Unlike in Steven Spielberg’s world, where (mostly) a horse is a horse, the “Joey” in the stage production of War Horse is a very intricately hand-crafted puppet that takes three puppeteers to operate ...

There was a bang on the doors of the Granada Avenue Gym in Derry Twp. When they opened, a red horse trotted out onto the floor to the stares of about 200 people. It galloped along and neighed, ...

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Grayson DeJesus rides Topthorn (left) and Michael Wyatt Cox rides Joey in a battle scene in "War Horse." (Photo courtesy of Brinkhoff/Moegenburg) Syracuse -- "War Horse" is many things _ a drama with ...

One of the central characters in "War Horse," which runs for eight shows at the Times-Union Center beginning Tuesday, is, as you might expect, a horse. That presents a real challenge to the producers ...

Mairi Babb admits she treats Baby Joey as a real animal. When the puppet, one of several used in the touring production of the Tony Award-winning play “War Horse,” journeys to its next city, Babb and ...

What’s it like to play the title character in one of London and Broadway’s biggest hits — and be anonymous at the same time? For the puppeteers who master the steeds in the five-time Tony Award ...

“War Horse” won the hearts of critics, theatergoers and even Steven Spielberg, who directed a 2011 hit film adaptation of the World War I-era drama. But it’s the play’s almost magical horses — a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Director Tom Morris uses the phrase "happy accident" to describe the success of his Tony-award-winning play "War Horse," whose central character was a puppet. "At the time, it ...

For actor Michael Cox, he and fellow performers in “War Horse,” which opens Tuesday at the Saenger Theatre, are charged not only with creating their own characters. They also must assist in the ...