August 1st – 7:00pm

Shari Lewis – entertainer, puppeteer, ventriloquist, and creator of the iconic character Lamb Chop – is the subject of this touching and illuminating new documentary, at the Parkway Theater July 31st – August 14th

Trailer: https://youtu.be/jl3D61L5f4I?si=WD2-RmZRRSKUTi96

7/31 – 7:00pm

8/1 – 7:00pm

8/2 – 6:00pm & 8:00pm

8/7 – 7:00pm

8/8 – 7:00pm

8/9 – 8:00pm

8/14 – 7:00pm

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 1990’s comeback in her sixties, Lisa D’Apolito’s heartfelt doc charts the life, loves, and career 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 fellow entertainers alongside nostalgia-rich clips and home movies, this vibrant portrait brims with the same warmth, wit, and magic that defined Shari Lewis herself, celebrating the power of imagination and the inner child within.