Wednesday, September 16, 2009
‘Avenue Q’ Downsizing, to New World Stages, Off Broadway
NYTimes.com: "In June it was announced that “Avenue Q,” an adult takeoff of children’s shows like “Sesame Street,” would close at the Golden Theater. But at what was to be its final performance, Kevin McCollum, the lead producer, said that “Avenue Q,” which in 2004 won the Tony Award for best musical, would move to New World Stages in Clinton, where it would resume performances on Oct. 9."
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I loved Avenue Q. It was one of the more recent plays I had the opportunity to see on Broadway, being a poor college student. I'm very glad it will keep performing in New York; so many popular plays are intensely integrated with the mythos of the city. I couldn't believe it when RENT closed as it seemed so integral to the theater culture of New York. Avenue Q is the same way. I think it's important in some ways to keep the starving-artist commentary alive in theater. It's one of the only ways in which we successfully acknowledge ourselves. Ideologically New York may be paved with gold, but in reality it's paved with muppets.
Personally, this is the one Broadway show I have wanted to see more than any other for a while now. When I heard it would be closing, I was a little upset. This is a great creative approach to saving a great show. The creativity the arts community has been showing to be able to cut costs and still provide the same great products is fantastic. If anything, this recession has shown there is fat to be cut, and that is what they are doing. Let's just hope ticket prices remain this low...
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