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allieandra) wrote2009-02-19 08:41 pm
Avenue Q (contains major spoilers)
I have quite a bit I need to write about now. The only problem is I've got a 9am at uni tomorrow today so I need to sleep. But I can't sleep. Too busy sneezing. Damn it.
*has a 5 minute sneezing fit*
Shall I start with Avenue Q? Chronological order seems best.
(Amy/others you might want to skip this if you don't want to know what happens. Seriously.)
The first song is performed off stage, or possibly pre-recorded, I'm not sure. And some TV screens come down either side of the stage. Then on walks
Song: What Do You Do With a B.A. in English / It Sucks To Be Me
Now the dilemma. Do you watch the puppets or the actors? I'm not the only one to be puzzled over this hearing the talk at the stage door. Most people seem to decide on the actors for the strutting and facial expressions. Comedic enough even without the lyrics.
Christmas Eve was played by the understudy Candy Ma. She's Chinese playing the part of a Japanese woman. The accent wasn't right, it's near enough that if you hadn't repeatedly listened to the Broadway Soundtrack you wouldn't realise. She is a brilliant actor anyway, and very sweet when I met her afterwards. Still I hope it's the normal actor when I next see the show.
A couple of the lines in the songs are different from the soundtrack. Probably adapted so they make more sense to an English audience rather than an American audience.
Song: If You Were Gay
My God, Daniel plays camp very well, the camp American accent had me in histerics. The skipping around the stage slayed me! Mark's accent whilst playing Nicky is uncannily similar to the soundtrack, could be the same guy.
Mark also does Trekkie Monster. How the hell does he do that voice?! I love Trekkie. He's all fluffy and huggable and a bit of a rogue.Song: Purpose
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Song: Everyone's A Little Bit Racist
Everyone sings along with this one! When the music cuts out for '...because it's based on truth', you can hear the audience over the actors and then everyone laughs at this.
Mrs ThistleTWAT talks over the phone from one of the windows and we find that Kate Monster gets to teach a whole lesson. She decides upon 'The internet' as her topic. And sings a song about it.
Song: The Internet is For Porn
Trekkie!!! I love him. And this song. The audience are the 'normal people' and Mark looks expectantly at the front few rows when trying to proove that most people do use the internet for porn. Que awkward laughter.
Song: Mix-Tape.
Lovely little song. The best bit though, is after the song has finished, just before the lights dim. The actress has an expression that I can only describe as *happy sigh*!
Song: I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today.
Might have to buy another Tee with this on. Works so much better in context than it does on CD. Christopher, who plays Brian is perfect for the part.
Song: Special
The introduction of Lucy The Slut. A very sexy puppet. All cleavage. Err yeah, can't really think of much to say other than this is where you get really involved in the story. Or I did anyway.
Song: You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want (When You're Making Love)
Puppet sex. Nuff said.
Song: Fantasies Come True.
Awww Rod. *huggles* poor guy. Dream sequence
Song: My Girlfriend, Who Lives In Canada
Return of the uber camp Rod trying to act straight. Hillarious. "And I can't wait to eat her pussy again."
Song: There's A Fine Fine Line
One of my favourites to sing along with.
*Interval*
Daniel sat down to one side of the stage. A quiet, serious moment in the midst of all the laughter. The lyric about being old/22 breaks the atmosphere and leads Brian into the song
Song: There Is Life Outside Your Appartment.
A pigeon squashed on the street, road works and someone preparing to jump?! I think I'd rather mope around inside thank you very much.
Song: The More You Ruv Someone
Funny, but one of my least favourite songs. It's another taking the piss out of Christmas Eve being Japanese.
I think this is another video screen moment. There were a few. And it's obvious that Avenue Q was designed to be a TV series, with clear 'episodes' in the production. Anyway, the TV screens showed a very lame joke that I got immediately although most people seemed to take quite some time to work out. The death by bees was funny though.
Song: Schadenfreude
Did this work in context? I can't remember. But I do love the song. 'Fuck you lady, that's what stairs are for.' Is one particular line that gets stuck in my head.
EDIT: Lucy The Slut was hit on the head by a dropped coin (plot alert!) her head sags backwards. I thought she was dead but apparently not as she was taken to the hospital where attached to a heart monitor. Instead of the normal reading it traced out her breasts. Childish but funny. Repeatedly.
Her becoming a born again christian was symbolised (should I use a 'z' as it's american?!) by these readings going back to the regular spikes.
Song: I Wish I Could Go Back To College.
Some of the lines in this song really ring true with regards to university life. - Can't think of what else to say. All this sneezing seems to have imploded my brain.
Song: The Money Song
Actors run around the crowd wanting money. Or in Brian's case, high-fiving everyone he can reach and throwing his had across the stalls. Give them something funny, they seem to appreciate that!
Song: School For Monsters
Trekkie! 'Cause we all know, the only stable investment is porn.
EDIT: The name of the school for monsters was lowered over the buildings on a sheet. The cast had two ropes to pull to reveal this. As the ropes were thrown over, the first hit Daniel on the head whilst dancing around, and then the second did exactly the same only with a little more force. I don't know whether it was done on purpose but Daniel glared up at the top of the set! It was funny if you were there.
Song: For Now
EDIT: 'George Bush was only for now'. has replaced the line 'George Bush is only for now. You'd have thought they'd have come up with a better replacement line, maybe they would have if the run was continuing for longer than it is. I'd like to suggest 'Prop 8 is only for now' because it better be. It's quite probably worse than George Bush, at least he was funny. *Is at risk of starting a political debate*
Can't remember exactly where this fits in, so I'll just add it at the end. Christmas Eve's wedding dress is AMAZING!
In the state i'm in, i know i've missed half the characters but if i leave it much longer i'll forget completely so thought this would be preferable. Congrats on reading all of the nonsense if you've got this far!
Night xx