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A First Look at the Puppets From Sesame Street the Musical

Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Rosita, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch all make appearances.

Editorial Staff

Off-Broadway

August 25, 2022

Abby Cadabby and Grover peek through the curtain at Sesame Street the Musical. — Abby Cadabby and Grover peek through the curtain at *Sesame Street the Musical*.
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Sesame Street the Musical is set to begin previews at Theatre Row on September 8 ahead of an official opening on September 19. Tickets are on sale through November 27.

Elmo and Abby Cadabby peruse the show program at Sesame Street the Musical. — Elmo and Abby Cadabby peruse the show program at *Sesame Street the Musical*.
(© Sesame Workshop)

Based on the long-running children's television show, Sesame Street the Musical features Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Rosita, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, and Gabrielle in their very own musical.

Oscar the Grouch, taking the day off from his role in the revival of Samuel Beckett's Endgame, catches a matinee of Sesame Street the Musical. — Oscar the Grouch, taking the day off from his role in the revival of Samuel Beckett's *Endgame*, catches a matinee of *Sesame Street the Musical*.
(© Sesame Workshop)

The stage show promises fan favorite songs from the television program, as well as new compositions by Broadway songwriters. There might even be celebrity guest stars.

Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Grover appear in Sesame Street the Musical. — Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Grover appear in *Sesame Street the Musical*.
(© Sesame Workshop)

Sesame Street the Musical is a collaboration of Sesame Workshop and Rockefeller Productions, the company behind Disney's Winnie the Pooh off-Broadway. The show is written, directed, and produced by puppet impresario Jonathan Rockefeller.