Pumpernickel Puppets 61 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA 01605

"John came to perform at a theater I work part-time at, so I ended up seeing several of his performances. He is energetic, friendly, great with crowd control, and his shows maintained the same fantastic quality across the board. We heard raving reviews after each show from kids and adults alike. Several wanted to know if he was a regular so they could see him perform again."

"We've hired John in the past and he most recently came out for our January show. He is always great with the kids and the show flows in such a way to keep their attention. It's more than a great performance as he also brings out his different puppets to show the audience how they work and encourage imaginative play, etc. Thank you so much for a great show! Can't wait to see you again!"

"Hired John for a show at my home for around 14 kids for my 3 years old son. All the kids loved the show! And especially my son absolutely loved it and wanted more of it. Quality of the stage and puppets were very good! I will definitely hire him again soon!"

"Just hired John from Pumpernickel Puppets for my child's Birthday party and he did not disappoint! All 27 kids (ages 2-11) were totally engaged with the magical and creative show along with most of the parents too! John had the crowd cracking up! The puppets are amazing and I love that he tells the children how he made his puppets - it definitely inspired my own kids to do a puppet show when they got home. I highly recommend this show! John is the best!"

"Would give zero stars if I could. My children and I attended a show. At the end of the show he brought out a puppet and was interacting with kids. My son who is 8 pre tended to hit the puppet. Never actually hitting the puppet and this man scolded my son with so much anger he scared him and made him cry. After the show I told him I expected him to apologize to my son and he said he would if my son apologized to him. He’s talking about an 8 year old who didn’t even touch his puppet. So immature and extremely unprofessional. My son even said “I thought he was supposed to be good with kids.” Would never recommend. No one should speak to a child the way he did. He ruined our night."