Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
#0Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:18pmYay for Avenue Q! It has become the longest running show at the Golden Theater. I hope it lasts at least another 1,296 performances!
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:18pm
I was just going to post that!
Go Q!!! That show is better than life itself!
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#2re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:23pmI'm really surprised it has lasted this long!
"Hey, you! You're the worst thing to happen to musical theatre since Andrew Lloyd Webber!"
-Family Guy
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:25pm
"I'm really surprised it has lasted this long!"
I'm not even going to ask why but please, if you can't say something positive, don't say anything at all.
I find this show absolutely brilliant and it relates to everyone in some way or another!
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#4re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:27pmI don't think COOOOLkid's response is totally negative. I mean, many fans of the show probably thought the show wouldn't last that long. It is not exactly your typical Broadway show and it could've had it's run and closed within a year or so. But I'm happy for the show and everyone involved that it has stuck around.
SDav 10495
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/06
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:29pm
That may not have been a negative comment...people say that about shows they love all the time. A recent example, Inishmore--when it was announced that it was closing, people who saw and loved the show said they were surprised it lasted as long as it did. Avenue Q was (is) a small show, so I think it's perfectly normal that someone would be surprised at the length of its Broadway run so far. Then again, I have no idea what the poster's intention was with that comment--he could well be an Avenue Q hater, who knows--but it wasn't necessarily meant to be snide.
EDIT: Yeah, Luckydave beat me to it.
Anyway, congrats to Q! Keep it up. 
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Updated On: 9/8/06 at 06:29 PM
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:32pm
Ok- I agree, the comment may not have been totally negative and I may have interpreted it wrong. If that is the case, I appoligize.
However, with some of COOOOLkid other posts, I wouldn't be surprised if this was meant to be negative.
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
#7re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:43pmI don't tihnk it was at all meant to be negative, and I actually agree with it. I figured it would be around a couple of years, then fade away. And there's nothing wrong with that. Now, I think it has another couple of years in it!
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 6:44pmCongratulations Avenue Q!
thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#9re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 7:00pm
I agree with COOOOLKid. I figured it would have its popular run, but would then close after the original puppetteers has left, much like with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Butz and Pryce/Lithgow. I'm so happy it's still around!
Congratulations to the Q cast and creative team! Here's to another 1,296!
Updated On: 9/8/06 at 07:00 PM
matt schneider
Broadway Star Joined: 7/3/06
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 7:02pmI am surprised and happy. To Q and to many more amazing shows,
The bushes of Tex were nervous recks because their son was dim, But look what happened to him~Dirrty Rotten Scoundrels~all about Ruprecht
They say the thoughtful musicals dead on broadway~forbiden broadway : SVU~The crime scene
Never say never, there's always one more person you can hit up~avenue Q.~the money song
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bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 7:11pm
yay for AVENUE Q and its amazing cast (especially Mary Faber whom i love very much)
but yeah, congragulations on the amazing run so far!
:)
bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#12re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 8:03pm
Does anyone know where to find out the longest running shows at each theatre? That would be cool to know.
Oh yeah, and GO Q!
"It's like children's theatre for 40-year old gay people!" - XANADU THE MUSICAL
WalkOn
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/06
#13re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 8:19pmI'm surprised that it has run this long too. You really never can tell what will hit with the public or not. So congrats to the producer and creators of AVE. Q... may they have another 1,296 performances.
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart; and you'll never walk alone.
#14re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 8:45pm
*puts up hand* I'm also surprised- in a good way!! I thought it'd be like once people have got over the idea of seeing puppets swearing and having sex, then they'd get bored and all forget about it! And it seems like EVERYBODY has seen it! But its still new to some people (I've only known about this show for about 4mths) and those who have seen it, see it again and again!
"...if you rearrange the letters in the word unemployed, it spells OPPORTUNITY!"
- Gary Coleman, Ave. Q
Mr. Tuttle
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#15re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 10:11pmSo glad SweetQ had deemed herself "tone judger of all posts".
Ignorance is temporary. Stupidity last forever.
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 10:22pmI can honestly say I was pissed when it won best musical. But then I went to see it (in Vegas) yeah I know...not bway but it was pretty equivalent. Anyway....I totally think it should have wn over Wicked....I am not suprised it has run this long...it will run for a lot longer and boost many new bway people's careers.
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#17re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 10:23pmA great BIG CONGRATS to Q!!!!!
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
#18re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 10:36pmIm surprised too, honestly, just cause of the temporary nature of some of the material- and because so many shows that raise that much attention that quickly often fizzle out. but "George Bush is only for now" will never stop being funny i suppose! besides, who didnt watch sesame street as a kid? hooray for the Q!
you may know what you need but to get what you want better see that you keep what you have
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 10:48pm
I'm so proud of them. That's a huge honor
mr14
Understudy Joined: 7/5/06
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Posted: 9/8/06 at 11:22pmWhat show was the previous record holder?
#21re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 11:36pmCongratulations to Avenue Q! I hope it continues to run for years to come.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#22re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/8/06 at 11:42pmI believe it was Angel Street starring Vincent Price
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#23re: Avenue Q Breaks Record with 1,296th Performance
Posted: 9/9/06 at 1:03am
Congratulations to my favorite Broadway show of all time.
It does not suck to be you.
Yay, Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez.
Congrats to Jen Barnhart, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Ann Harada and Stephanie D'Abruzzo for making Q, the little show that could! 
Additionally, congrats to Amyee and Barrett for making it very special.
Updated On: 9/9/06 at 01:03 AM
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Posted: 9/9/06 at 3:19am
Corine! You left out Natalie! She was my favorite part of the original cast.
I *love* Q! YEEHAW that we have such a rockin' show on Broadway! 
I think what's really kept Q going at the box office is its awesome marketing campaign. I love the ad with Lucy the Slut in bed with Will Chase on the top of taxi cabs. 
HOT!
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Updated On: 9/9/06 at 03:19 AM
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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