The 1986 film Labyrinth can be considered the late puppeteer Jim Henson’s supreme work: imaginative, twisted and funny, yet deeply endearing.
The movie still plays like gangbusters for today’s children as much as it delights millennials — or the Gen Xers who were the original audience of this masterpiece. It’s also arguably one of David Bowie’s most iconic film roles, aside from The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) and The Hunger (1983).
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth in Concert, a live musical performance synched to the original film’s score, will take place at the Tobin Center this Tuesday, letting the audience experience Bowie — as impossibly elegant as ever — in the role of Jareth, the mischievous Goblin King.
The glittering, ecstatic, original songs from the film will also be performed by a live band and synched with Bowie’s recorded vocals. This is an extraordinary opportunity for Bowie and Henson fans to relive youthful fantasy, as well as a perfect introduction to anyone who hasn’t yet experienced the magic of Labyrinth.
$29.50 and up, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org.
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This article appears in Apr 2-15, 2025.