How Is The Current "Avenue Q" Cast???

[Testing1232]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 8:27pm

Havent seen the show in quite a while, and really need to get back !!! Any thoughts on the current cast?

Was listening to the OBCR today, and forgot how amazing the show is !!

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 9:10pm

Hi. I loved the show when I saw it on May 29th. Howie Michael Smith is amazing... and VERY cute. The segment where the Muppets do "the nasty" is a revelation. I had no idea puppets had that....dexterity.. from RC in Austin, Texas

[Trish2]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:30pm

Funny you should ask ! I just saw it this past Friday ( after not having seen it since the original cast) and was quite delighted with both the show and cast. I actually appreciated it more the 2nd time around. That night understudy Jonathan Root was on for Princeton/Rod for the first time on Bway, (he played them in the Vegas Co), and was quite a revelation. He is a terrific actor and brought a different dimension to the characters that was very endearing.

The rest of the cast was spot on and the show is holding up just fine.

[DirtyRottenMemberName]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:45pm

it has such heart

i hope it is around for a while...

[BDavis0092]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:47pm

The current cast is GREAT. You should see it again.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:50pm

Thanks all !! Going back in few weeks !

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 10:58pm

Even better is the upcoming tour cast. WOWZAH!

[fishergirl819]

Posted: 6/13/07 at 11:28pm

That night understudy Jonathan Root was on for Princeton/Rod for the first time on Bway

Actually, I saw Jonathon go on as Princeton/Rod last July (the first time HMS had called out since becoming fulltime Princeton/Rod). I'm very glad you enjoyed him though...I thought he was good and solid when I saw him - a bit too much like Tartaglia for my taste (at least, he was at the time), but he was enjoyable.

I haven't seen the show in about 4 months, but I'm pretty sure the cast is the same - HMS is personally my fav. Princeton/Rod, Mary Faber is such an amaaaaaaaazing and talented Kate Monster, Haneefah Wood is absolutely HYSTERICAL as Gary, etc. They're all a blast!

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 7:17am

Howie Michael Smith and Mary Faber are both excellent! I personally don't like Hannefah Wood as Gary Coleman, but I haven't been thrilled with a Gary Coleman since the original.

Did anyone else notice the changes they've made? The beginning of Purpose is slower, they CUT the bridge in Schadenfreude (one of my favorite parts of my favorite song in the show!) but they ADDED the "It Sucks to be Me" reprise at the beginning of Act II. I thought there was one more cut, but I can't remember what.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 8:49am

Saw it for the third time on May 23rd (first with my 14-year-old daughter) and it holds up really well. Love Mary Faber to death (she's been in it all three times) and thought Howie and Jonathan (who was on as Brian) did very well. Biggest new highlight to me was Minglie Chen, who was amazing as Christmas Eve...almost Ann Harada level. Was not fond of Ann Sanders my second time through.

Also not a huge fan of Haneefah--she was fine and got better as the show went on, but not a ton of enthusiam and way too dependent on the Coleman smile.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 8:51am

Well, I saw the show in September with most not all of the current cast members and it was in very fine shape.