Makes a person want to hunker down in some retro motel room and listen to the radio. La MaMa Puppet Festival Through Nov. 18 at La MaMa and La MaMa Galleria, Manhattan; lamama.org.

This year’s International Puppet Fringe Festival surveys puppetry traditions from around the globe, and celebrates the legacy of the master puppeteer Ralph Lee. By Laurel Graeber Forget the ...