Egan approached Jim Henson's company and Children's Television Workshop, who were interested.
Egan refinanced his home mortgage for $25 thousand in additional funding and found an equity investor.
[3] The first Sesame Street Live show opened in September 1980 at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota for a five-day run.
That Christmas, the show went on to play for four weeks at Madison Square Garden's 4,000-seat Felt Forum in New York City before an audience of 100,000 people.
[2] On April 1, 2015, Blue Star Media, LLC purchased VEE Corporation with Egan continuing on as a consultant.