Friday, September 12, 2003
Caught the Boadway show "Avenue Q" on Wednesday night (thanks to my sis for the ticket hook-up). I have to say this was a great show: witty, touching and funny all at the same time. It strikes a chord with your inner child tapping into what everyone loved about The Muppets and Sesame Street but presenting it in a modern, adult context (believe me when I say they are not joking about the show featuring "full puppet nudity") without being too gimmicky or kitschy. This is one of those Broadway shows that even people who hate the theater or Broadway can enjoy. The only shortcoming was that the play features a down-on-his-luck Gary Coleman reduced to becoming a building superintendent as one of the characters. It's unfortunate that the story couldn't be adapted or updated to take into account the even more bizarre recent real-life development of him having become a candidate in the California Governor's race.
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