There was a time not too long ago when Broadway star Ben Platt was interviewed by a monster. A perfectly nice monster, of course. It was Elmo. Elmo asked Platt what was his favorite music to sing.

Elmo confused. Elmo amazed. Elmo baffled by the responses he's getting from this rather run-of-the-mill tweet he posted yesterday morning: "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" Just over ...

Elmo was not expecting it to open a yawning chasm of despair. By Callie Holtermann On Monday the X account for Elmo, the fuzzy red monster from “Sesame Street,” posed a softball question to its ...