Before joining "Sesame Street," Bartlett had prime "Sopranos" training: at age 12, she played a girl who chopped her boyfriend's head off in a Gary Sinise-directed play.

Over its several decades, the show’s setting has always been both realistic and idealistic. And it has evolved, much like the New York City streets that inspired it.

'Sesame Street' debuts first Filipino American Muppet With the future of beloved characters like Big Bird, Elmo and Cookie Monster in jeopardy, some fans began to fret that a program once widely ...