Janice Burgess, the Emmy-winning creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. According to The New York Times, Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan. On Tuesday, ...

Janice Burgess, creator of the animated children’s series The Backyardigans, has died. Her death was confirmed by friend and former Gullah Gullah Island head writer Fracaswell Hyman on Instagram. Per ...

Now the animated crew has come to life a brand-new, national touring production of THE BACKYARDIGANS LIVE! TALE OF THE MIGHTY KNIGHTS. The show is making a stop in Chicago, this Saturday Oct. 4 and ...

The creator of the Nickelodeon show ‘The Backyardigans’ and a writer for ‘Winx Club,’ Janice Burgess, has died at the age of 72 The creator of the Nickelodeon show ‘The Backyardigans’ and a writer for ...