#1
Posted: 4/8/06 at 9:55pm
This was the show I'd been dying to see for months now and it did not fail to live up to the hype! My wife wanted to try the "Wicked" lotto and we went and it wasn't as crazy as I thought, but we lost as I told her we would.
We got tickets to Avenue Q in the rear mezz, but there were some seats in the front mezz we got to move up into after Act I. Honestly, the theater is so small there's really not a bad seat there.
I was just amazed at how seamlessly they seemed to switch puppets and actors out with ease. Plus the framework of the show makes it very accessible and when the little pre-taped bits pop up, they don't take away anything from the actors and just add to what's going on. The two hours plus just flew by and the show moved at a steady clip. And most importantly, the audience was with the cast every step of the way. I lost count of how many times the actors had to hold for laughs and applause. The audience gave the cast a standing ovation and I loved the show so much, I bought one of the signed Trekkie Monster posters they sold afterwards.
I thought Mary Faber was excellent as Kate and Lucy. I know some people have said she's just copying Stephanie, but I didn't think that was the case, at least based on just hearing the cast recording. I actually thought she did a great job with Lucy and she made Kate very real to me. My wife actually got a little teary eyed during "There's a Fine, Fine Line."
Barret was very good as well, but his singing voice isn't as good as John's. He does have a great prescence and he plays Princeton very understated and Rod a little more over the top.
Christian stole the show for me though. His Nicky and Trekkie were terrific and both had me in stitches all night.
The entire show was great; better than I even thought it would be! From singing boxes to hot puppet sex to everything else, this was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I saw the "Wicked" tour in Cincinnati and having seen both of the shows now, I can honestly see why Avenue Q won the Tony (I'm prepared to face the slings and arrows). It moves at a much faster clip and there's not a single wasted moment in the show, unlike in Wicked where I thought there were a few times the show kind of bogged down.
We got tickets to Avenue Q in the rear mezz, but there were some seats in the front mezz we got to move up into after Act I. Honestly, the theater is so small there's really not a bad seat there.
I was just amazed at how seamlessly they seemed to switch puppets and actors out with ease. Plus the framework of the show makes it very accessible and when the little pre-taped bits pop up, they don't take away anything from the actors and just add to what's going on. The two hours plus just flew by and the show moved at a steady clip. And most importantly, the audience was with the cast every step of the way. I lost count of how many times the actors had to hold for laughs and applause. The audience gave the cast a standing ovation and I loved the show so much, I bought one of the signed Trekkie Monster posters they sold afterwards.
I thought Mary Faber was excellent as Kate and Lucy. I know some people have said she's just copying Stephanie, but I didn't think that was the case, at least based on just hearing the cast recording. I actually thought she did a great job with Lucy and she made Kate very real to me. My wife actually got a little teary eyed during "There's a Fine, Fine Line."
Barret was very good as well, but his singing voice isn't as good as John's. He does have a great prescence and he plays Princeton very understated and Rod a little more over the top.
Christian stole the show for me though. His Nicky and Trekkie were terrific and both had me in stitches all night.
The entire show was great; better than I even thought it would be! From singing boxes to hot puppet sex to everything else, this was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I saw the "Wicked" tour in Cincinnati and having seen both of the shows now, I can honestly see why Avenue Q won the Tony (I'm prepared to face the slings and arrows). It moves at a much faster clip and there's not a single wasted moment in the show, unlike in Wicked where I thought there were a few times the show kind of bogged down.
