Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its educational content, and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references. The series premiered on November 10, 1969 to positive reviews, some controversy, and high ratings.
VIDEO: Ian McKellen Teaches Cookie Monster to 'Resist' on SESAME STREET
by TV News Desk - December 17, 2014
You shall not pass! Please resist! The word resist means to control yourself and stop yourself from doing something you really want to do, though that's not a word that Cookie Monster really understands. So, stage and screen vet Ian McKellen stopped by SESAME STREET to demonstrate. Watch the clip be...
by TV News Desk - December 17, 2014
You shall not pass! Please resist! The word resist means to control yourself and stop yourself from doing something you really want to do, though that's not a word that Cookie Monster really understands. So, stage and screen vet Ian McKellen stopped by SESAME STREET to demonstrate. Watch the clip be...
VIDEO: John Oliver Has Bad News for Cookie Monster on Upcoming SESAME STREET
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2014
Did you know they don't have cookies in the UK? What is Cookie Monster supposed to do when he's staying at the Furchester Hotel if there are no cookies?...
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2014
Did you know they don't have cookies in the UK? What is Cookie Monster supposed to do when he's staying at the Furchester Hotel if there are no cookies?...
SiriusXM to Air Exclusive Town Hall Event with Original SESAME STREET Cast Members
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2014
SiriusXM today announced that original cast members fromSesame Street,the groundbreaking children's television series, will participate in an exclusive installment of SiriusXM's 'Town Hall' commemorating the 45 th anniversary of the show's debut on public television....
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2014
SiriusXM today announced that original cast members fromSesame Street,the groundbreaking children's television series, will participate in an exclusive installment of SiriusXM's 'Town Hall' commemorating the 45 th anniversary of the show's debut on public television....
Third Annual Sensory-Friendly SESAME STREET LIVE to be Held in February at the Fox Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - November 03, 2014
Autism Alliance of Michigan and Olympia Entertainment are happy to announce the return of a sensory-friendly Sesame Street Live performance for the third year at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, February 7, at 5:30 p.m. Accommodations will make the theater experience more enjoyable for children with aut...
by Tyler Peterson - November 03, 2014
Autism Alliance of Michigan and Olympia Entertainment are happy to announce the return of a sensory-friendly Sesame Street Live performance for the third year at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, February 7, at 5:30 p.m. Accommodations will make the theater experience more enjoyable for children with aut...
Broadway, TV Actors Come Together for BY WHEEL AND BY WING Industry Reading Today
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2014
A stellar cast of Broadway, film and television actors will come together under the direction of two-time Tony Nominee Jayne Atkinson today, Nov. 3 to present By Wheel and By Wing, an original production that had its birth in front of sold-out audiences in Atlanta, Ga....
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2014
A stellar cast of Broadway, film and television actors will come together under the direction of two-time Tony Nominee Jayne Atkinson today, Nov. 3 to present By Wheel and By Wing, an original production that had its birth in front of sold-out audiences in Atlanta, Ga....
VIDEO: Ice Cube is 'Astounding' in His SESAME STREET Appearance!
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2014
Astouding is when something is so amazing, it catches you by surprise. For example, making a penny disappear, pulling a Dinosaur out of a hat, and turning Ice Cube into an Ice Cube are all astounding magic tricks you can watch in this new SESAME STREET video....
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2014
Astouding is when something is so amazing, it catches you by surprise. For example, making a penny disappear, pulling a Dinosaur out of a hat, and turning Ice Cube into an Ice Cube are all astounding magic tricks you can watch in this new SESAME STREET video....
VIDEO: Sesame Street Spoofs HARRY POTTER in 'Furry Potter and The Goblet of Cookies'
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014
To get to the Goblet of Cookies, Furry Potter must listen carefully to directions. It's going to take more than a simple Wingardium Leviosa to reach the Goblet. Watch Professor Crumblemore teach Furry Potter the wizardly ways of following instructions in his quest for the Goblet of Cookies!...
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014
To get to the Goblet of Cookies, Furry Potter must listen carefully to directions. It's going to take more than a simple Wingardium Leviosa to reach the Goblet. Watch Professor Crumblemore teach Furry Potter the wizardly ways of following instructions in his quest for the Goblet of Cookies!...
