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Avenue Q

Today, I am going to see my favorite musical of all time: Avenue Q. It's currently off-Broadway, but I don't care. I get to finally see this show live! I may or may not write a reaction post, we'll see how I feel when I get home. BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHOW NOW!
If you don't know already, I ranked this show my number one favorite in this post and I wrote about John Tartaglia who was in the original cast in this post. Honestly, I think I can half blame my love for John on this show and half blame it on him being one of the nicest people to actually respond and interact with fans on social media. We are unofficially Twitter best friends and I am the president of his fan club. Get on my level. Joking. Sorry I just get excited when I talk about him. But this post is not about him. It's about Avenue Q.
What can I say about Avenue Q? It's Sesame Street for adults. There is a sex scene between two puppets. The show taught me a German word. It's amazing. The show has helped me cope with taking a semester off of school.

Original Broadway cast:
John Tartaglia as Princeton/Rod
Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Kate Monser/Lucy the Slut
Rick Lyon as Nicky/Trekkie/Bad Idea Bear
Natalie Venetia Belcon as Gary Coleman
Ann Harada as Christmas Eve
Jordan Gelber as Brian
Jennifer Barnhart as Mrs. T/Bad Idea Bear
Tracklist:
Act I
1. The Avenue Q Theme
2. What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?
3. It Sucks to Be Me
4. If You Were Gay
5. Purpose
6. Everyone's a Little Bit Racist
7. The Internet is For Porn
8.Mix Tape
9. I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today
10. Special
11. You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love)
12. Fantasies Come True
13. My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada
14. There's a Fine, Fine Line
Act II
1. It Sucks to Be Me (Reprise)
2. There is Life Outside Your Apartment
3. The More You Ruv Someone
4. Schadenfreude
5. I Wish I Could Go Back to College
6. The Money Song
7. School for Monsters
8. There's a Fine, Fine Line (Reprise)
9. What Do You Do With a B.A. in English? (Reprise)
10. For Now
The show is about Princeton, who just graduated college with a bachelors degree in English and moves into an apartment on Avenue Q. Gary Coleman is the superintendent of the building. Princeton meets everyone in the neighborhood including Christmas Eve, Brian, Rod, Nicky, Trekkie, and Kate. He sings a song about finding his purpose in life. Trekkie sings about how the internet is for porn. We meet Lucy the Slut. Princeton and Kate sleep together. It is revealed Rod, a closeted republican, has a crush on his roommate and best friend, Nicky. Christmas Eve and Brian get married which is officiated by Gary Coleman. Rod kicks Nicky out for saying he's closeted, even though it's true, but not after singing a song about his fake girlfriend from Canada. Princeton and Kate break up at the wedding and that ends act I. Act II consists of Princeton an Lucy the Slut being a thing. Nicky is homeless. Gary Coleman teaches us a German word for "happiness a the misfortune of others". Some characters reminisce about college. Princeton and friends raise money so Kate can open her own monster school. Rod comes out and Nicky finds him a boyfriend. The show ends on a sort of positive note that nothing lasts forever and the things that suck is only "for now".

And that is my summary of Avenue Q. Before I see it live. I know they've changed some things over the years. Which I'm looking forward to seeing, since I know the original version back and front. Like I've said, his is my FAVORITE musical.
Overall Thoughts:
Favorite Character: Rod/Kate/Trekkie
Least Favorite Character: Mrs. T/Both Bad Idea Bears
Favorite Song: All of them
Least Favorite Song: None, though There's a Fine, Fine Line makes me cry for reasons
Rate Out of 10: 12/10

Yes, "There's a Fine, Fine Line" makes me cry because I relate to Kate Monster on several levels. And the reason Princeton is not one of my favorite characters is because he is not a great guy, honestly. In my opinion, he doesn't deserve Kate Monster, but that's a post for a rainy day.
I'M GOING TO STOP HERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WRITE A LONG POST. In reality it is July 10th at 4:55am and I'm scheduling this for next Friday (the 21st) which is when I'm seeing the show.
I am beyond excited to see it. Even though it's off-Broadway, I am considering this my second Broadway show. Also I have a tiny- the tiniest of tiny- crush on Jason Jacoby who is currently playing Nicky/Trekkie and I really hope he stage doors. And Ben Durocher, who is the current Rod/Princeton (John's original roles) follows John's fanpage Instagram (TartagliaFans, if you want to follow) so I hope he also stage doors. I hope to meet the entire cast, but these two specifically.
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