Phoenix is Gepetto, the puppeteer, and his real little boy Pinocchio, played by Aladdin, just wishes he didn’t have any strings. Gepetto is manipulating Pinocchio’s marionette crossbar with his paw so he can help him put on a show for Halloween before Pinocchio’s nose grows too long.

 

The costumes were mostly made by hand. The outfits were hand-sewn, and we fixed up a yellow alpine hat, attached eyebrows to a wig, put together a nose with cheeks, and created a stage from a cardboard box.