‘Being Elmo’ explores puppeteer’s journey

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The movie: “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”

When: Opening Friday at Suncoast

Cast: Kevin Clash, Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney

Director: Constance Marks

The story: Behind the scenes with one of the Muppets’ most beloved members — and his creator, puppeteer Kevin Clash, whose dreams of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson, led him to a home on “Sesame Street.”

The buzz: If the new “Muppets” movie whets your appetite for all things Muppet, this award-winning documentary, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, includes rare archival footage, plus interviews, tracing puppeteer Clash’s path from Baltimore’s CBS affiliate to “Sesame Street” and the Jim Henson Workshop.

— CAROL CLING