Template:Infobox stage production Sesame Street Live is a live touring show based on the children's television show Sesame Street produced by Roundroom Live under license of Sesame Workshop.
HistoryEdit
The VEE Corporation was started in March 1980<ref name=vt>Template:Cite news</ref> by founder Vincent Egan, who had an idea to produce a live-character show based on Sesame Street.<ref name="sp">Template:Cite news</ref> He had worked for the Ice Follies tour, which had a segment featuring Muppets. Egan approached Jim Henson's company and Children's Television Workshop, who were interested.<ref name="st">Template:Cite news</ref> With outside funding, Vee was able to sign a licensing agreement with the Children's Television Workshop for the characters.<ref name="sp"/>
The first Sesame Street Live show opened in September 1980 at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota for a successful five-day run. The following shows in five locations had lackluster attendance costing VEE the profits made in Bloomington. Egan figured that the marketing material was confusing people in those markets as what type of show was not specified. He overhauled the script and marketing while getting his creditors to wait for payments. That Christmas, the show went on to play for four weeks at Madison Square Garden's 4,000-seat Felt Forum in New York City before an audience of 100,000 people.<ref name="st"/>
VEE quickly ramped up to two different shows for the 1981–1982 season, then added a third Australia show in 1982–1983. From the 1983–1984 season until the 1988–1989 season there were only two Sesame Street Live shows on tour.<ref name="bcam"/>
On April 1, 2015, Blue Star Media, LLC purchased VEE Corporation with Egan continuing on as a consultant;<ref name="vt1">Template:Cite news</ref> later that year the combined company was renamed VStar Entertainment Group.<ref name=vt/>
In November 2016, Sesame Workshop announced an agreement with Feld Entertainment to take over producing Sesame Street Live.<ref name=licmag>Template:Cite news</ref> VStar continues to produce other Sesame Street shows at various locations, and provides costumes.<ref name="vt0">Template:Cite news</ref>
ProductionsEdit
In order to keep the show running annually in the same cities, new plot lines are created and rotated through the tour. Because the target audience changes as children grow up, shows are often removed from the rotation for a few years, then return with some modifications.
In order of their creation, the Sesame Street Live shows have been:
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- Missing Bird Mystery (1980–1982, Australia 1982–1983, 1984–1986; Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong 1990–1991)
- Super Spectacular Totally Amateur Show (1981–1983)
- Sesame Jamboree (1982–1984)
- Around the World (1983–1985)
- Save Our Street (1985–1987)
- Big Bird Goes to Hollywood (1986–87, 1988–1989)
- Big Bird and the ABCs (1987–1992)
- Big Bird's Sesame Street Story (1988)
- Sesame Street Live (1988–1989)
- Silly Dancing (1989–1991, Britain 1992–1993)
- Sleeping Birdie (1990–1992)
- Let's Play School (1991–1992, 1995–1996)
- Where's the Birdie? (1992–1993, 1994–1995, Germany 1993–1994)
- Let's Be Friends (1994–1995)
- 1-2-3...Imagine! (1996–1997)
- Imagine... Ernie is King (1996–1997)<ref name="bcam"/>
- Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out (2000)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Out of this World (2003–2005)
- Elmo's Coloring Book (2005)<ref name=had>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Super Grover Ready for Action (2005–2006)<ref name=had/>
- Elmo's Green Thumb (2008–2009)
- 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends (2009)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Can’t Stop Singing (2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
VStar Entertainment Group (2015–July 2017)<ref name=licmag/>
- Elmo Makes Music (2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Let's Dance! (2014–2016)<ref name="bdn">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Make a New Friend! (2014–2017)<ref name="bdn"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Location based shows, continuing beyond July 2017<ref name="vt0"/>
- Beaches Resorts
- SeaWorld theme parks
- Sesame Place theme park
Feld Entertainment (July 2017 – 2023)<ref name=licmag/>
- Let’s Party!<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (October 2017–2023) <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Make Your Magic (October 2018–2023)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- C is for Celebration<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
As of spring 2024, the producing organization of Sesame Street Live is Roundroom Live
Roundroom Live
- Say Hello (Spring 2024)