More tickets now on sale for unique tours that are quickly becoming a “Must See” for locals and tourists

Tour highlights include puppetry and puppet-building demonstrations, exclusive merch, and special gems from the archive in celebration of Jim Henson’s upcoming 90th birthday!

QUEENS, N.Y., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is continuing to welcome fans to its historic location in New York City with the release of additional dates of its popular weekly tour. Tickets are now available for every Saturday through September 26, 2026, at www.JimHensonExperiences.com. As part of the 80-minute tour, which includes a walk-through of the award-winning Creature Shop, special photo opportunities of beloved and iconic characters, a puppetry demonstration from an actual Henson puppeteer, a meet and greet with one of the Creature Shop’s master puppet builders, and other special surprises, the Shop is especially excited to celebrate founder Jim Henson’s upcoming birthday in September with the addition of some of his personal items that have been specially selected from The Jim Henson Company’s archives.

Tours of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop were launched earlier this year and have been embraced by fans of Jim Henson’s legacy as well as anyone interested in exploring this unique New York landmark that has been a hub of creativity, imagination, and innovation for decades. From seeing iconic characters in person, to exclusive merch, to learning about puppetry and puppet building from the award-winning experts who have defined the art form, the tour of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is not to be missed. And with new items on display, and additional opportunities for private and customized experiences, it is worth visiting again.

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is the award-winning artists and makers that have created hundreds of the world’s most famous puppet characters including stars from Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, and many more. New York City is the original and longest home to the workshop and specializes in the renowned Henson style of puppets and walkaround characters. 

Tickets to visit Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in New York are $150 (plus tax and fees) and are on sale now at www.JimHensonExperiences.com, a new initiative from The Jim Henson Company that features a variety of in person experiences and live theater productions. Join the newsletter to receive updates on all of the Company’s events, stage shows, and experiences.

About Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™ provides animatronic creatures, digital puppetry, and soft puppets to the international film, television, theater, live event and advertising industries. Recent credits include the wildly popular music video “A Boggart Ballad” for Magic: the Gathering, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV), for which it won an Emmy, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix), the Blumhouse horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s, and an upcoming all-puppet episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The Shop is renowned for designing and building some of the world’s best-known characters including the Sesame Street puppets, the classic Muppets, and characters from Dinosaurs, Farscape, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and more. Additional credits in film and television include The Naked Gun, Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2, Lost Ollie, Come Play, Julie’s Greenroom, and Where the Wild Things Are. The shop is also known for its performance work for theatrical productions including My Neighbour Totoro, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Jim Henson’s inspired Silliness, and Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, as well as for its partnerships with commercial clients like Snuggle, Topgolf, and General Mills, and with artists like Coldplay, The Avett Brothers, Cee Lo Green, Ben Rector, Lady Gaga and Deadmau5.

A recipient of multiple Emmy Awards for its outstanding work building puppets for Sesame Street, the Shop also received an Academy Award for its visual effects work on the film Babe. Other awards include a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award for the Henson Performance Control System, a powerful custom-based interface for puppeteers, and an Emmy Award for its work in developing the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio, a patented control system technology that enables puppeteers to perform a computer generated (CG) character in real time.

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WEST CHESTER, Pa., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trellist, Inc. (Trellist® Marketing and Technology) and Twentify (owner of Quals.ai) have formed an exclusive partnership to distribute Quals.ai, a platform trusted by hundreds of companies and brands across the globe. The partnership operates in the United States under the Trellist® | Quals.ai brand.

Quals.ai enables organizations to conduct AI-led text or voice qualitative interviews with real human participants at scale. Actionable reports are generated in hours, not weeks, and studies can be conducted in 100+ languages.

Trellist | Quals.ai serves B2B and B2C customers. Research studies can be conducted for consumer research, voice of customer, employee sentiment, product development, and more, across industries. Capturing qualitative responses then enables leaders in marketing, HR, product strategy, and operations, to make decisions that reflect the motivations and emotional drivers of their audience.

“We’re empowering organizations to transform how they approach ‘the qual’,” said Thomas Atadan, VP of New Business, Product and Solutions at Trellist Marketing and Technology.

