Anyone who grew up watching the incredibly popular children’s show Sesame Street recognizes the theme tune immediately. Several kids sing the question “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?”
After my latest meal with a stranger, I know the answer.
Turns out the puppets that populate that fictional New York City neighborhood are housed in a workshop in Queens, just across the bridge from Manhattan.
That’s where I met Melissa Creighton, production manager for the Jim Henson Creature Shop. She gave me a tour of the company’s workshop — including a meeting with Cookie Monster! — then we had lunch at a nearby coffee shop.
During the couple of hours I spent with Melissa, she told me how she first got into the world of puppetry, all about her work with the Sesame Street characters, and much more.
Read my interview with her by clicking on this link or the pictures above.