Christina Young

PITTSBURGH — Former Portersville resident Christina Young will be around town again but this time with the Sesame Street Live touring show "When Elmo Grows Up" in which she plays the character Ernie.

She also appears as the letter "L" because in the show Elmo wants to be a weatherman so the letters "L" and "H" are featured to represent low pressure and high pressure.

Coincidentally, her twin sister, Angelina Young, is the performance director for the "Elmo! Ready for Action" show touring overseas, currently in Barcelona, Spain.

Christina holds a bachelor of arts degree in dance and psychology from Muhlenberg College in Allentown. She has performed with the Shelly Oliver Tap Dancers, What's On Tap, "Annie Get Your Gun" and "A Chorus Line."

Sesame Street Live has been touring for 29 years. Four distinct shows are touring for the 2008-09 season; in addition to "When Elmo Grows Up" and "Elmo! Ready for Action," also circling the globe are "Elmo's Green Thumb" and "Elmo Makes Music."

Sesame Street Live's "When Elmo Grows Up" will run Jan. 8 to 11 at Mellon Arena.Shows will start at 7 p.m. Jan. 8, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 9, and 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 10 and 11.Tickets range from $13 to $23, with a limited number of $30 gold circle seats available. A portion of every ticket sold goes to Sesame Workshop to fund educational programs for children.Call 412-642-1800 for more information or 412-323-1919 for tickets.

Christina Young now plays Ernie in the Sesame Street Live show "When Elmo Grows Up" coming to Pittsburgh in January. Her twin sister, Angelina Young, tours with a different Sesame Street show, which was in town last year.