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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: Watch Sesame Street Parody of THE AVENGERS!
by Caryn Robbins - April 27, 2015

Below, watch the beloved characters of SESAME STREET parody the superheros of THE AVENGERS!...


Hackensack High School Welcomes Rick Lyon for AN AVENUE Q & A Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2015

Hackensack High School will be hosting Broadway actor Rick Lyon for An Avenue Q & A tonight, March 13 at 7:00pm in the school auditorium....


VIDEO: Caroll Spinney, SESAME STREET's Big Bird, Spoofs BIRDMAN
by TV News Desk - February 20, 2015

In the video below, Caroll Spinney (playing himself and the voice of Big Bird) brings a SESAME STREET twist to the Oscar-nominated film BIRDMAN in the parody 'BIG BIRDMAN, described as: 'A veteran puppeteer, who plays an avian icon, battles his ego and attempts to find his way back to a certain furr...


SESAME STREET LIVE! Coming to Playhouse Square
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2016

Live on stage from the popular PBS-TV show, the Sesame Street friends return to Playhouse Square for 6 lively performances April 7 - 10 at the State Theatre. Hosted by two live performers, Sesame Street Live "Let's Dance!" offers an up-close, interactive experience that includes dance parties!...


BWW Reviews: Fantasies Come True! AVENUE Q is BACK at Austin Theatre Project
by Wendi Reichstein - February 16, 2015

I've seen three productions of Avenue Q in my life, all of them ranging from the Broadway national tour to a local community theater performance, to Sunday's matinee performed by the Austin Theatre Project. Bottom line: Avenue Q smart, funny, and relatable show. It's crude, sometimes a bit cringe-wo...


SESAME STREET LIVE - ELMO MAKES MUSIC Set for NJPAC, 10/7-8
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2016

Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music is on tour and hits New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) at 1 Center Avenue, Newark, New Jersey with three performances set for Friday, October 7, 2016 at 6:30PM and on Saturday, October 8th at 10:30AM & 2PM....


VIDEO: Watch JIMMY KIMMEL's 'Sesame Street'/'Girls' Mash-Up!
by - January 20, 2016

On Saturday, “Sesame Street” officially made the move to HBO from PBS. It’s a family show and HBO has a very adult audience. ...


Alan Cumming, Nick Jonas & More Set for SESAME STREET's Debut on HBO, Starting Today
by TV News Desk - January 16, 2016

For more than four decades, SESAME STREET has helped children grow smarter, stronger and kinder by providing preschoolers with the gold-standard in quality educational programming. ...


BWW Review: Tribute to The Muppets Master Jim Henson at Urban Stages Is Again Charming But Suffers From Inconsistent Performances
by Alix Cohen - December 12, 2015

Last year during their annual Winter Rhythms Festival, Urban Stages presented a Jim Henson tribute show called The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Jim, and decided to bring it back again this season (presented last night) by "popular demand." Conceived, hosted, and authored by besotted fan, actor/singer A...


Hackensack High School to Welcome Rick Lyon for AN AVENUE Q & A, 3/13
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2015

Hackensack High School will be hosting Broadway actor Rick Lyon for An Avenue Q & A on Friday, March 13 at 7:00pm in the school auditorium....


Tony Winner Idina Menzel to Perform at White House's Annual Easter Egg Roll
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2016

Tony winner and FROZEN star Idina Menzel is among the talent for this year's Easter Egg Roll, which will take place on Monday, March 28th, on the South Lawn of the White House, it was announced today. To honor the final Easter Egg Roll of the Obama Administration, this year's theme will be 'Let's Ce...


SESAME STREET LIVE to Dance Into Shea's Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2016

Elmo's got the moves. Have you got the moves? Get up and get moving with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and everyone's favorite Sesame Street friends when Sesame Street Live 'Let's Dance!' visits Shea's Performing Arts Center from Today, February 24, through Sunday, February 28, 2016....


VIDEO: Caroll Spinney, SESAME STREET's Big Bird, Spoofs BIRDMAN
by TV News Desk - February 20, 2015

In the video below, Caroll Spinney (playing himself and the voice of Big Bird) brings a SESAME STREET twist to the Oscar-nominated film BIRDMAN in the parody 'BIG BIRDMAN, described as: 'A veteran puppeteer, who plays an avian icon, battles his ego and attempts to find his way back to a certain furr...


VIDEO: Sesame Street Parodies HBO's GAME OF THRONES
by - April 06, 2015

SESAME STREET's "Game of Chairs" will determine who will be king or queen of Jesteros. Four players will march around three chairs while music plays until one remains....


Sesame Street, Tea Party & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2016

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....


SESAME STREET LIVE! MAKE A NEW FRIEND Comes to PPAC, 3/27-29
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015

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...


SESAME STREET Introduces First Muppet with Autism - Julia
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2015

Sesame Workshop has announced that a new muppet named Julia is joining Elmo and his friends in both book and a new app....


SESAME STREET LIVE Returning to Fox Theatre in 2016
by Tyler Peterson - September 14, 2015

Elmo's got the moves. Have you got the moves? Get up and get moving with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and everyone's favorite Sesame Street friends when Sesame Street Live "Let's Dance!" visits the Fox Theatre from Wednesday, Jan. 20, through Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016....


VIDEO: First Look at Season 2 of YOUNGER, Starring Sutton Foster!
by Caryn Robbins - December 10, 2015

Season 2 of TV Land's YOUNGER premieres Wednesday, January 13 at 10p. The network has shared a first look - check it out below!...


Shadowbox Live to Present SCANDALOUS
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2016

Admit it. Everyone loves a good scandal, a juicy little tidbit of information, and the most delightfully shocking gossip. Shadowbox Live is taking all of those mischievously naughty guilty pleasures and rolling them into one outrageous show, Scandalous, opening March 24th at 503 S. Front Street!...


VIDEO: First Look at Season 2 of YOUNGER, Starring Sutton Foster!
by Caryn Robbins - December 10, 2015

Season 2 of TV Land's YOUNGER premieres Wednesday, January 13 at 10p. The network has shared a first look - check it out below!...


Special Guests Announced for Museum of the Moving Image's 30th Anniversary Screening of 'FOLLOW THAT BIRD'
by Tyler Peterson - July 15, 2015

Museum of the Moving Image is pleased to present a special 30th anniversary screening of Sesame Street Presents Follow that Bird, the 1985 film that starred Big Bird in his first big-screen role. The screening on Sunday, July 19, at 1:00 p.m. will be introduced by Emilio Delgado who plays Luis on Se...


Iconic Series SESAME STREET to Head to HBO in New Five-Year Partnership Agreement
by Caryn Robbins - August 13, 2015

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind the Emmy Award-winning program Sesame Street, and HBO, the nation's leading premium cable network, today announced a new partnership...


BWW Exclusive: National Puppetry Conference Celebrates 25th Anniversary
by National Theater Institute - June 12, 2015

A signature component of the National Theater Institute's credit-earning Theatermakers Summer Intensive is the integration of the student program with the two-time Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's professional summer conferences. ...


SESAME STREET LIVE Returning to Fox Theatre, 9/19-20
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2015

Elmo's got the moves. Have you got the moves? Get up and get moving with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and everyone's favorite Sesame Street friends when Sesame Street Live 'Let's Dance!' visits the Fox Theatre Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20. Tickets for all five performances are on sale Friday, May ...






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