The " I walked out of Avenue Q at intermission because I thought it was insipid,self referential and had an elementary score" thread — Page 2

I consider myself a broadway fan and regular theater goer but really have no desire to see Avenue Q, despite all the buzz. I can certainly understand how someone would walk out at intermission.

Ave Q is definitely a show I will never see. While I love my comedies (Producers, Jerry Springer, etc) I just think Ave Q is way overhyped and I think the OBCR is wretched. When I first bought and listened to it, I thought it was cute, and had it's funny moments. But, I realized pretty quickly that the whole Gary Coleman thing is just stupid (even I could think of that) and the fact that the show generates a large portion of it's laughs based on Gary's inclusion and Christmas Eve's accent - it's just lame. And, I don't like the score either.

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I have never seen the show, but going by the recording.......When I first got it, I thought it was a great, funny cd. Now, I don't even really listen to it. It is like the songs aren't funny anymore. Even though I do like a few songs and can listen to them all the time, the rest of the songs are just a little annoying now. I still want to see it though.

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I don't know why somebody would spend all that money on a ticket, only to walk out half way through. I have sat through shows I have detested and still watched to the bitter end because I paid good money for it, and I was going to get my moneys worth.

Broadwaygiant... I didn't care much for it either. And just for the record, there have been numerous threads and posts by people who feel the same way. I didn't walk out, but as far as I'm concerned it's definitely "Off-Broadway" material. That's where it should have stayed. I have serveral out-of-town friends who went to see it, and were equally disappointed. It's cute, somewhat clever, and mildly amusing. But that's about it. I wasn't the least bit offended by it. I just found it to be slight and sophomoric. An over-priced, over-hyped, trifle of a show.

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Updated On: 2/27/05 at 12:09 PM

It never fails to amaze me that no matter how uniformly praised something may be, there will be people who will say it's horrible, boring, stupid, and overrated. No one will convince Broadwaygiant to change his mind, and Broadwaygiant will never convince anyone who loves the show (myself included, and I saw it twice...and Caroline, or Change three times and they are both great...apples and bananas) that it sucks. Just accept that Broadwaygiant is in a very small minority (though I'm sure it doesn't feel good to be in that position and one would like to find others who share one's opinion)...and leave it at that.

If we just "leave it at that" there's really no need for a Broadway message board, now is there? I thought this was supposed to be a place you could come to discuss shows, exchange opinions, share likes and dislikes, agree and disagree, ask questions, and share information about everything and anything theatre related.

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Discuss all you want. That's what Ebert and Roeper do. It can make very interesting conversation. But in the end, Broadwaygiant can never be "persuaded" into liking Avenue Q, just as no matter how much he or anyone else uses adjectives like "insipid" (it's not), self-referential (?), and "elementary" (again I disagree), my love for the show will not change. I don't mean there should be no discussion. But in these kinds of discussions, it seems often to end up being people butting their heads up against each others' saying "like it, damn you!" or "hate it, please!"...and that rarely leads to anything but people agreeing to disagree, which was the point of my previous posting. Broadwaygiant, you didn't like Avenue Q and now you know that there are some people who agree with you! But in the end, these are simply opinions, not facts.

spiderdj82--you are right, sorry about that :) And I wasn't refering to you with my comment, I was more answering Loge's comment.

I think people who don't like the show are offended by the truth of many of the clever lyrics.
It's not a spectacle, nor should people go in expecting to see a big Broadway show.
With songs like "The more you Ruv Someone" how could you not like it?
Then again, people are entitled to their own opinion, and lack of a sense of humor might be the cause.

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I'd like to remind viewers the catagory is Best New Musical, not best musical... i stress the new because part of the award is having a great product and part of the award is having a NEW way of doing things.

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So then why didn't Urinetown win over Thoroughly Modern Millie? Urinetown was new and different. TMM was a movie made musical that had all the elements of a typical B'way show - one that we have all seen and heard before.

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New at the Tony's refers to when it came out, not an original concept. However, the uniqueness of Ave Q's puppets is definately part of the appeal. If it were the same show minus the puppets I don't think I'd enjoy it that much

QtKt--I love your icon, Rab Sapp is totally awesome