Avenue Q
Who?
Jonathan Root, Nicholas Kohn, Sarah Stiles, Christian Anderson, Ann Sanders, Rashidra Scott & Jennifer Barnhart
Why?
Offensive puppets. Do I really need to say anything else? This Sesame Street meets South Park meets Broadway show is a gem. Everything from the politically inappropriate jokes, to the hysterically offensive lyrics is a great. I particularly loved the way the puppets are used both as a premise for a Sesame St parody, but also makes for great lines ["I find green pubes in my shower and I asking, is this pubes mine? No!"] and great jokes [Like Ricky and Nicky looking alike at the end of the show]. Overall, this show bristles with a certain spunk and originality that one rarely encounters outside of HBO/Showtime TV - it'd be rated R (especially when we get countdowns from Five Night Stands, Four Night Stands, Three Night Stands Two Night Stands... One Night Stands!)
So how offensive is it, really? I just need to offer you some lyrics to prove it:
[From 'Schadenfreude']:
GARY AND NICKY: Schadenfreude!
GARY COLEMAN: People taking pleasure in your pain!
NICKY: Oh, Schadenfreude, huh? What's that, some kinda Nazi word?
GARY COLEMAN: Yup! It's German for "happiness at the misfortune of others!"
NICKY: "Happiness at the misfortune of others." That is German!
Highlights
- Puppet-sex. It doesn't get better than that, really.
- Christmas Eve's wedding dress (and y'know, her entire character... what beats hearing someone tell you that "the more you ruv someone, the more he make you cly"? Nothing)
- The fact that there's a song that's called "What do you do with a BA in English" which I've loved ever since I got the soundtrack years ago, but loved even more on stage.
- "It sucks to be me!"
- The puppets: how amazing is the cast to be able to sing, dance, act and still maintain (puppet) character? Kudos in particular to Ms Stiles for maintaining a conversation between Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut.
Overall Grade: A
Who?Jonathan Root, Nicholas Kohn, Sarah Stiles, Christian Anderson, Ann Sanders, Rashidra Scott & Jennifer Barnhart
Why?
Offensive puppets. Do I really need to say anything else? This Sesame Street meets South Park meets Broadway show is a gem. Everything from the politically inappropriate jokes, to the hysterically offensive lyrics is a great. I particularly loved the way the puppets are used both as a premise for a Sesame St parody, but also makes for great lines ["I find green pubes in my shower and I asking, is this pubes mine? No!"] and great jokes [Like Ricky and Nicky looking alike at the end of the show]. Overall, this show bristles with a certain spunk and originality that one rarely encounters outside of HBO/Showtime TV - it'd be rated R (especially when we get countdowns from Five Night Stands, Four Night Stands, Three Night Stands Two Night Stands... One Night Stands!)
So how offensive is it, really? I just need to offer you some lyrics to prove it:
[From 'Schadenfreude']:
GARY AND NICKY: Schadenfreude!
GARY COLEMAN: People taking pleasure in your pain!
NICKY: Oh, Schadenfreude, huh? What's that, some kinda Nazi word?
GARY COLEMAN: Yup! It's German for "happiness at the misfortune of others!"
NICKY: "Happiness at the misfortune of others." That is German!
Highlights
- Puppet-sex. It doesn't get better than that, really.
- Christmas Eve's wedding dress (and y'know, her entire character... what beats hearing someone tell you that "the more you ruv someone, the more he make you cly"? Nothing)
- The fact that there's a song that's called "What do you do with a BA in English" which I've loved ever since I got the soundtrack years ago, but loved even more on stage.
- "It sucks to be me!"
- The puppets: how amazing is the cast to be able to sing, dance, act and still maintain (puppet) character? Kudos in particular to Ms Stiles for maintaining a conversation between Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut.
Overall Grade: A
3 comments:
and don't forget, everybody's a little bit racist!
okay that's weird. I just turned on my iPod and "Everyone's a little bit racist" came on 1st in random shuffle...
4390 songs and that comes on first? spooooky...
Lol that's actually hilarious. It's like the Gay Gods were reading on our conversation.
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