Like everybody else, I was not really eager to go to the city the day before a school day and in the rain. I was also not very enthusiastic about going to an Off-Broadway musical because of the immediate stereotypical image I had about musicals being family-friendly and Off-Broadway shows being weird and sketchy. However, I found myself completely wrong with Avenue Q.
I can say without a doubt that Avenue Q is one of my favorite musicals I have ever seen and has beaten any Broadway or televised musical I have ever seen. It was very refreshing because I thought we were going to see the overplayed or overused type of musical like The Lion King It was not completely relatable in the sense that all the aspects and events that happen was something I was able to relate to. But the genre and style of comedy the musical portrayed reminds me of my generation right now. We are a crude, unapologetic, cynical, and confused group of individuals and this musical connected and represented that notion. That is why I loved it so much. Yes, the puppets were having sex and there was a slutty puppet, but instead of being naturally disgusted it, I saw the humor in it. Also, I realized almost every joke I was able to understand because of my age. The comedy was also not childish, rather more mature and I felt mature from being able to understand the comedy.
I was also able to understand the existential crisis that Princeton was going through. Last year in my English class, we extensively discussed existentialism and its moments in our lives and future. I was also able to relate to Princeton because I too do not know my exact purpose or I’m not completely devoted to the purpose I have in mind. It was also refreshing and different that the musical ended without an exact solution to the Princeton’s problem like every other production.
Overall, the musical was very different than anything I have ever experienced. I would like to thank Macaulay and Lisa French for taking me to this musical. I am seriously thinking about going back with my close friends!