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Armando, the new human on the street
Audra McDonald and her animal friends
The season 44 cast and crew
Sesame Street's 44th season is set to begin airing on September 16, 2013[1]. The season began production on September 20, 2012, and wrapped on December 14[2]. The second half of season 43 was also filmed during this production period.[2] Additional inserts were filmed in late April and May.[2] The "What's the Word on the Street?" and other tune-in segments began filming in May 2013.[3]
Season overview
The season's focus will be on Hispanic heritage, and will feature a new recurring Hispanic human picked from an open audition session held in August 2012.[4] Armando, played by Ismael Cruz Córdova, will debut as the show's newest human addition.[5] The season will also deal with topics regarding self-regulation (coping with emotions and self-control) and executive function skills.[6]
"Elmo the Musical" will return this season, featuring five new episodes.[7] The season will also feature a new segment starring Cookie Monster to promote executive functioning skills.[8]
The season will also feature parodies of the hit shows Homeland (portrayed as "Homelamb") and Sons of Anarchy (as "Sons of Poetry").[6]
Muppeteer Tyler Bunch reported on his Twitter account the season will include posthumous work by Jerry Nelson[9] and will feature a special tribute to him.[6]
Cast
- Maria: Sonia Manzano
- Alan: Alan Muraoka
- Gordon: Roscoe Orman
- Gina: Alison Bartlett
- Luis: Emilio Delgado
- Bob: Bob McGrath
- Susan: Loretta Long
- Gabi: Desiree Casado
- Chris: Chris Knowings
- Leela: Nitya Vidyasagar
- Armando: Ismael Cruz Córdova
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
- Pam Arciero, Jennifer Barnhart, Rickey Boyd, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Paul McGinnis, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Bryant Young
Guest stars
- Tyra Banks [6]
- Tom Bergeron [10]
- Peter Dinklage, playing "Simon Says" [6]
- Desiree Elle [11]
- Dave Matthews [6]
- Audra McDonald [12]
- Charlieze Theron [6]
- Pentatonix, performing a rendition of "Pinball Number Count"
Sources
- ↑ "Meet Armando, Sesame Street’s Newest Neighbor!". May 14, 2013. Babble.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stephanie D'Abruzzo's official website
- ↑ Tyler Bunch on Twitter. May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Sesame Street Casting New Latino Character, New Season Will Celebrate Hispanic Heritage. Huffingtonpost.com. August 8, 2012
- ↑ Sesame Street Welcomes New Latino Neighbor. ABC News.com. May 10, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Watch: How to Get to Sesame Street? The Rock Father Learns, And Brings The Scoop On Season 44!. The Rock Father. May 17, 2013.
- ↑ Sesame Street Adds Elmo the Musical. NYTimes.com. September 13, 2012.
- ↑ PBS Kids official Twitter. May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Tyler Bunch on Twitter. February 15, 2013.
- ↑ Tom Bergeron on Twitter
- ↑ Desiree Elle official website
- ↑ A is For Audra and Abby: Interview with Audra McDonald and Abby Cadabby at Sesame Street. October 21, 2012. BroadwayShowBiz.com
External links
- Sesame Street's Search for a New Hispanic Neighbor - Part One, Part Two, Part Three
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