What were the changes that they made in Avenue Q?

[winston89]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:38am

I saw Avenue Q tonight for the first time in almost a year (could have been longer) and I noticed some changes in the show. The ones that stick out in my mind are the added scene between Princeton and Kate during Fantasies Come True, the cutting of a verse in Schadenfreude sp? (the verse that starts with straight A students getting D's etc) and purpose starts off with a slower tempo.

My questions are what are the full list of changes? And, are these changes that they did for the London production and then brought them to Broadway? Because I think that the last time I Saw Avenue Q while it might have opened in London I don't think that the changes were implemented in the Broadway production.

[goldenstate5]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:49am

The Las Vegas version made these changes, and the Broadway show followed. However, I know nothing of an extra scene between Kate and Princeton during Fantasies Come True, explain?...

[winston89]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:03am

Fantasies Come True comes right after You Can Be as Loud as The Hell You Want. There is a side scene in the middle of the song where it shows Princeton and Kate after they had sex and are talking about how good it was and how they are happy to have found one another etc etc. And, then Rod and I want to say Kate sing a verse about how their fantasies have come true. Rod of course is singing about Nicky being gay and Kate is singing about finding Princeton.

[Skywalker3]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 7:15am

For the Las Vegas production they made alot of changes.. but almost all of them didn't work or they didn't like it (Jeff told this in an interview)

For the London production they took the changes that work and added a few others (Gary got a few new lines becouse he isn't that famous in London) But during the previews, they changed alot back (Gary got alot of his original lines back)
One of the biggest changes is the start of Purpose.

Jeff told (in that same interview) they where bringing the changes to broadway.

The 'extra scene' in Fantasies Come True had allways been in it, If you listen to the CD you hear it!(Well the singing part)

[lesmis]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 7:23am

How did you like Carey Anderson?

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 9:12am

When I saw it last, which was a couple months ago, the changes I remember (besides the ones you mentioned) were:

There was a plant thrown during "You Can Be As Loud As the Hell you Want"

and right after intermission, Brian tells a joke to Princeton but doesn't have a punchline.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 9:27am

That "Fantasies Come True" interlude has always been there.

IMO the changes made work very well.

[ragg_ballad]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 12:21pm

when I saw the tour, the beginning of Act II was changed from Princeton saying "Purpose" with the BIBears going "-less" "-ness"(originally) to Princeton singing a little "It Sucks to Be Me."

and as mentioned before, instead of a phone call to Gary during "You Can Be As Loud..." someone threw a plant from offstage.

[winston89]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 12:44pm

If I recall correctly the original beginning of You Can Be As Loud... started with Gary getting a phone call from someone asking Gary to make Princeton and Kate a little more quiet and Gary said no and then it went into the song.

I didn't realize that that interlude in Fantasies Come True was always there. I must have rememberd it wrong or something.

[lakezurich]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 12:50pm

I saw the tour last month, and it might just be me, but it seemed like they started "There Is Life Outside Your Apartment" in a different key.

[seaweedjstubbs]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:07pm

When I saw the tour in May, I also noticed that they cut alot from "The Money Song." Also, "There Is Life Outside Your Apartment" had a different kind of feel to it. It was less of an upbeat showtune and more of a funk feel to it. To me, all of the changes were unneccessary. It didn't really add anything to the show for me.............but that's just my opinion.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:14pm

Changes

Purpose - (The "I don't know How I know" part is slowed down a ton)

You Can Be As Loud As You Want - Plant thrown instead of call.

Life Outside Your Appartment - Faster for the first verse.

Schadenfredue - ("Straight A students" part cut)

Money Song - They cut the Gary part and Brian and Christmas Eve part. Now they all give money at the same time and say somthing after.

[lakezurich]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:26pm

The straight A students part was there when I saw it.

[andsym9001]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:44pm

they dont talk about selling everyones gifts for money and just give them some money in the hat. i think that part is funny. at the stage door some other ppl said they noticed alot of changes too including the "never reach the ending of there oscar speech" verse. or shadenwatever

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 3:37pm

I didn't notice the other two, but, Schadenfreude cuts that verse on tour as well.