NOW SHOWING – SHARI & LAMB CHOP (Friday, August 22 – Thursday, August 28) ~see below~

SHARI & LAMB CHOP:

Friday, August 22 – 7:15 pm / 

Saturday, August 23 – 4:30 pm & 7:15 pm / 

Monday, August 25 – 4:30 pm & 7:15 pm /

Tuesday, August 26 – 7:15 pm /

Thursday, August 28 – 7:15 pm /

Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, there was Shari Lewis, a children’s television pioneer whose whimsical characters and ebullient spirit have guided generations of children as they came of age.  Raised in the Bronx by a proud feminist mother and a professor father who moonlighted as Peter Pan the Magic Man, Shari became a multitalented dancer, singer, and magician.  But when an injury sidelined her dance aspirations, she channeled her creativity into a passion for ventriloquism, creating the now beloved sock puppet characters Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop.  From her early years of TV success to the crush of her show’s cancellation to her 1990s comeback in her 60s, Lisa D’Apolito’s heartfelt doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of the spunky perfectionist whose talent and perseverance stand as a testament to women’s power and forever changed the landscape of children’s entertainment. Featuring interviews with ventriloquists inspired by Lewis alongside nostalgia-rich clips and home movies, this vibrant portrait brims with the same warmth, wit, and magic that defined her, celebrating the power of imagination and the inner child within.

Starring:  Shari Lewis;David Copperfield; Darci Lynne Farmer; Megan Piphus; Sarah Sherman

“Shari & Lamb Chop is a charming introduction to a remarkable artist and the characters she created, which have endured across generations because they reflect the playfulness at the heart of their creator.”  (Alisa Wilkinson, New York Times)

“…should be catnip to the masses, since Shari Lewis is one of the most instantly recognisable faces and acts in tv history…an engaging portrait of one of television’s great characters, one girl and her talking sock who somehow conquered the world…”  (Eddie Harrison, film-authority.com)

TOMATOMETER: 95% “Certified FRESH” (RottenTomatoes.com)