‘Avenue Q’ Gets Funky Off-Broadway

It was announced last fall that the x-rated Sesame Street-gone-bad stage production Avenue Q would be closing on Broadway, but right after the announcement the musical “downsized” back to an Off-Broadway venue at the New World Stages, where it currently plays. While Avenue Q lost a little ticket value and a few hundred seats by transferring from the Golden, it is still just as wildly popular as before - or maybe even more so.

Today, Avenue Q is still a red-hot musical, and the addition of a liquor license has done nothing but propel the adult-themed puppet show into Broadway history. Theatergoers (over 21) attending a performance of Avenue Q at New World Stages have the option of consuming alcoholic beverages while watching the performance, as waiters bring drinks into the audience before the show and during intermission. “Avenue Q goes down easily with a couple drinks,” librettist Jeff Whitty said. And he might be right.

With characters like Lucy The Slut and childhood hero Gary Coleman singing songs like “I’m Not Wearing Underwear Today” and “The Internet Is for Porn,” Avenue Q is perhaps the edgiest and most hilarious production on or off the Broadway stage. Its one-of-a-kind nature makes Avenue Q an absolute must-see, and patrons continue lining up to see the famed puppet show - no matter where it plays. After all, as producer Kevin McCollum said, “Avenue Q is the Cher of musicals - we just keep having comeback after comeback!”

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Posted in General on February 3, 2010

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