BLUES CLUES and YOU - JOSH DELA CRUZ INTERVIEW

The summer blues are back - as Nick's hit preschool series Blue’s Clues & You returns with a brand-new music themed episode. 

Nickelodeon's hit preschool series Blue's Clues & You!, a remake of the groundbreaking and wildly popular series Blue's Clues, has a whole new generation of preschoolers searching for clues with beloved puppy Blue and new live-action host Josh (Josh Dela Cruz). In a brand-new special episode, "Blue's Sing-Along Spectacular," airing July 14th at 9am (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, it's Bluestock -- the Blue's Clue's music concert -- so Blue and her friends, pop star Ally Brooke, the sun (voiced by gospel sensation Yolanda Adams), Mailbox, Tickety Tock, Magenta, Josh and Joe (Donovan Patton) take to the stage to perform show-stopping songs.

Additionally, this summer will see the launch of brand-new Blue's Clues & You! toys that incorporate key elements from the show. The toys reinforce problem solving and creative play, and allow fans to interact with Blue and Josh in all-new ways. Podcast listeners will also be able to join in on the Blue's Clues & You! fun with the upcoming original podcast series, Blue's Clues & You!: Bedtime Stories (10 episodes) narrated by Dela Cruz, which will let listeners skidoo with Josh and Blue into storybooks where sleepy-time adventures await. 

Raised in New Jersey, Dela Cruz was inspired to become an actor after watching the original Blue's Clues series. Josh recently appeared in Disney's Broadway production of Aladdin, as well as CBS' Bull, and ABC's Time after Time.

`i spoke with Josh Dela Cruz about getting the dream job of his career and what happens when little kid’s meet him in person.