Stephanie D’Abruzzo

Thank you! Hope you’re well, too.

Donate to Support a Talented Student's Future, organized by Steven Strafford Hello, everyone! In case you're reading this and don't know me, my name i… Steven Strafford needs your support for Support a Talented Student's Future

If you read this and could share it (I have like seven followers) I’m trying to raise money to keep an amazing first gen student in college! They’re an amazingly talented young artist, and they deserve to finish school. Donating would be a kindness to this amazing kid. gofund.me/f793905c5

Thank you to all of the friends and total strangers here in the Sky for the genuine loveliness over the past few days. I truly appreciate every kind word, emoji, gif, boost, and like.

Oh my sweet Rachel… thank you so much for all those exclamation points!!!

Oh dear Jill… thank you for your kind words!

“Donkey Hodie” is on PBS Kids. The Children’s & Family Emmy ceremony will probably stream, in March.

We all very much appreciate your toddler’s love.

Gotcha. But even on a single show, there are usually a ton of deserving puppeteers… and there are plenty of them who were left out this time around.

Not really. There are a lot of people who have worked on both shows in one capacity or another. TV puppetry is a very small world and we all have great respect for each other.

It’s not like I needed another reason to put this incredible artist on a pedestal… but let’s throw this onto the pile…

(he is right about everything.)

Thank you. That makes me so happy to hear. Duck Duck is my favorite character that I’ve ever played.

Thank you so much, my sweet goddess!

Congrats on helping keep puppetry alive! (and thank you)

thank you, friend!!

Thank you, friend!!

Thank you, my friend!

And yes, I’m aware that everything else is terrible. Please give me this one.

A screenshot listing the Children's and Family Emmys nominations for: OUTSTANDING PUPPETRY PERFORMER Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango (Sesame Street/HBO Max) Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Turtle-Lou & Penguin Referee (Donkey Hodie/PBS Kids) Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Duck Duck, Harriett Elizabeth Cow, Mama Panda & Doc Skunk (Donkey Hodie/PBS Kids) Ryan Dillon as Elmo and Felix (Sesame Street/HBO Max) Carmen Osbahr as Rosita (Sesame Street/HBO Max)

I’m not one to horn-toot but I am so happy to have received my first Emmy nomination for this show and for these characters I love playing so dang much... and so very grateful to be sharing a category with my incredible friends.

I was convinced this would never happen.

I treasure this nomination.

I now believe that it is absolutely necessary for me to join you and Maris in an evening of CHESS karaoke, wherein we will surely bring levels of passion matched only by the backup singers in Bonnie Tyler’s “Holdin’ Out For a Hero.”

Also I am aware that everything is terrible.

Happy birthday to the late, great Garry K. Marshall, who decided it would be November 13 when Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence (that request coming from from his wife) so that his kids would remember his birthday.

THAT’S an old-school showrunner flex for you.

And yes, I am aware that everything is terrible**

**except for the things that are not

I’d forgotten this feeling…

And I am still aware that everything is terrible.

The “Halloween Voter 2025” sticker from Vote NYC, featuring a fantastic image of a pigeon in a witch’s hat, looking straight into your soul as it holds the handle of a little plastic trick-or-treat pumpkin pail in its beak, while tiny bats frolic with a witch flying on her broomstick in silhouette in the background… and tiny ghosts dot the outside border, in holiday hours of black, white, orange, and gray. A treat, indeed.

Who the hell cares what I think but the NYC Board of Elections deserves a cookie for this little gem:

Also, I am aware that everything is terrible.

LIVESTREAM | The Wicked Stage: Songs About Show Business, Hosted by Christine Pedi | 54 Below This event is being streamed online. To purchase tickets for the in-person event, click here. Join us for our new concert ...

Okay, gotta plug the pluggables while I’ve still got some pluggability…

I’ll be singing a couple of ditties at @54below.bsky.social this Wednesday (10/8) as part of Christine Pedi’s THE WICKED STAGE… this will also be livestreamed, so if you can’t get to NYC:

54below.org/events/lives...

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Also, I remain aware that everything is terrible.

Note: if you pre-ordered the book, you probably received a misprint (with the title page on the left rather than on the right, which throws off the margins and makes for a less pleasant look). The content is not affected, but you can return it if you wish.