Nancy Sans

Nancy Sans, center, with Luis Santeiro and Sesame Street Live choreographer Patti Colombo

Nancy Sans (b. 1946) is a writer who worked on Sesame Street from 1984 until 2002.

Amongst other contributions, she penned celebrity skits with Barbara Walters, Tim Robbins, and Yo-Yo Ma, and contributed lyrics to several songs. She also worked on stage shows for Sesame Street Live, directing Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out and scripting 1-2-3 Imagine!, among others.

Sans lives and works in the Hudson Valley region, where she founded Young Will, a youth acting group dedicated to making William Shakespeare accessible to young audiences, and directs local Gilbert and Sullivan productions.

Song Credits

"Can Read" (with Dave Conner)

"Everybody Say Hola" (with Don Harper)

"Hand Talk" (with Christopher Cerf)

"How Big Is the Sky" (with Joe Raposo)

"How Do You Do, Excuse Me" (with Stephen Lawrence)

"I Go to School" (with Christopher Cerf)

"I Practiced" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Let's Get Dressed Up" (with Don Harper)

"Mambo I, I, I" (with Fernando Rivas)

"Once Is Not Enough" (with Christopher Cerf)

"Peligro" (with Dave Conner)

"Rainy Day Wishes" (with Don Harper)

"Sing Your Synonyms" (with Joe Raposo)

"Standing at the Bus Stop Sign" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Telly Tut" (with Jonathan P. Baker and Donna Elaine Miller)

"That Good Old Nest of Mine" (with Mike Renzi)

"Todos un Pueblo" (with Alan Menken and Luis Santeiro)

"We Hate the Rain" (with Christopher Cerf)