Enjoyable and musical
by TriCian on 9/18/11Nassau Coliseum - Long IslandRating: 4 out of 5All your kids' favorite Sesame Street characters appear in this high-energy show: Elmo, Grover, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar, Baby Bear, Telly, Bert, Ernie, Count, Abby, Zoe, and Rosita. Although Elmo has his own "Elmo's World" scene for the big Elmo fans, I was pleasantly surprised that the whole show is not centered around him.
The songs are plentiful, including the classics such as The People in Your Neighborhood, non-Sesame songs that will make adults smile, and new songs written for the show. The plot is that a new music teacher comes to Sesame Street, but her instruments have not yet arrived. So the Sesame Street gang decides to surprise her with music of their own - using objects that sound like instruments.
The show runs for 1 hour and 30 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission (so really 1 hour and 15 minutes of show time). Just beware of the salespeople who know how to get the kids to beg for a $10 Elmo balloon or $8 snack. Also there are a lot of flashy and colored lights, and some kids may be sensitive to that.