The Henson Company Masquerade Balls began in 1984 in New York City as a way for Jim Henson to celebrate the creativity of the company on all levels. The balls were held for four years, with the final two held at the Waldorf-Astoria. The events were open to all staff, from accounting to the building staff, with many attendees wearing elaborate costumes.

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• In the Muppet Babies storybook Baby Piggy's Night at the Ball, the balls are spoofed, with an illustration of publishing's Joanne Barkan as a beech tree shown with Lauren Attinello as a lobster.

Miss Piggy, Jane Seymour, Kermit the Frog, Bernadette Peters and Jim Henson

Jim Henson and Jim Henson

Jim Henson dancing with Miss Piggy

Jim Henson and Andy Warhol

Illustrated cameo of Joanne Barkan as a beech tree, and Lauren Attinello as a lobster.

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