Sesame Street Live!

'Sesame Street Live! 'was a tetralogy of live stage shows occurring between late winter and early fall 2021. The first show took place at Madison Square Garden from Feb. 20-21, the second show was at Staples Center from Jun. 12-13, the third was at Wembley Arena from Jul. 23-24, and the fourth at Rogers Centre from Sept. 15-16.

Ernie and Bert are the hosts of a two-hour variety show (directed by Prairie Dawn with assistant Trevor Monster) featuring their Sesame Street friends, as they desperately try to salvage the show amid shortcomings and last-minute changes. Unlike other Sesame Street live shows, these shows utilized the official puppets used on the show itself rather than walk-around costume versions. The puppeteers, clad in black, are completely exposed to the audience, while two large screens loom over both sides of the stage, both of which frame only the Muppet characters.

In addition, celebrities make cameos throughout the show (who vary from show to show), including Jason Isaacs, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bobby Moynihan, Neil Patrick Harris, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, Rosie O'Donnell, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, John Ratzenberger, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Trejo, The Wiggles (Greg Page, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field) and Friends, Paul Williams, Hayden Christensen, Randy Rainbow, Ryan Reynolds (reprising his role as Deadpool), and Mark Hamill as the voice of the Joker.

Highlights
Ernie, Bert, and others sing a medley comprised of: "Somebody Come and Play", "Sesame Street Theme", "Rubber Duckie", "Doin' the Pigeon", "C is for Cookie", "ABC-DEF-GHI", and "Welcome!"

Ernie explains the history of Sesame Street, including its co-creator Joan Ganz Cooney, the influence of Jim Henson and his Muppets, the importance of music on the show, and the topics it has tackled over the years, from healthy habits and social skills to emergencies and death.

Ernie spotlights the numerous co-productions of Sesame Street from around the world, including Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, Kuwait, Israel, Egypt, India, Spain, France, Brazil, China, Japan, Bangladesh, Russia, South Africa, Canada, Indonesia, Palestine, Portugal, Norway, Turkey, Poland, Northern Ireland, and Britain (The Furchester Hotel).

Oscar the Grouch sings "I Love Trash", while some other Grouches present the trash mentioned in the song.

Zoe leads some monster friends and the audience in a performance of "A Very Simple Dance".

Ernie, clad in his pajamas, sings and tap dances to "Dance Myself to Sleep" with some Muppet sheep while playing his bugle, even inviting Prairie Dawn to dance with him. She's initially reluctant to, but after a quick costume change and Ernie offering her dancing advice such as "Let your feet feel the beat and your body does the rest," Prairie gets so caught up in the dancing that she continues even after Ernie heads for bed. The scene was executed in front of a black background, with six puppeteers, three for each Muppet, dressed all in black and invisible to the camera.

In Ernie's dream, he sings "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" with songwriter Christopher Cerf (MSG), Billie Eilish (Staples), Celine Dion (Wembley), and Randy Rainbow (Rogers).

In Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck, Cookie Monster and Chef Gonger prepare a cheesesteak (MSG), calamari (Staples), haggis (Wembley), and cabbage rolls (Rogers).

The Oinker Sisters lip-sync to the original recording of "A New Way to Walk".