Rockefeller Productions, the theatrical division of Rockefeller Studios, is an award-winning production company created by Jonathan Rockefeller dedicated to creating premium family entertainment that inspires all ages.
they proudly partner with the most recognizable and beloved brands in the industry to create new stage adaptations featuring our large-scale puppetry that enchants and delights. Through these iconic characters and timeless stories, they craft a theatrical experience that is truly accessible to all.
Based in New York City, there productions have achieved global success throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Over 2 million people around the world have experienced one of there productions!
We are excited to work directly with presenters to bring our shows to their community through our in-house tour booking department, co-productions, remounts, licensing, and rental of our exquisite and beguiling puppets.
Founded in 2015 with the U.S. launch of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (Drama Desk nominee, New York Times Critics’ Pick), Rockefeller Studios began to proudly partner with the most recognizable and beloved brands in the industry to create new stage adaptations featuring their large-scale puppetry that enchants and delights.
Following its initial New York debut, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show - bringing to life four of Eric Carle’s timeless stories with the help of over 75 beautiful puppets - has gone on to be performed in over 20 countries to over 3 million children.
Rockefeller Studios’ subdivision Rockefeller Films adapted one of the stories - 10 Little Rubber Ducks - into an award-winning animated short film narrated by Bernadette Peters, which launched Rockefeller Films: lovingly crafted, detail-oriented film production bringing stories to the big (and small) screen.
In 2019, Rockefeller brought to the stage Paddington Gets in a Jam (New York Times Critics’ Pick). The slapstick comedy has gone on to tour internationally, bringing laughter and joy to audiences across the globe. Rockefeller Films also produced a live streamed performance of the show’s holiday version, Paddington Saves Christmas, commissioned by Studio Canal and available to audiences across the globe.
In 2021, Rockefeller Studios opened Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, bringing the iconic Hundred Acre Wood friends to the stage in a brand-new story. The show has since performed extended runs in London, Chicago, and Los Angeles, as well as both U.S. and U.K. national tours.
That same year, they launched Rockefeller Sports & Events, collaborating with TEG Live to take the world of minigolf to infinity and beyond with Pixar Putt. The 18-hole course based on Disney and Pixar’s beloved filmography - including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wall-E & more - has delighted putters in cities such as New York, Chicago, Houston, Denver, San Antonio, Fort Lauderdale & more.
Their most recent theatrical productions, Sesame Street the Musical, debuted in New York Fall of 2022, presenting The Muppets from Sesame Street’s official stage debut. Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby and all the fuzzy friends gather in a new musical featuring the show’s iconic music catalog, and new songs by Broadway favorites Tom Kitt and Helen Park.
In 2023, Rockefeller began producing their work in the U.K., beginning with the record-breaking London premiere of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, and its subsequent, highly-anticipated U.K. and Ireland tour.