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If you want to laugh your ass off, you have to see Avenue Q at
Wynn Las Vegas.
Now normally I
don’t swear in my reviews, but if you’re going to see Avenue Q,
be prepared! There is profanity in the dialog and in the songs.
This is not your
grandchild’s Sesame Street, so don’t bring them (the show is definitely
for adults only, in my opinion) and if your mother-in-law is a bit
prudish, don’t bring her either, with
that being said...
Avenue Q is an incredibly well written, clever and very funny
musical that explores the topics of sex, homosexuality, pornography,
bigotry, prostitution and more. The performers are an interesting
integration of puppets, puppeteers and people (something I have never
seen before) The integration makes for an unusual production. Funny
thing though, and I can’t emphasize this enough, seeing the
puppeteers does not distract from the production and in some instances
it's even helpful. At times two puppeteers work one puppet and at
other times one puppeteer does the voice of more than one puppet. Sound
confusing ? It’s not, anything but, I might add, since I was lucky
enough to watch Sesame Street with my grandson and being acquainted with
Jim Henson’s Muppets, I was taken back a bit to see and hear those
lovable “Muppet type” puppets swear and even engage in various sexual
acts on stage. Yet, all the characters are so endearing in their own
way, it is difficult to choose a favorite one, but you will.
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Avenue Q is about a group of people that live on a street in
New York City called Avenue Q that occupy an old funky looking
brownstone, where the Super (New York slang for property manager) is
the TV sitcom cast off “ Gary Coleman.” The way the character
of “Gary Coleman” was integrated into the script was very
interesting and incredibly funny.
The main
character is a bright eyed recent college grad named Princeton, who
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Other
characters range from an Oriental girl named “Christmas Eve” to a
couple of monster puppets, to two gay puppets, that for the most
part don’t even realize that they are gay during most of the play,
to singing boxes.
The clever and
catchy score that include such songs as “ Its Sucks To Be Me,”
“Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” "If You Were Gay” and “The
Internet is for Porn” will keep you rolling in the aisles throughout
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The talking and singing voices of the cast were very well chosen.
The talented ensemble is on a par with Broadway, from were Avenue
Q also is running, with several Tony awards under it’s belt, but
then, what else would you expect from Steve Wynn... only the best,
(just look at the properties he has opened and his wonderful
art collection) that is exactly what you get with Avenue Q.
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Avenue Q is
a remarkably funny MUST SEE production. Like a lot of
shows on the Strip, Avenue Q's tickets are a bit pricey (around
$100) but save your pennies and treat yourself to an evening of
continuous laughter, it will be well worth it. |
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