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This episode features a review of Muppets Most Wanted plus an interview with film producer Janet Carrus regarding Musical Chairs, a sweet and inspiring movie about wheelchair ballroom dancing. In the latest Muppet adventure, our heroes become involved in a jewelry heist led by a Kermit lookalike. In\xa0Musical Chairs,\xa0an aspiring dancer overcomes tragedy by learning to ballroom dance in a wheelchair.\xa0With the Muppets and ballroom dancing taking center stage, this should be an intriguing show!\xa0\n\nJanet Carrus, producer of \xa0Musical Chairs, has\xa0transformed many of her own personal inspirations into a variety of projects that empower people living with disabilities. She combined her passions for competitive ballroom dance and disability advocacy to help found a program to teach the astounding art of\xa0wheelchair ballroom dance in that community. Carrus\u2019 inspiration to produce films grew directly out of this experience.\xa0\n\nMusical Chairs was nominated for a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Feature Film in 2012. In 2013, it received a GLAAD nomination for Best Film in Limited Release and won six awards at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival.\xa0\n\nJanet\u2019s other films include Tio Papi and Remembering Lawrence, a Film for Anna Halprin.