Why did they change Avenue Q?

I believe they put the changes they made for the London and Vegas productions into the broadway production. The composers did an interview around the opening in London (possibly for playbill?) saying that they would put the changes into the Broadway show. It keeps the show fresh if they make a few changes. They're decent changes, so don't worry.

Mary P x

Just because it won doesn't mean it's perfect. Everything could use a little tuck and fix every now and again. I wish they would bring in the new London set changes, like the show curtains.

I know the bigchange for wicked london was Fyearo's entrence. In the london production Fyearo's cart driver doesn't see Elphaba in front of him and almost runs her over. This has some sorta exchange between Fyearo and Elphaba that has fyearo tells Elphaba that her driver didn't stop because he thought that green ment go ect.


He then of course did not ask Glinda who the hell is she [Elphabe] because they they already spoke.

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How did they change Avenue Q, though? The only change that I saw from a video was that instead of "Tlied to wolk in Kolean dehree" it was "Tlyed to wolk in Chinese lestaulant." Is it that now? I also heard that for the London production, they changed the arrangement of "There Is Life Outside Your Apartment" to a more rockin' arrangement. They didn't change that did they?

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They also rewrote Gary's opening lines in "It Sucks To Be Me" and re-worked the Brian & Christmas Eve part of "The Money Song" (removed the "we just exchanged all your wedding gifts for cash.." bit and made it shorter and funnier!)

In the London production it's the Bad Idea Bears who turn to scientology.

I had seen the Broadway production and knew the cd very well before seeing the show in London. The only cut/change I didn't like was cutting the bridge from "Schadenfreude". All the other changes work brilliantly.

So don't worry.

I like the new orchestrations in Life Outside Your Apartment.

I have the highest admiration for the creative team of AVENUE Q. Not only did they create a brilliant, original musical - but they continue to perfect the show that WON BEST MUSICAL, SCORE, and BOOK!! They didn't have to do a thing and the show would still be making the same amount of money. Instead, they chose to make it the best show possible.

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