Broadway, TV Actors Come Together for BY WHEEL AND BY WING Industry Reading, 11/3
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014
A stellar cast of Broadway, film and television actors will come together under the direction of two-time Tony Nominee Jayne Atkinson on Monday, Nov. 3 to present By Wheel and By Wing, an original production that had its birth in front of sold-out audiences in Atlanta, Ga. (https://www.facebook.com/...
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014
A stellar cast of Broadway, film and television actors will come together under the direction of two-time Tony Nominee Jayne Atkinson on Monday, Nov. 3 to present By Wheel and By Wing, an original production that had its birth in front of sold-out audiences in Atlanta, Ga. (https://www.facebook.com/...
Rockwell Table and Stage to Present MUPPET ROCKS! Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - October 13, 2014
ROCKWELL Table and Stage, L.A.'s premier spot for extraordinary entertainment and dining is thrilled to announce its first event in a new monthly collaborative series with SIRIUS FM Radio as they will be presenting "SIRIUS FM: LIVE FROM THE ROCKWELL!" The first show in this brand new series will be...
by Tyler Peterson - October 13, 2014
ROCKWELL Table and Stage, L.A.'s premier spot for extraordinary entertainment and dining is thrilled to announce its first event in a new monthly collaborative series with SIRIUS FM Radio as they will be presenting "SIRIUS FM: LIVE FROM THE ROCKWELL!" The first show in this brand new series will be...
SESAME STREET/USO Experience for Military Families Tour Surpasses Half A Million Milestone
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2014
Today, the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families tour celebrates visiting and entertaining more than half a million troops and military families around the world....
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2014
Today, the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families tour celebrates visiting and entertaining more than half a million troops and military families around the world....
BWW Reviews: Lyric Music Theater Presents Saucy, Unconventional Parable
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - September 22, 2014
South Portland's Lyric Music Theater opened its 2014-2015 season with a stylish, saucy production of the 2003 Tony award-winning musical Avenue Q. The Lopez-Marx-Whitty show is an unconventional, politically incorrect parody - a parable which chronicles the coming of age of eleven Sesame Street gene...
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - September 22, 2014
South Portland's Lyric Music Theater opened its 2014-2015 season with a stylish, saucy production of the 2003 Tony award-winning musical Avenue Q. The Lopez-Marx-Whitty show is an unconventional, politically incorrect parody - a parable which chronicles the coming of age of eleven Sesame Street gene...
SESAME STREET LIVE Returning to Fox Theatre in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - September 17, 2014
No matter where you're from or where you've been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover's friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, fr...
by Tyler Peterson - September 17, 2014
No matter where you're from or where you've been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover's friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, fr...
VIDEO: New SESAME STREET Video - Lupita Nyong'o & Elmo Love the Skin They're In
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2014
Elmo has a good friend in Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. In the new video below, the two pals talks about all the great things about their skin....
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2014
Elmo has a good friend in Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. In the new video below, the two pals talks about all the great things about their skin....
VIDEO: Watch SESAME STREET Gang Parody 'Star Wars' in Star S'Mores!
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014
Below, check out the gang from Sesame Street as they parody 'Star Wars' in 'Star S'Mores!'...
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014
Below, check out the gang from Sesame Street as they parody 'Star Wars' in 'Star S'Mores!'...
Carolee Carmello, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Rachel Bay Jones and More Sing Miller and Tysen at 54 Below Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2014
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents 'The Songs of Miller and Tysen' tonight, September 15th, 2014. Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Described as equal parts James Taylor and Stephen Sondheim, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen's songs have been performed everywhere from East Village folk clubs, to Off-...
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2014
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents 'The Songs of Miller and Tysen' tonight, September 15th, 2014. Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Described as equal parts James Taylor and Stephen Sondheim, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen's songs have been performed everywhere from East Village folk clubs, to Off-...
BWW Exclusive: Preview of INSIDE ACT: HOW TEN ACTORS MADE IT AND HOW YOU CAN TOO- with John Tartaglia!
by Ken Womble - September 12, 2014
Why do some actors make it and others don't? Ken Womble sets out to find the answer to this question, one that has fascinated and tormented him for years, in his new book, INSIDE ACT: How Ten Actors Made it and How You Can Too (Hansen Publishing Group, 373 pages, $24.99). To celebrate the release, B...
by Ken Womble - September 12, 2014
Why do some actors make it and others don't? Ken Womble sets out to find the answer to this question, one that has fascinated and tormented him for years, in his new book, INSIDE ACT: How Ten Actors Made it and How You Can Too (Hansen Publishing Group, 373 pages, $24.99). To celebrate the release, B...
