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Avenue Q

Presented by Playhouse on the Square at The Circuit Playhouse

October 7-October 30, 2011

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This Tony Award-winning musical with crass but charming puppets is the hilarious and heartfelt story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York with big dreams and little money. He can only afford to live on Avenue Q, but at least his neighbors turn out to be…colorful. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life. “Savvy, sassy, and eminently likeable.” – The New York Times.

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    The Circuit Playhouse

    51 S Cooper
    Memphis, TN 38104

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    $15-$38

    Info Phone: 901-726-4656

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    Dates:
    October 7-October 30, 2011

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    Thurs. - Sat. 8pm Sundays 2pm

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    • Event Name: Avenue Q
      "Review by Glenda Mace - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Glenda Mace from Memphis, TN, Oct 11, 2011
      

      Avenue Q, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, opened at Circuit Playhouse Friday night. It is billed as Sesame Street for adults and this comedy lives up to its... Expand

      Avenue Q, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, opened at Circuit Playhouse Friday night. It is billed as Sesame Street for adults and this comedy lives up to its billing. Don’t be fooled by the charming puppets and the disarming actors who propel them. This is not a kiddy show. Early in the first act I fell under the spell of Avenue Q. It is funny, edgy and charming. It is the story of the post college, under-employed stratum of creative dreamers who have come to live on one of the lesser known alphabet streets in lower Manhattan. Some are searching for their purpose in life and some just searching for a job. From the opening number, music expresses much of what is going on with the characters. Princeton, a recent college graduate, looking for a job and an apartment arrives on the scene with the musical question What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? You are introduced to most of his neighbors with the tune, It Sucks to Be Me – Brian, an aspiring comedian who has just lost his day job- Kate Monster, a kindergarten teaching assistant - Rod a possible gay, anal-retentive Republican banker - Nicky, his slacker roommate -Christmas Eve, Brian's Asian fiancée and a therapist with no clients - Gary Coleman, yes, THE Gary Coleman, is building superintendent and the neighbors argue over whose life sucks the most. You are introduced to Trekie Monster with the lyrical, The Internet Is for Porn. Lucy, the Slut sings Special and when you throw in the Bad Idea Bears you have the cast. And be advised: The graphic antics of the puppets as Gary Coleman, and company sing You Can Be Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Making Love) are quite funny and quite explicit. And on the sentimental side, Christmas Eve and Kate sing The More You Ruv Someone (The More You Want to Kill Them). Jordan Nichols has done an excellent job directing the show and choreographing the movement of the puppets. Music Director, Renee Kemper and the orchestra are outstanding. And credit to the scenic designer, Jimmie Humphries, the orchestra is playing from an open window on an upper floor of the tenement. A stellar cast who has mastered their puppet craft and the art of telling their story: Brian (Kyle Blair), Bad Idea Bear (Sarah Koch), Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut (Kelsey Hopkins), Gary Coleman (Claire D. Kolheim), Princeton/Rod (Ben Laxton), Nicky/Trekkie Monster (Nick Mason), Bad Idea Bear (Patrick Mullen, Jr.), Christmas Eve (Maya Naff), Mrs.T (Andrea Rouch). Collapse

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    • Event Name: Avenue Q
      "Review by Glenda Mace - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Glenda Mace from Memphis, TN, Oct 11, 2011
      

      Avenue Q, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, opened at Circuit Playhouse Friday night. It is billed as Sesame Street for adults and this comedy lives up to its... Expand

      Avenue Q, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, opened at Circuit Playhouse Friday night. It is billed as Sesame Street for adults and this comedy lives up to its billing. Don’t be fooled by the charming puppets and the disarming actors who propel them. This is not a kiddy show. Early in the first act I fell under the spell of Avenue Q. It is funny, edgy and charming. It is the story of the post college, under-employed stratum of creative dreamers who have come to live on one of the lesser known alphabet streets in lower Manhattan. Some are searching for their purpose in life and some just searching for a job. From the opening number, music expresses much of what is going on with the characters. Princeton, a recent college graduate, looking for a job and an apartment arrives on the scene with the musical question What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? You are introduced to most of his neighbors with the tune, It Sucks to Be Me – Brian, an aspiring comedian who has just lost his day job- Kate Monster, a kindergarten teaching assistant - Rod a possible gay, anal-retentive Republican banker - Nicky, his slacker roommate -Christmas Eve, Brian's Asian fiancée and a therapist with no clients - Gary Coleman, yes, THE Gary Coleman, is building superintendent and the neighbors argue over whose life sucks the most. You are introduced to Trekie Monster with the lyrical, The Internet Is for Porn. Lucy, the Slut sings Special and when you throw in the Bad Idea Bears you have the cast. And be advised: The graphic antics of the puppets as Gary Coleman, and company sing You Can Be Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Making Love) are quite funny and quite explicit. And on the sentimental side, Christmas Eve and Kate sing The More You Ruv Someone (The More You Want to Kill Them). Jordan Nichols has done an excellent job directing the show and choreographing the movement of the puppets. Music Director, Renee Kemper and the orchestra are outstanding. And credit to the scenic designer, Jimmie Humphries, the orchestra is playing from an open window on an upper floor of the tenement. A stellar cast who has mastered their puppet craft and the art of telling their story: Brian (Kyle Blair), Bad Idea Bear (Sarah Koch), Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut (Kelsey Hopkins), Gary Coleman (Claire D. Kolheim), Princeton/Rod (Ben Laxton), Nicky/Trekkie Monster (Nick Mason), Bad Idea Bear (Patrick Mullen, Jr.), Christmas Eve (Maya Naff), Mrs.T (Andrea Rouch). Collapse

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