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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Sunny isn’t just the weather forecast on Sesame Street - it’s also the name of Elmo’s sunflower friend! Join all your favorite friends on an amazing adventure as they help Elmo find a new home for Sunny when Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb” performs at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center from Thursday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 15. Tickets for all eight performances go on sale Monday, December 22 at 10 a.m.

Elmo has raised his sunflower, Sunny, from a seed, but his floral friend has outgrown the flower pot. Elmo and friends find Big Bird’s garden the ideal place for Sunny to flourish and grow but they are too excited to wait. Rather than let Sunny follow nature’s course, Abby Cadabby, Sesame Street’s fairy-in-training, casts a spell to make Sunny grow. The spell does just the opposite and, instead of growing, Elmo and all of his friends shrink! While Abby searches for just the right words to reverse the spell, Elmo, Zoe, Telly and friends explore Big Bird’s garden from a smaller perspective and learn some big lessons about patience, overcoming their fears and appreciating the role that each creature plays in our ecosystem – from dancing ladybugs and beautiful butterflies to grouchy beetles that scavenge the garden floor. Will being small help Sunny grow tall? It’s a fresh, original Sesame Street Live on a whole new scale!

Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless lessons for all ages. The universal appeal of each Broadway-quality musical production continues long after preschool. Adults will appreciate the high-tech stagecraft, cleverly written script, and music they’ll recognize and enjoy sharing with children, such as “Ladybug Picnic,” “Inch by Inch” and “I Love Trash.”

What: Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb”

When:
Thursday Feb. 12 7 p.m. (*Opening Night Discount)
Friday Feb. 13 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 14 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 15 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.

Where:
Frank Erwin Center 1701
Red River Austin, TX 78701

Tickets: Tickets for Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb” at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center, Thursday, February 12 thru Sunday, February 15 are $13, $17, $22, and $27 Gold Circle and GO ON SALE Monday, December 22 at 10 a.m. at all Texas Box Office Outlets, charge-by-phone at 512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386 or order on-line at TexasBoxOffice.com. Opening night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle) are $13. THE FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS AND DISCOUNTED TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE for all performances EXCEPT Opening Night and on all ticket prices EXCEPT Gold Circle: $3 off on the $13 and $17 tickets prices only with coupon available at Sonic for the Sunday, February 15 performances only. All seats $10 for School/Daycare groups of 10 or more and each group of 10 or more receives one FREE ticket for Friday, February 13 at 10:30 a.m. performance only. $3 off groups of 10 or more. Groups should call the Group Sales Department at (512) 232-4343.

ABOUT SESAME WORKSHOP
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization that changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street. As the single largest informal educator of young children, local Sesame Street programs produced in countries as diverse as South Africa, Bangladesh and India are making a difference in over 120 nations. Using proprietary research to create engaging and enriching content, Sesame Workshop produces programs such as Dragon Tales and Pinky Dinky Doo. In addition, multimedia needs-driven initiatives provide families tools for addressing such issues as children's health, military deployment and emergency preparedness. Proceeds from the sale of Sesame Street products and services, and individual and corporate philanthropic support, endow Sesame Workshop's educational research and creative content for children around the world. Learn more at www.sesamestreet.org.

ABOUT VEE CORPORATION
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, VEE Corporation is one of the most experienced and respected names in family-friendly entertainment. VEE Corporation has delighted millions of children around the world with live touring stage shows for over a quarter of a century. VEE also provides entertainment, promotion and event marketing services for the world’s most respected brands and agencies. Clients and partners in the corporate, sports, museum and event marketing sector come to VEE for imaginative solutions to capture the undivided attention of their customers and audiences through custom-designed interactive environments that deliver brand and product-specific communication. For more information, please visit www.vee.com.

For all ticket inquiries, please contact Texas Box Office at
512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386.