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This Year's 'A Capitol Fourth' Will Feature a Performance by Characters from 'Sesame Street'
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(OPEN):
ON SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, GET READY TO CELEBRATE, IN OUR NATION'S
CAPITAL, FOR AMERICA'S BIGGEST BIRTHDAY PARTY. AIRING LIVE FROM THE
WEST LAWN OF THE U-S CAPITOL ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THIS YEAR'S EDITION OF
"A CAPITOL FOURTH" WILL BE HOSTED BY EMMY-WINNER JIMMY SMITS.
AS A SPECIAL TREAT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY, ELMO, BIG BIRD,
COOKIE MONSTER, OSCAR, AND MORE OF THE "SESAME STREET"
GANG WILL PERFORM A MEDLEY OF ICONIC SONGS FROM THE 40-YEAR-OLD BREAKTHROUGH
CHILDREN'S-T-V SERIES--PLUS SOME PATRIOTIC FAVORITES. HERE ARE ELMO
AND BIG BIRD...
(ELMO):
"ELMO'S A YANKEE-DOODLE DANDY--A YANKEE-DOODLE DO-OR-DIE."
(BIG BIRD):
"I LIKE THAT."
(ELMO):
"YEAH."
(BRIDGE):
ALSO SCHEDULED TO PERFORM THIS YEAR ARE: BARRY MANILOW,
ARETHA FRANKLIN, NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, THE CAST OF "JERSEY
BOYS", AND MICHAEL FEINSTEIN [AS IN "-STINE", NOT
"-STEEN"]--AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ERICH KUNZEL ["KUNN-ZELL"].
AGAIN, ELMO AND BIG BIRD...
(ELMO AND BIG
BIRD [TOGETHER]):
"HAPPY 233RD BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!"
(CLOSE):
"A CAPITOL FOURTH"--FEATURING THE MOST-SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
ANYWHERE IN THE NATION--WILL AIR IN HIGH DEFINITION ON P-B-S,
AT EIGHT P-M, EASTERN; CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THE TIME IN YOUR AREA.
