Sesame Street Live review
Summary: it was fun, I’d take her again to see kid’s shows. The length was good (90 minutes including 15 minute intermission) although perhaps because we arrived a half hour late. When it ended it was about 5 minutes after her attention span was starting to wander to watch other children. But then maybe if she were 3-5 years old the more likely target audience it would have been perfect.
Detail: The show was a lot of fun for Z and to see her tv pals Elmo, Grover, Big Bird etc. live, large and dancing and singing on stage was pretty exciting. It might also have been confusing because today in discussing the show she said something about having enjoyed the tv show…maybe reality and fantasy are more closely entwined when you grow up in a multi-media world and have watched short videos of yourself since being a few months old. I tried to capture her amazement on film, but she was dancing on my mother’s legs and just watching with such awe it wasn’t possible to get a clear shot, let alone from the side. The show itself was well…I loved Avenue Q…but I guess that would have been inappropriate for Z. The plot was tough to follow for anyone younger than I don’t know 6? In that there were several interwoven stories and a song for every scene in which the lyrics were part of the storytelling and it was hard to piece together until the end when you realize the message is that if you eat right, sleep well, bathe, and exercise you’ll be able to achieve everything you set out to. The real stars were Grover and Elmo although all popular monsters get at least one solo.
Classic Sesame Street songs were mixed with (per)versions of known songs from the “real” world. Some worked perfectly. I felt badly for James Brown who’s “I Feel Good” sex anthem became something like “I feel good. I knew that I would. I feel good. Eating health food!” Sigh. I can’t wait for the Sesame version of NIN’s “closer” in a future show.
ok, nuff said.