LV Trims Avenue Q

According to Mike Weatherford in the Las Vegas Review-Journal...

"The musical "Avenue Q" is now missing more than just its intermission. The Broadway show will clock in between 89 and 96 minutes, losing two songs and some dialogue from the original version."

"For those familiar with "Q," the new version cuts the second act opener, "There is Life Outside Your Apartment." The first-act closer, "There's a Fine, Fine Line" moves to a later spot in the show, replacing "I Wish I Could Go Back to College."


Mike Weatherford's Column

I'm glad I got to see the full length version. I didn't see a lot that I would cut.

I believe instead of cutting the show, they should do a more "normal" 8 performance week with the full show. However, I'm not a casion exec with " $ " signs in my eyes.

Cutting "Life Outside Your Apartment"?! That is such a hilarious song! And " I wish I could go back to college"??? So many people that I have taken to see the show relate to that song. Damn. I never planned on seeing the vegas version and now I truley don't want to see it! Yuck yuck yuck!

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that sucks, i had thought of seeing that show in vegas too.

Oh well ... guess i will just wait and go to vegas for the next Mry Olympia intead.

That's absolutely awful. What a shame, cutting down such a great show. I might even rethink seeing it, if I ever get back to Vegas. It works so well as a whole, too, changing it just seems wrong.

I saw this information but didn't know what 2 songs they cut!! "Life Outside your Apartment" is my theme song!

The first time I saw it my mom nudged me with her elbow and said excitedly "*My name,* this is your theme song!* I will never forget that!!
That song totally describes me with every single word!!!

Seriously though- every single Avenue Q song relates to people in some way or another and taking out a song or two is going to lose some of it's humor.

Corine- I did find it quite amusing how you related it to cutting a piece of artwork to fit on the wall; it was a clever analogy.

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Updated On: 1/19/06 at 06:57 PM

"IT IS SAD PEOPLE OF LAS VEGAS Can't appreciate art when they see it."

Um can we rephrase this? I live in Las Vegas, have seen the show twice and loved it. Those of us who live here are not, I repeat NOT, in support of all the cutting going on. We think it's awful that the powers that be do this too!

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Most musicals that transfer to LV usually get trimmed down.

It's not a big deal. But they are cutting two great songs.

No prob Corine!!!

I get why they do it, but it still sucks. BUT why is it that Mamma Mia has stayed full length all this time? It proves all the theories wrong. Full length shows cans survive. I just don't think a single min. should be cut from Q.

Grrrr....

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I don't like this trend, first they cut down Phantom, now Avenue Q?

I don't think that Avenue Q won't be the same without these two songs.
However, if one has never seen it and doesn't know these two songs existed, then they won't really miss anything. I'm not quite sure the point of cutting down the showtime but obviously there is. I guess it's trial and error. If the way it has been wasn't working too well, perhaps trying a new way will work better. The creators have produced a wonderful, lively show. I'm sure they are doing their best to do what is best. They are not cutting these songs to 'piss people off.' Maybe your idea's of cutting other songs are problamatic and that is why they chose these two songs.
All we can do is hope for the best!

"You can please some people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all the time."

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Updated On: 1/19/06 at 07:51 PM

Can we protest? A shortened Q, Hairspray and Phantom....not fair. Glad I have seen them all already.

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I Wish I Could Go Back to College is one of my favorite songs! That's too bad.

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