Sesame Street Live!/Transcript

Staples Center
The show begins with Bruno the Trashman (performed in-costume by Matt Vogel) entering the stage with a trash can. Bruno drops the can and leaves.

Oscar the Grouch (performed by Eric Jacobson with assistance from Paul McGinnis) pops out of the can.

OSCAR: Oh, hello. Welcome to Sesame Street, live in Los Angeles. How's everyone tonight?

(audience cheers)

OSCAR: Yeah? Well, I feel dirty and rotten! In other words, I feel like my old Grouchy self. Uh, I suppose it's time for you to get outta your seats for the national anthem. Oh, don't get me wrong. We Grouches are thankful for this country, too. We're thankful for all the trash, bad aromas and angry people we get every day! Heh-heh-heh! But we honor this nation by performing the embodiment of our representation in this democratic dump heap: the patriotic Grouch Anthem. Now, for the Grouch Anthem, you stay sitting down. Now get comfy there, but not too comfy, because I'm gonna sing.

Grouches of the world, unite Stand up for your Grouchly rights Don't let the sunshine spoil your rain Just stand up and complain

Let this be a Grouch's cause Point out everybody's flaws Something is wrong with everything Except the way I sing!

Ten other Grouches (performed by Kevin Clash, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz, Jim Martin, Tyler Bunch, Noel MacNeal, and John Kennedy with assistance from Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ryan Dillon, Tim Lagasse, Lara MacLean, Pam Arciero, Tau Bennett, Carmen Osbahr, Jennifer Barnhart, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, and Stephanie D'Abruzzo) appear around Oscar.

OSCAR: You know what's right with this country? Nothing. Wanna know what gets me hot under the collar? You name it! So the next time some goody-two-shoes comes by and tells you to have a nice day, always remember...

Don't let the sunshine spoil your rain Just stand up and complain Just stand up and complain!

The Grouches disappear.

OSCAR: Well, I guess the show's about to start now, so let me leave you with these words: "Have a rotten day!" Heh-heh-heh! Ugh!

Oscar pops back into his can, which is hauled away by a vaudeville cane.

Now, Trevor Monster (puppeteered by Tyler Bunch with assistance from Carmen Osbahr and voiced by Ryan Dillon) arrives on stage.

TREVOR: Hi. I'm Trevor. I'm the director's assistant for the Sesame Street stage show tour, and boy, have we got a show for you! Hmm...but there doesn't seem to be a "we" anywhere. I better call the rest of the guys.

Somebody come and play Somebody come and play today Somebody come and smile some smiles And sing some songs; it won't be long Somebody come and play today

Somebody come and play Somebody come and play my way Somebody come and laugh some laughs And rhyme some rhymes; it won't take time Somebody come and play today

Somebody come with me, and see the pleasure in the wind Somebody see the time is getting late to begin

Somebody come and play Somebody come and play today Somebody come and be my friend And watch the sun 'til it rains again Somebody come and play today

Prairie Dawn (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo with assistance from Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) enters the stage.

PRAIRIE DAWN: Sunny days Sweepin' the clouds away On my way to where The air is sweet

PRAIRIE DAWN & TREVOR: Can you tell me how to get How to get to Sesame Street?

TREVOR: Come and play Everything's A-OK Friendly neighbors there That's where we meet

PRAIRIE DAWN & TREVOR: Can you tell me how to get How to get to Sesame Street? (x3)

The beginning bars of "Rubber Duckie" start playing.

PRAIRIE DAWN: Oh! It's the next song in our medley. Take it away, Ernie!

Ernie (performed by Peter Linz with assistance from Pam Arciero) pops up, dressed in only a towel, his hair full of soap, and holding his iconic bath toy.

ERNIE: Oh, Rubber Duckie, you're the one You make bathtime lots of fun Rubber Duckie, I am awfully fond of you Bo-bo-bo-de-oh!

Rubber Duckie, joy of joys When I squeeze you, you make noise Rubber Duckie, you're my very best friend, it's true!

Now, the beginning of "Doin' the Pigeon" plays.

PRAIRIE DAWN: Alright, Bert! You're on!

Bert (performed by Eric Jacobson with assistance from Paul McGinnis) enters the stage dressed like a pigeon.

BERT: Doin' the (coo-coo!) pigeon Doin' the (coo-coo!) pigeon Dancing a little smidgeon of The kind of ballet that sweeps me away''

Doin' the (coo-coo!) pigeon Doin' the (coo-coo!) pigeon Doin' the (coo-coo!) pigeon every day!''