My experience at Avenue Q was interesting to say the least. I am more of your classic Phantom of the Opera kind of girl, so Avenue Q was certainly not something I would have seen on my own. During the show I was most likely making some interesting faces because of just how raunchy the show was. I was definitely a bit disturbed and incredibly confused.
The beginning of the show, when Princeton asked what he would do with a BA in English was a bit disheartening as an English major myself. There is a lot you can do with the major a writer, professor, editor, journalist, etc. I guess to an English major, the whole, “Have fun not finding a job” joke is a bit overplayed. Besides the whole show’s theme of finding one’s purpose could have been solved when Kate Monster finally got her school. A new school needs teachers, yet Princeton did not get a job in the end.
I had an equal number of likes and dislikes. I loved Christmas Eve. Her character was the most realistic to me. The song about wanting to kill your significant other shows that you love him, cracked me up. I think every couple has their fair share of those moments. The actors were absolutely amazing and I give them a lot of credit for what they do. The way they need to change their voice if they were operating two puppets is actually incredible. As far as dislikes, the raunchiest scene of the show made me highly uncomfortable. Puppet sex is not exactly something that I was expecting nor is it something I would have ever wanted to witness. I felt the need to go to confession afterwards. It was quite awkward and I felt bad for the puppeteers. The Bad Idea Bears certainly showed the bad side that people can have. I mean Kate Monster was obviously intoxicated and Princeton listened to them and took her home because she was wasted. Let’s just say Avenue Q addressed things that no other shows do. I did not particularly care for that. Things did get a bit better when they said everything is temporary like Donald Trump. That made me laugh and in a way was almost comforting. In conclusion, Avenue Q was unexpected and unique.