Sesame Street Live MAKE A NEW FRIEND at the Theater at Madison Square Garden 2/19 – 3/1/2015
by Anna Bencivengo - September 12, 2014
No matter where you're from or where you've been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover's friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, fro...
by Anna Bencivengo - September 12, 2014
No matter where you're from or where you've been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover's friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, fro...
Photo Flash: First Look at Public Work's Free Production of THE WINTER'S TALE, Opening Tonight!
by Louisa Brady - September 05, 2014
The Public Work's original musical adaptaion of The Winter's Tale, conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet, with music and lyrics by Todd Almond, and choreography by Chase Brock, runs for three nights only starting tonight through Sunday, September 7 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The p...
by Louisa Brady - September 05, 2014
The Public Work's original musical adaptaion of The Winter's Tale, conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet, with music and lyrics by Todd Almond, and choreography by Chase Brock, runs for three nights only starting tonight through Sunday, September 7 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The p...
SESAME STREET PRESENTS ELMO'S WORLD TOUR Returns to Australia in October
by Tyler Peterson - August 18, 2014
Elmo is getting ready for one more tour down under before taking his dancing feet back to Sesame Street! This October is Australia's last chance to enjoy SESAME STREET PRESENTS ELMO'S WORLD TOUR - a live on stage, locally written and produced production....
by Tyler Peterson - August 18, 2014
Elmo is getting ready for one more tour down under before taking his dancing feet back to Sesame Street! This October is Australia's last chance to enjoy SESAME STREET PRESENTS ELMO'S WORLD TOUR - a live on stage, locally written and produced production....
Marin Theatre Company Produces West Coast Premiere of FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN, Now thru 9/7
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2014
Marin Theatre Company, in a bi-coastal co-production with Maryland's Round House Theatre, will open its 48th Season with the West Coast premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, an historical drama that draws its inspiration from a peculiar event from the Civil Rights Era: a press conference at which heavyw...
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2014
Marin Theatre Company, in a bi-coastal co-production with Maryland's Round House Theatre, will open its 48th Season with the West Coast premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, an historical drama that draws its inspiration from a peculiar event from the Civil Rights Era: a press conference at which heavyw...
VIDEO: SESAME STREET Takes on Doctor Who, Batman & More with 'NumericCon'
by Caryn Robbins - August 05, 2014
Titled Numeric-Con, the series shared a one-minute preview of it's upcoming celebration of numbers, which will pay homage to Batman, aka The Dark Nine, 'Star Wars,' 'Doctor Who,' 'X-Men,' and 'Star Trek'....
by Caryn Robbins - August 05, 2014
Titled Numeric-Con, the series shared a one-minute preview of it's upcoming celebration of numbers, which will pay homage to Batman, aka The Dark Nine, 'Star Wars,' 'Doctor Who,' 'X-Men,' and 'Star Trek'....
VIDEO: First Look - ONE DIRECTION Sings Their ABC's on Sesame Street!
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2014
Below, watch clips from One Direction's upcoming appearance on PBS's SESAME STREET!...
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2014
Below, watch clips from One Direction's upcoming appearance on PBS's SESAME STREET!...
SESAME STREET Among PBS 12 Daytime Emmy Award Wins
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2014
Winners of the Daytime Emmy Awards were announced June 20 and June 22, and PBS programs took 12 awards, including five for SESAME STREET, three for PEG + CAT and two for THE MIND OF A CHEF....
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2014
Winners of the Daytime Emmy Awards were announced June 20 and June 22, and PBS programs took 12 awards, including five for SESAME STREET, three for PEG + CAT and two for THE MIND OF A CHEF....
PBS Kids to Add New Bonus Half-Hour SESAME STREET This Fall
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2014
Furthering a commitment to using the power of media to educate and entertain America's children, PBS KIDS and SESAME STREET will introduce a bonus half-hour program this fall on-air and on digital platforms....
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2014
Furthering a commitment to using the power of media to educate and entertain America's children, PBS KIDS and SESAME STREET will introduce a bonus half-hour program this fall on-air and on digital platforms....
Wharton Center for the Performing Arts Presents SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO MAKES MUSIC Today
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2014
Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live Elmo Makes Music today, May 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m....
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2014
Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live Elmo Makes Music today, May 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m....
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