An eager audience was sitting in their seats, preparing to watch a show. Elmo (held up by Kevin Clash in person) and Big Bird walked up on stage.

"Hi everybody! Elmo's so happy you're here!" Elmo explained.

"All of you here at the Beacon Theater, it's good to see ya!" Big Bird added, "OK, come on everybody!"

"Sing along with us!" Elmo insisted, as the calypso Sesame theme song started to play and a few more Muppets arrived with their muppeteers (Frank Oz, Steve Whitmire, Marty Robinson, Carmen Oshbar, David Rudman, and Fran Brill).

Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

Sunny Day, sweepin' the Clouds away

Big Bird:

On my way to where the air is sweet

Ernie and Bert:

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?

Elmo:

On Elmo's way, everything's A-OK!

Zoe:

Friendly neighbors, there that's where we meet.

Ernie and Bert:

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?

Telly:

It's a Magic Carpet Ride

Every door will open wide

Baby Bear:

To Happy peopwe wike you!

Happy peopwe wike, what a beautifuw

Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

Sunny Day, sweepin' the Clouds away

On my way to where the air is sweet

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?

How to get to Sesame Street?

How to get to Sesame Street?

How to get to Sesame Street?

The audience applauded after the song ended. "We did it!" Telly explained.

"Sí! Are you ready for lots of diversion and sorpresas?" Rosita asked. "YES!" The audience answered.

"AM NOT!" Oscar yelled, "SCRAM!"

"OSCAR!" Telly and Baby Bear meaned.

"LOUDER!" Rosita told the audience, and they yelled "YES!" louder.

"And the first surprise is - our human friends!" Big Bird beamed.

"We love our friends here on Sesame Street." Ernie replied.

"And it's great when we all get together!" Zoe added.

Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

We wanna say welcome, welcome to the party,

Rosita, Telly, Zoe, and Elmo:

We wanna say our house is your house, today!

Grover:

I wanna say happy, happy just to see you,

Big Bird:

Happy trying to tell you, in my nicest way!

Ernie:

I wanna say hello, you friendly smiling face,

Take all we've got to give!

Bert:

The world is a sunshine warm in place, full of loving,

When you know the way to live!

Baby Bear:

I wanna say thank you, thank you just fow coming,

Thanks, fow aww the good things we'ww share and come what may!

Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

We wanna say welcome! Welcome to the party!

Elmo:

Elmo wants to say welcome, his friends!

Big Bird, Grover, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

Welcome everyday!

Rosita:

I wanna say gracias

Por Haber Venido!

Baby Bear:

Thanks, for all the good things we'll share and come what may!

Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

We wanna say welcome! Welcome to the party!

Elmo:

Elmo wants to say welcome, his friend!

Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Ernie, Telly, Rosita, Baby Bear, Bert, and Zoe:

Welcome everyday!

"In fact, I, your furry old pal Grover, would thank you for coming!" said Grover. Everyone laughed.

"In fact, I'd like to thank all of you!" Big Bird told the audience.

"Big Bird, I don't think that's a great idea." Bert told the 8"2 yellow canary.

"No, Bert, but maybe we can thank everyone here!" Big Bird suggested, "On the count of three, I'd like to hear everyone say 'Thanks for Coming!' 1, 2, 3…"

"THANKS FOR COMING!" the audience yelled along with the Muppets.

"That was great!" Elmo thanked, "Elmo likes having friends with such great manners!"

"Speaking of which, it's now time to meet the humans who live on Sesame Street!" Telly said.

"That's a great idea!" Zoe told the neurotic pink monster.

The curtains rose to reveal the cast of the TV show. "Gordon, Susan,…" Elmo began.

"...and Miles!" Bert continued, as the Robinson family came up on stage. This was Imani Patterson's first time as Miles. "Hi everyone!" Gordon told the audience.

"Boy, what a big crowd, right here at the Beacon Theater!" Susan examined.

"Luis and Maria…"

"...and Gabi!"

"Hola, amigos" Maria said to the audience as she came up on stage, followed by her husband and daughter.

"Hello, Beacon Theater!" Gabi shouted.

"Gina!"

"Hi everybody!" Gina told the audience as she and Celina both came up onstage.

"Celina!"

"I'm impressed! Lots of people!" Celina said, staring at the audience as she came up onstage.

"Finally, Linda!"

Linda signed hello to the audience as she came up onstage.

"Since everyone's here, everyone's part of the show!" Gordon said.

"That's right, including you!" Grover replied.

"And we want you to sing, dance, and have fun while doing so!" Maria explained happily.

Maria:

Oh, Oh, Oh

Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

Say Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?

The People that you meet each day.

Big Bird:

I am the Big Bird in Your Neighborhood

In Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

I am the Big Bird in Your Neighborhood?

The Big Bird that you meet each day.

"Elmo is a Monster in your neighborhood!" Elmo beamed.

"Me Too!" replied Grover

"Me Three!" replied Rosita.

Elmo:

Oh, Monsters love to jump and play

Grover:

And say Wubba Wubba every day

Rosita:

We Monsters really love to hug

Zoe:

And Fuzzy Wuzzy like a rug

Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Zoe, and Telly:

We are the Monsters in Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

We are the Monsters in Your Neighborhood?

The Monsters that you meet each day.

"And we're the friends!" Gabi beamed.

All:

Friends are the People in Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

In Your Neighborhood?

Friends are the People in Your Neighborhood?

We're the people that you meet, when you're walking down the street

The People that you meet each day.

Everyone broke out into applause as the song ended.

"Boy, that was fun!" Miles explained.

"Oh Great!" Telly replied.

"That was fantastico!" Rosita added.

"I love to sing and dance, they're my favorite pastimes." Celina told the audience.

"And it's great to have lots of friends to play with!" Gina said, as Linda signed the words she was saying.

The curtain lifted to show a replica of Sesame Street.

"Come on everybody, let's go play!" Luis explained.

"Right behind you, Luis!" Susan told him.

"What shall we play first?" asked Elmo.

"BASEBALL!" Gabi and Miles shouted.

"I hate Baseball!" Telly fretted.

"You don't have to play, Telly." Maria told him.

"How about football?" Grover asked, tossing a football up and down. "And Big Bird can kick it!"

"Not in front of the audience!" Big Bird told him.

"But I will keep the ball down really firmly."

Big Bird shoved the football and threw it away.

The Humans laughed, as they were having fun at Beacon Theater. But little did they know, there was more to come.