Avenue Q (stageplay but just as important!)

Avenue Q is THE most funny and crazy musical I've ever seen! It is still a stageplay...so maybe posting this is illigal! But I don't care because I think everyone should see this musical. It is both talking and singing and the cast excists of real people and puppets!



Avenue Q in New York
Avenue Q in London

Quote :

Avenue Q is a Tony award-winning musical that was conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book is by Jeff Whitty. The show was produced by and opened at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre in March 2003. The show was directed by Jason Moore. The production then transferred to Broadway in July 2003 and won several Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical. It is still running on Broadway and currently holds the position of 30th longest running musical in Broadway history. The show has spawned a 2005 Las Vegas production, a 2006 West End production and various international productions. A U.S. national tour began in July 2007.

The show is largely inspired by (and is in the style of) Sesame Street: Most of the characters in the show are puppets (operated by actors onstage), the set depicts several tenements on a rundown street in an "outer borough" of New York City, both the live characters and puppet characters sing, and short animated video clips are played as part of the story. Also, several characters are recognizably parodies of classic Sesame Street characters: for example, the roommates Rod and Nicky are versions of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie, and Trekkie Monster is based on Cookie Monster. However, the characters are in their twenties and thirties and face adult problems instead of those faced by pre-schoolers. The characters use profanity, and the songs concern adult themes. A recurring theme is the central character's search for a "purpose."

Important and super funny characters!

Princeton - A fresh-faced college graduate in love with Kate Monster, looking for his purpose in life.
Kate Monster - A lovelorn kindergarten assistant, in love with Princeton, looking to open a school for monsters.
Nicky - An Ernie-parody good-hearted slacker who lives with Rod.
Rod - A gay Bert-parody investment banker.
Brian - An out-of-work comedian, engaged to Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve - A Japanese therapist, engaged to Brian.
Gary Coleman - Television's Gary Coleman, now a washed up former child star. The building super.
The Bad Idea Bears - A duo of adorable but sinister teddy bear-like characters who are out to get people to do irresponsible deeds. The boy is blue and the girl is yellow.
Trekkie Monster - A Cookie Monster-parody, addicted to internet porn instead of cookies.
Lucy T. Slut - A vixenish slutty night club singer.

I seriously almost pissed my pant while watching this musical! And I immediately bought the soundtrack! And I still listen to it day in day out!

short preview!

Go and see it whenever you're in London or New York

Mmmm, think this shouldn't be in the movie section
Maybe I can create a new part for cabaret / stage musical and such

What do you think?

My GOD! This is not a movie!

Thank you Zeehond for rubbing that in!

And Chrisy you should! Because there are a lot of superfunny stageplays!

Ok I have to give it some thoughts on where to add this

euhm I don't know! wait let me think!

I have added a new part Stageplays/Cabarets in the section Whatever

Yeahhhh! Thank you!

Hahahahahaha

It's really funny!

Too bad I'm not going to New York or London anytime soon

D'oooow!

Jep that's a shame!

Let's start a fundraising project to organise a Moviefreaks Forum Trip to London or NY!

Yesssss! That would be sooo cool!


What should we do to raise the money?

Oh I just found out that there is also an Avenue Q show playing in Las Vegas and one in Argentina!