Avenue Q Tour Reviews- Page 2

[mint0621]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 3:16am

I am going to agree with FriedrichVT....I liked Kelli Sawyer and Minglie Chen. And I'm not involved with Avenue Q...but this is my opinion only, not to be taken as truth.

The energy was high, and the audience was highly enthusiastic. The show opened to excited applause. Robert McClure was a solid Princeton, but I felt he really started to loosen up (esp. with the character of Rod) in the latter part of the show. Kelli Sawyer had an amazing voice as Kate Monster and Lucy T. Slut, the contrast was fun. Both had hilarious timing, and getting huge laughs during their songs and lines.

My favorite character, Trekkie Monster, brought down the house with "The Internet is for Porn", I thought it was hilariously funny how Trekkie pumped the air to the beat in the beginning of the song while he's still in his window; I don't recall seeing this on Broadway, where I saw it two times from the lottery seats. Christian Anderson handled Trekkie skillfully, no wonder he's always rotating into the Broadway show, which he'll be in again in October. I particularly loved it when Trekkie quivers when in the presence of Lucy T. Slut, because Trekkie's pink hair flutters nervously...for some reason, that totally cracks me up...because a few seconds later, he lands in a dead faint.

My friend accompanying me to the show, though that the Bad Idea Bears stole the show. Minglie Chen did a wonderfully sweet, childish, angelic voice for the yellow Bad Idea Bear, adding an extra degree of innocence to their outrageous advice, moreso than Jennifer Barnhart, who plays the Bad Idea Bear with a glint of evil in her eye :). My friend thought that the Bad Idea Bears should have their own TV show. I thought that Angela Ai has an amazing voice, belting out "Ruv Someone" as Christmas Eve, and receiving lots of laughs with her lines. I made a personal request to her after the show to tone down the accent, I feel that it's too much of a caricature of an Asian woman. Cole Porter (what an amazing name) was the best Brian I've seen, with skillful dance moves during "Not Wearing Underwear Today", and the only Brian I've seen who actually received audience applause after that song, almost drowning out Angela Ai's line, "get a job!"

The audience response for this show is the most enthusiastic I've seen for Avenue Q. It's amazing, people were seriously slapping their thighs, or punching the person next to them with laughter. I spotted Jeff Marx in the audience leaving the show and introduced myself. He is such a nice, laid back guy, and have no doubt he will go far...he told me that he is in talks to do a musical based on a movie (top secret, so he couldn't tell me the title). I also spotted John Doyle in the audience...which nearly gave me a heart attack since I am a huge Company fan.

I think this production is very solid; seeing as most cast members have been on in the Broadway production, I feel that the tour is in great hands.

[Parks]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 6:40am

Wait...so you told Angela to tune it down?

:-/

The general rule of thumb in theatre, I thought, was to never give another actor a note. That's the director's job.

Nice review though..

[broadwayguy4]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 4:44pm

Updated On: 7/23/07 at 04:44 PM

[mlsheehan]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 1:28am

Since this thread got bumped earlier today, I thought I'd add the review from the LA Times.

LA Times review 7/20/07

[sfshowtix]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 4:00am

Hi everyone! I'll be watching on opening night in SF (August 8th) and wanted to see if anyone had contact info for the tour cast. Seems like none of them have websites/blogs/myspace, etc... Wanted to wish them good luck. =)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 12:42pm

I know this is completely off topic *shoots self before anyone can get to me* but what exactly is bumping?

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:18pm

You know how when you click on the Message Board, you see the different threads in order of most recent response? Well bumping is basically "Bringing Up the (My) Post" so it is up top when you click on the message boards.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 3:00pm

Oh, okay. Thanks!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/3/12 at 3:34pm

You're welcome!