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Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
by Jeff Marx, Robert Lopez, John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Avenue Q
Product Group: Music
Studio: RCA Victor Broadway
ISBN: B0000BZK1R
EAN: 0828765592321
UPC: 828765592321
Binding/Media: Audio CD
Release Date: 2003-10-07
SKU: 00-J95D-0FH6
Condition: Very Good
Comments: CD looks brand new. Original artwork included. Case shows only minor wear.
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Editorial Reviews
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Album Description
AVENUE Q is a musical that has been running on Broadway since 2003 and is currently the 25th longest running musical in Broadway history and it has won 3 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL. The show is largely inspired by (and in the style of) Sesame Street.for adults. Most of the characters are puppets (operated by actors onstage). The characters use profanity and the songs concern adult themes. AVENUE Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the neighbors seem nice. There's Brian the out-of-work comedian and his therapist fiance‚ Christmas Eve; Nicky the good-hearted slacker and his roommate Rod -- a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. And would you believe the building's superintendent is Gary Coleman?!? (Yes, that Gary Coleman.) Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
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Amazon.com
Avenue Q will only fuel the frustration of those who think that Broadway has given up on sophisticated entertainment geared to adults. "Whatever happened to Cole Porter's witty rhymes and mature subject matter?" they'll say. Well, it's hard to deny that Avenue Q's main frame of reference is Sesame Street and that its humor can be very broad--yes, there's profanity and puppet sex. But the show also displays heart ("The More You Ruv Someone" typically begins with "Why can't people get along?") and a pretty satisfying zany streak. Musically, the score is rooted in 1970s pop, with nods to the aforementioned Sesame Street. The excellent cast, dominated by John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, does it justice, milking the humorous numbers for all they're worth and finding pathos in the more straightforward ones. Not bad for a childish show. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Customer Reviews
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Hilarious!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-08-31
I had the pleasure of enjoying this show live(and encourage you all to do so), and was not disappointed in this disc. I have it in my car and can often be found singing along-loudly!Songs that make you laugh out loud!Even after hearing them tons of times I still can't help smiling!
*Not to be played around the kids ;)
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AVE Q: Cannot get enough of this musical!
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-07-31
THis CD is fantastic! The music is wonderful, the lyrics are brilliant, it is a cd you will never get tired of!
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HILARIOUS!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-05-18
This is one of my favorite shows! It is so funny and smart ( and of course raunchy). It is just so well written. I listen to it all the time. An added bonus--the singers are great! It is truly hilarious. LOVE IT!!Voice Lessons To Go Volume 1: Vocalize and Breath
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Wonderful!
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-03-05
Original Broadway cast on the CD. Saw the musical in So. Cal. and wanted the CD. The quality of the recording is up to par and we love listening to it.
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Brilliant production, if you know the story.
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-02-09
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this CD at the touring show, which I saw twice last week.
Brilliant. Funny and touching.
Certainly not for kids, and if you've not SEEN it you may have a have a hard time understanding it. People younger than 30 may not be old enough to appreciate it. People born before 1960 may not grok all of the cultural references intended for the "Sesame Street Generation", depending on their experience. A lot of people who hate the show simply don't understand it.
The general plot line is people in a Sesame-Street like world facing reality in the decade after they graduated college. Some, like Princeton, are fresh out of school and think they're ready to take on the world, and discover they still have a lot to learn. Others have a good career and seem successful, but are miserable inside because they are living a lie.
Kate is naive and idealistic. She finally thinks she's finally found a boyfriend she's wants for a long-term relationship, only to have him be too immature to handle it.
Rod is dealing with his feelings and trying to admit to himself that he is homosexual. His friends are ready and supportive; the only one who is not okay with his feelings is Rod.
"Gary Coleman" is one of the few characters with his head totally screwed on. He's already been burned by life, and helps guide our cast to where they need to be.
Along the way, we meet Rod's love interest, Nicky who is straight, but wants nothing more than his gay friend to be happy. The absolute trash character Lucy The Slut comes in and messes up Princeton's life--something that he can do all by himself--but in the end gets her Cosmic Comeuppance. "Christmas Eve" is not a very good therapist, despite her Two Masters Degrees, but in the end she helps almost everyone. Even the internet pervert "Trekkie Monster" discovers there is a way he can help others, and in doing so kicks his need for therapy. The "Bad Idea Bears" help out as an adult parody of the sugary "Care Bears". They end up in a worse situation than anyone else.
In the end, a touching production. Bittersweet at times. Many, but not all, get what they want out of life. But they all learn that life--good and bad--is Only For Now.
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