This evening I saw my first Broadway musical, Avenue Q, at the Lansburgh Theater. So Funny. It was basically like Sesame Street, pitched at an adult audience … along with a mixture of puppets, people and monsters. It focused on the travails of 20-somethings trying to find their place in the world in the post college years. But the real charm of the show was in the very funny, and slightly naughty songs. Beginning with “What do you do with a B.A. in English?” and “It sucks to be me” to “The Internet is for porn,” many of the songs were very funny; and the over dramatization of some of them through the use of the puppet characters just made them better. The first half ended with a beautiful, poignant, song “There’s a fine, fine line (between love and a waste of time).” The second half wasn’t as strong as the first, but still it was a very enjoyable show. I’ll definitely have to see if I can borrow the CD from Andi.
Update: Saw it again tonight (8/11) with Kathy C, and it was just as good as the first time.