“Because Quals.ai can deliver research results for a fraction of the cost, qualitative analysis is now accessible to more businesses often priced out of the market by traditional research costs. And the fact that you get results in as little as a few hours is unprecedented.”

As the exclusive U.S. partner of Quals.ai, Trellist Marketing and Technology provides strategy, research design, and implementation support, helping organizations and agency partners conduct studies and scale their use of the platform. A new offering is also being added to the agency partnership program. This will allow agencies that partner with Trellist to deliver qualitative research capabilities to their clients and expand the reach and impact of Quals.ai.

About Trellist, Inc., Twentify, and Trellist | Quals.ai
Trellist, Inc. is a family of companies dedicated to delivering intelligent marketing and technology solutions that drive measurable business growth. As a veteran-owned, Employee Shared Company®, and 100% U.S.-based organization, Trellist combines deep expertise, a collaborative spirit, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

Twentify is the creator and owner of Quals.ai, an AI-powered qualitative research platform delivering actionable insights to hundreds of the world’s leading brands across the globe. Quals.ai enables organizations to collect responses through AI-led interviews, analyze transcripts, and generate reports, all in one place, in hours, not weeks. 

Through the exclusive U.S. partnership between Trellist, Inc. and Twentify, Trellist | Quals.ai delivers strategy, research design, and implementation support for programs that deepen customer, employee, and market understanding.

To learn more about Trellist | Quals.ai, visit: trellist.com/quals-ai 

To learn more about Trellist, Inc. visit: trellist.com

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Input 1, a provider of technology-enabled billing, digital payments, and premium finance capabilities for the insurance industry, today announced the successful integration of its embedded billing and digital payment infrastructure within the Diamond System platform from Insuresoft, supporting long-time client VGM Insurance Services during its policy administration modernization.

As VGM transitioned to Insuresoft’s Diamond System to enhance user experience and position the organization for sustained growth, maintaining continuity across its inbound premium payment operations remained a priority.

Input 1’s billing capabilities were fully embedded within the Diamond System environment, preserving revenue workflows across quoting, bind, and purchase without operational disruption. The integration ensures billing, digital payments, and premium finance functions remain connected across the inbound premium lifecycle.

“When an organization changes core systems, the most important question is whether revenue operations stay intact,” said Chris Farfaras, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at Input 1. “Our responsibility was to ensure VGM’s billing and digital payment infrastructure remained embedded inside the new platform. That level of integration protects cash flow, supports growth, and gives leadership confidence during transition.”

VGM has relied on Input 1’s integrated billing infrastructure for many years. Throughout the migration, teams across VGM, Insuresoft, and Input 1 worked in close coordination to maintain:

Direct integration of billing within policy workflows

Consistent digital payment experiences

Operational stability across internal teams

Zero disruption to policyholders

“Maintaining billing continuity was critical to this transition,” said Tera O’Hare, Senior Vice President of Technology at VGM Insurance Services. “Input 1’s ability to integrate at a structural level within Diamond System allowed us to modernize while preserving the integrity of our revenue operations.”

This deployment reinforces Input 1’s ability to embed the inbound premium payments ecosystem across third-party policy administration platforms, supporting carriers and specialty insurers as they modernize core systems while maintaining control of revenue infrastructure.

About VGM Insurance Services

VGM Insurance Services is a specialty insurance firm operating across the United States with more than 30 years of industry experience. The company delivers tailored insurance programs supported by strong technology and operational expertise. For more information, please visit www.vgminsurance.com.

About Insuresoft

Insuresoft provides policy administration software solutions for property and casualty insurers. Its Diamond System platform supports carriers, MGAs, and specialty insurers with configurable core system capabilities. For more information, please visit www.insuresoft.com.

About Input 1

Input 1 delivers technology-enabled billing, digital payments, and premium finance capabilities for the insurance industry through a single, integrated platform. Trusted by more than 2 million users and supporting the management of $16 billion in annual insurance premiums, Input 1 provides the infrastructure insurance organizations rely on to manage inbound premium payments and finance operations with consistency and confidence across North America. For more information, please visit www.input1.com.

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