Muppets in Moscow : the unexpected crazy true story of making Sesame Street in Russia
Natasha Lance Rogoff (Author)
"Muppets In Moscow reveals how-in between bombings and political chaos in 1990s Moscow-a team of Russian and American artists, producers, educators, writers, and puppeteers overcame their many differences to create an unprecedented hit in a post-communist era"-- Provided by publisher
autobiographies (literary works)
xix, 267 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781538161289, 1538161281
1299444648
Dead bodies and deals. Back in [the USSR] Russia ; My introduction to Sesame Street ; Russian media isn't the safest place right now ; The oligarchs and the Muppets ; No gangsters on Sezam Street ; We don't want your moppets ; Irina, the golden goose
Creating the show. Is R for Rachmaninoff or rock 'n' roll? ; Just when you think it can't get any worse ; Boot camp with Sergeant Elmo ; The grandmaster in Moscow ; Big Bird's bible ; An angel descends ; B is for blacklist ; Stealing Elmo ; Will Sesame Street save the day? ; The scriptwriters and Groucho Marxism ; A rusty car in every neighborhood ; Sad songs from the mouths of babes ; Elmo says "good night" in Russian ; A forest sprite takes flight ; Moppets in Amerika
Birthing the babies. Ulitsa Sezam's Neighborhood ; Will work for bananas! ; Finish lines in quicksand ; Birth of an angel and a broadcaster ; Lighting up screens across the former USSR