of things 👉🏻👈🏻

[claude-debooty]

He has arms! The wire is a little flimsy but his pawsies are too small for normal rods so they will have to do until I can think up something better. I am happy that he is all assembled finally!

[bismuthdistrict]

i need to be put down

[pastelalleycat]

can i talk about bear and luna's friendship for a few minutes?

first of all, m/f friendships in kids media are more common than they used to be, but they were far from the standard even in the 90s-00s. bear clearly has a love interest in his spanish companion ursa- him and luna's relationship is completely non-romantic. it's platonic, it's familial, it's mutually deep and rich and full of so many stories we never get to hear. how did bear meet luna? what kinds of conversations do they have when we as the viewers aren't around?

they're both parents, in a way- luna, being the moon is the matriarch of the stars, the guardian who illuminates the sky for everyone at night; bear is a foster dad raising his cub niece(?), a mouse, a lemur, and twin baby otters. it's a big job, caring for those smaller than you! luna, being billions of years old, is all-too-familiar with the weight, but bear's so young and he's still learning how to carry it. it's a duty that can't be ignored, as constant as the cycles of day and night.

in fact, luna can only visit bear at the very beginning of nighttime, when she's just peeking her head into the sky above the big blue house. and yet- and yet!- she makes intentional time to spend with bear. despite their busy schedules and how little they can talk, bear and luna make genuine efforts to nurture their connection.

when bear tells luna about the kids's day, she listens earnestly, always willing to offer advice and open to the surprises youth can bring. bear, likewise, is willing to admit he isn't perfect and he doesn't know everything. each day brings something new to ponder over, something unique to the table, and imagination, play, and problem-solving are the ways we learn. we cultivate our knowledge of the world around us and ourselves more and more the more we reach out to embrace it.

and... being a bit meta, but noel macneal (bear's va and puppeteer) and lynne thigpen (luna's va) were both Black. they sat in a room together or peter linz (luna's puppeteer) would lipsync on the set for lynne and they'd talk together. for POC children out there it's powerful enough that bear was mixed Black, but having luna be Black as well and the two of them having these genuine, heartfelt conversations so filled with pure love that it practically pours out of the screen is so profoundly impactful that as a White individual i don't think i have the words to properly articulate it. in one episode bear outright tells luna he loves her, and she says, outright, "i love you too, bear".

what bear and luna had, what these two friends had, was beautiful, and real. sadly, lynne passed away in 2003, shortly before the show ended. i'm convinced nobody could ever replace lynne's luna if the big blue house got a revival, but i hope if it does (please), that luna is done as much justice as humanly possible.

i love you, bear in the big blue house. 💙🌝

[sunnytoonsproductions]

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Here's the official list of the characters in the 'back to the SING!' reboot and their voice actors and actresses:

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Note: this is for all the characters that will appear in the reboot, and most of the new og characters that were background characters are all practically now the main reccuring characters

