Sure he has a name. It's Richard Parker. And he's a Royal Bengal Tiger. Oh, and one more thing: he's a puppet — a puppet who plays an integral part in the three-time Tony Award-winning theatrical ...

The North American touring production of “Life of Pi” is a magical piece of theater, but please don’t expect a break from reality. Nor should you bring young children along to Minneapolis’ Orpheum ...

Sometimes as I read through the latest novel on my TBR list - "to be read" for the uninitiated - I can't help but to visualize how the book would translate to the silver screen. Pop culture is full of ...

Life of Pi was originally a novel by Yann Martel released in 2001, where our main character Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel and his family leave India to immigrate to Canada. While on the journey, there’s ...

Big cats are familiar territory for The Fox Theatre, where glowing eyes and roars greet visitors at the bottom of the grand staircase and Simba and Nala and a whole cast of Jellicles have made several ...

When Richard Parker slinks into the room, it is difficult not to catch your breath. The Royal Bengal tiger puppet is the star of the stage production of “Life of Pi” and the puppeteers who operate him ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – “Life of Pi” has begun its run ...

If you see a tiger walking down Grand River, do not be alarmed... it's just Richard Parker making his way to the Wharton Center of Performing Arts in time for the show. "Life of Pi" is the newest ...

Taha Mandviwala packed a sparse overnight bag and headed from Cincinnati to New York for what he assumed was a quick audition and polite rejection before he headed to England to visit his fiancée. The ...

“Life of Pi” tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who survives a shipwreck and shares a lifeboat with wild animals. Taha Mandviwala, who plays Pi, says the play explores themes of survival, faith, and ...

Wait, is this a perfect play? “Life of Pi” — now at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale through Sunday, Oct. 26 — is a dazzling display of theatrical visuals and coruscant ...