Sesame Street: The Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (19)
See it if you love the Sesame Street muppets, want a short one act, need to lift your mood
Don't see it if small children in the audience annoy you, you have no connection to Sesame Street, want deep material Read more
See it if you grew up on Sesame Street and want a giant cup of beautiful nostalgia.
Don't see it if you are bothered by large crowds of small children.
See it if you’re looking for nostalgia or have children
Don't see it if you loathe puppets, kids songs, etc Read more
See it if You have young kids that watch Sesame Street. My 4 year old absolutely loved it!
Don't see it if You don’t have young kids.
See it if you like sesame place, you are bringing kids or you are a kid at heart.
Don't see it if you don't like puppets and don't like kids in the audience
See it if You want to get nostalgic and see the real beloved characters in person
Don't see it if You hate kids. They are the predominant demographic in the audience.
See it if the thought of seeing the gang from Sesame Street warms your heart.
Don't see it if awkward staging bugs you or if you're not a fan of yelling kids.
See it if You're a product of the Sesame Street generation. Seeing these characters IRL is very special. There was one BIG YELLOW OMISSION.
Don't see it if You're not a kid person. It's a show for them. Just like an episode of SS - vignettes, life lessons, songs. Read more
Critic Reviews (8)
“What detracts from the show is that no one seems to have given parents and caretakers the heads up that this is a show for kids – not toddlers...There was a plot involving the only human in the cast, but it was pretty much lost on the kids who only wanted production numbers with the characters they recognized.”
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" ‘Sesame Street: The Musical’ certainly feels like a test run of staging anything Muppet on stage, which isn't necessarily new for the muppet world...comes off as a prototype entertaining the talent and the technical possibilities for later "Sesame Street" musical theatre experiments.”
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"It’s a beguiling place to play pretend — and to learn a thing or two about how to grow up in the real world."
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"You don't have to be a kid to be a theatre kid, and 'Sesame Street: The Musical' will delight every theatre kid at heart."
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"My children found it mildly enjoyable...Rather than create something special or memorable, the creators settled for a rehash of the same puppet designs and character voices. The kids deserve better."
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"'Sesame Street: The Musical' is an experience like no other."
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"The production is never less than fully professional, filled with that magic of Sesame Street charm, and engagingly entertaining. "
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There should have been more ways to distinguish between the live stage show and the much-beloved TV series….Perhaps some singalongs? …If “Sesame Street the Musical” is not the theatrical experience it could have been, it seems clear that Jonathan Rockefeller.. understands that it will be for many attendees the first live theater of their lives…. That may be why there are so many references to theater in the show.
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