Sunny - Andre 3000 and LeBron James

Li'l D - Small fire

Madison - Jennifer Hale

Philly Phil - Phil LaMarr

Tamika - Crystal Scales

Eddie - Tom Kenny

Kim and Kam - Janice Kawaye

Salieri - Jeff Bennett, Brandon Rogers, Markipiler, and Steve Buscemi

Lil' G - Small fire

Addison - Jennifer Hale and Catherine Gallant

Brooklyn Bill - Phil LaMarr

Bambi - Crystal Scales and Uzo Aduba

Freddie - Tom Kenny

Jim and Jam - Janice Kawaye

Principal Luna - Jeff Bennett

Mila - Jennifer Hale

Cheddar man - Phil LaMarr and Eddie Murphy

Bianca - Jennifer Hale and Donna Cherry

Jan - Jeff Bennett

Petunia Squattinchowder - Tom Kenny

Lucius - Ogie Banks and Latrice Royale

Kaylie - Jennifer Hale, Cree Summer and Kate O'Sullivan

Mackenzie - Tara Strong and Maria Darling

Big D - Kevin Michael Richardson

Mr Yin - Tom Kenny

Mr Min - Phil LaMarr

Tanya - Cree Summer

Jared - Phil LaMarr

Coach Barnum - Tom Kenny

Efron - Phil LaMarr

Albert Schwartz - Tom Kenny

Dr Nefario - Jeff Bennett

Gunther - Tom Kenny

Inga - Tara Strong

Dustin - Phil LaMarr

Preston - Tom Kenny

Broc - Jeff Bennett

Sulu - Jeff Bennett

Ms Noir - Janice Kawaye

Sherri - Jennifer Hale

Carrie - Casey McCarthy

Beast - Jeff Bennett and Fred Tatasciore

Ms Jaspers - Crystal Scales

Bullfrog - Kevin Kendrick

Agent one - Tom Kenny

Agent two - Phil LaMarr

Karl - Jeff Bennett

Vladimir - Tom Kenny

Scranton Sue - Jennifer Hale

Dylan - Jeff Bennett

Ronald - Crystal Scales

Timmy - Phil LaMarr

Santa - Lil Jon

Mrs Claus - Fergie

Momo the Gorilla - Ogie Banks

Ms Margarette - Jennifer Coolidge

Sherry Stevenson - Jennifer Hale

Ruby - Janyse Jaud

Jesper - Kobie Powell and Noel MacNeal

Bi-Bi - Katie Griffin and Janice Kawaye

Kee-Kee - Cree Summer

Maya - Jennifer Hale

Maximus - Tony Sampson

Zelda - Casey McCarthy

Replacement Madison "Maika" - Crystal Scales

Replacement Tamika "Tamara" - Janice Kawaye

Belle - Christina Hendricks

Rosie - Moira Quirk

Reverend Money - Kevin Michael Richardson

Talk show host Kassandra - Crystal Scales

Teenage girl (Kathy) - Casey McCarthy

Principal Fermat - Tom Kenny

Pot Roast - Jess Harnell

Chairman (Milford) - Jeff Bennett

Yeti - Beff Bennett

Hal the bodyguard - Jeff Bennett

Al the bodyguard - Jess Harnell

Sally the chubby dance student - Crystal Scales

Teen Sunny (in the episode "Teen Sunny") - Andre 3000

Any versions of kid and teen Sunnys - Andre 3000

Baby Sunny - Crystal Scales and Cree Summer

The 6 year old Sunny - Crystal Scales

Frank - Ceelo Green

Buddy Z - Ceelo Green

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And there's more guest roles on the behind the voice actors site, but they will appear only once and just speak a few times:

And! I'll add a few more characters into the now new section of the official characters list called "main reccuring/supporting characters", and there's some new ones I decided to add more aswell as y'all maybe noticed =^.^=

[muppetydyke]

Muppet Mainstage, March 25th, 2025

“Just Say Ow” was written by Mitchell Kriegman and Peter Lurye for season 2, episode 14 of Bear in the Big Blue House (1998). In the song, Bear (Noel MacNeal) helps reassure Ojo (Vicki Eibner) about getting a vaccine.

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[artofwinniethepooh]

Some photos taken of the construction of the Rabbit puppet built by Matt Brooks for The Book of Pooh (2001-2003)

A small departure from what I usually post, but I’ve always been fascinated by the puppetry in the series and it’s fun to get a look behind the scenes!

Along with Brooks, Rabbit was also puppeteered by Noel MacNeal, Paul McGinnis, and sometimes Tyler Bunch in place of Brooks.

Production photos also give some neat insight into the process behind the puppetry and filming. Take this one featuring Rick Lyon assisting with the Tigger puppet for instance!

On his website, Lyon says:

“… a picture of me with Tigger -- I happened to be assisting with his hands that day. Why am I wearing that freaky green outfit? The puppets are performed Bunraku-style (from behind, usually with three puppeteers performing one character), with the puppeteers in green from head to toe in front of a green background, which is keyed out (like a weatherman standing in front of a weather map). The scenery for the show is all computer generated, in real time, such that wherever the camera turns, the computer-generated scenery shifts accordingly.”

He also shares photos of some of the other folks behind the series. Pictured here is Ronald Binion, principal puppeteer behind Eeyore who also designed and built the puppet, and Amanda Maddock, another principal puppeteer who happened to be performing Owl.

“Per-forming Eeyore is really tricky -- he is, after all, the only quadraped in the cast, and that makes it incredibly hard to manipulate his legs without green rods crossing his body and creating problems with the key.”

Pictured amongst a flurry of puppeteer action is creator and executive producer Mitchell Kriegman. Along with having directed many of the episodes, Mitchell is also the creator behind another show featuring puppets, Bear in the Big Blue House.

Ron Binion also shares some photos that offer a glimpse into the filming of Book of Pooh on his website as well, as seen here.

[d-criss-news]

Darren Criss’ 37th Birthday Celebration | Via Kyle Brown, Alexandra Socha, Riza Takahashi, Miles G. Jackson, Noel MacNeal, Joel Bauer, Bobby Conte, Abby Dodes, Martyna Majok, Tanya Gelman and Clyde Lawrence's Instagram Story (February 5th, 2024)

[dorothy16]

via noel macneal’s instagram story.

[medium-observation]

SEPTEMBER RELEASE

Beetlejuice - First US National Tour

March 25, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Isabella Esler (Lydia Deetz), Britney Coleman (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Karmine Alers (Maxine Dean/Juno), Jackera Davis (Girl Scout)

Notes:

Nice video of The first of four videos I filmed while in Buffalo! There is a pretty bad head obstruction on the right side which you can see in screenshots. It's worked around the best I could but it doesn't take away too much from the overall video.

NFT Date: March 1, 2024

Screenshots: <https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAxtVK>

Video is $15

Little Shop of Horrors - Off-Broadway Revival

January 18, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Matt Doyle (Seymour), Lena Hall (Audrey), Brad Oscar (Mr. Mushnik), Jeff Sears (u/s Orin and Others), Aaron Arnell Harrington (Audrey II), Khadija Sankoh (Chiffon), Tiffany Renee Thompson (Crystal), Joy Woods (t/r Ronnette), Michael Ianucci (u/s Ensemble), Noel Macneal (s/w Audrey II Manipulation)

Notes:

Very beautiful video of this incredible cast. Jeff is an absolutely hilarious dentist and is not to be missed. Joy Woods is also here! Suddenly Seymour is wideshot due to usher activity. Overall a near perfect video of this revival.

NFT Date: March 1, 2024

Screenshots: <https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAoTs6>

Video is $20

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