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Review by M J Heilbron Jr. “Dr. Mo”

My wife and I just saw this on Broadway last week. It was one of those wipe-the-tears-of laughter from my eyes experience.
The standard description for the show has been “Sesame Street meets South Park”, because the puppets, the setting and the music all are OBVIOUSLY Jim Henson-inspired, and because it is gleefully bawdy and offensive in an equal-opportunity kind of way.
While that is true, I found that the true similarity lies within the amount of truth and humanity all three have. Things are said, and ideas proposed, that would be inappropriate for “humans” to say. Seeing “puppets” talk about racism, porn, homosexuality, poverty and love enables you to look at it from a slightly different angle, and you’ll learn a little bit more about yourself without even trying.
That is, if you can stop from laughing so dang loud.
The cast album perfectly captures the show, including just enough of the dialogue to give you the gist of the entire production. The vocal talent is impressive, with most singers doing two (or more) parts.
Seeing it live, realizing they are acting and puppeteering at the same time, the talent rises from “impressive” to “awesome”.
The songs are flat-out irresistible. You’ll be humming along before the individual songs even end.
The titles alone induce giggling: “What Do You Do With a B.A. in English”, “It Sucks To Be Me”, “The Internet is for Porn”…

Now, let’s be perfectly clear. This is NOT for everyone. If you are easily offended, if you are homophobic, if you are uncomfortable talking about sex or race…this is NOT for you. This is not for kids.

It IS one of the most riotously funny Broadway experiences I’ve ever had. And the CD captures it perfectly.

By the way, if you haven’t seen puppet sex, you haven’t lived…

(”It’s OK to Be Loud As Hell (When You’re Making Love)”.

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1. The Avenue Q Theme - Company
2. What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? - John Tartaglia
3. It Sucks To Be Me - Jordan Gelber, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Ann Harada, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jennifer Barnhart
4. If You Were Gay - Rick Lyon with John Tartaglia
5. Purpose - John Tartaglia & Company
6. Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
7. The Internet Is For Porn - Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Rick Lyon & the Guys
8. Mix Tape - Stephanie D’Abruzzo, John Tartaglia
9. I’m Not Wearing Underwear Today - Jordan Gelber with Ann Harada
10. Special - Stephanie D’Abruzzo with the Guys
11. You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You’re Makin’ Love) - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart & Ensemble with Stephanie D’Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
12. Come True - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo with Rick Lyon
13. My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada - John Tartaglia
14. There’s a Fine, Fine Line - Stephanie D’Abruzzo
15. There Is Life Outside Your Apartment - Jordan Gelber, John Tartaglia & Company
16. The More You Ruv Someone - Ann Harada, Stephanie D’Abruzzo
17. Schadenfreude - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon
18. I Wish I Could Go Back to College - Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia
19. The Money Song - Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Natalie Venetia Belcon with Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Jennifer Barnhart
20. School for Monsters/The Money Song (Reprise) - Rick Lyon & Company
21. There’s A Fine, Fine Line (Reprise) - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo with Ann Harada
22. What Do You Do With A B.A. In English? (Reprise) - Rick Lyon with Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber & Jennifer Barnhart
23. For Now - Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Ann Harada, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart