Carrot Top



Carrot Top is one of the four puppets built by the Muppet Workshop for the 2002 concert version of Carnival. Described by director Kathleen Marshall as "a cross between a young Mickey Rooney and Dondi", Carrot Top is an earnest urchin performed by crippled puppeteer Paul. Paul can only communicate his feelings to Lili through Carrot Top and the other puppets. Brian Stokes Mitchell, who played Paul, performed Carrot Top's voice and also puppetry for certain scenes. For ensemble shots involving all four puppets, John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo stepped in.