The Deal: Avenue Q, the Broadway musical that features puppets and humans, opened in Charlotte at Belk Theater last night.
The Good: It’s full of adult content, from puppet nudity to foul language. If you no longer watch Sesame Street (because you’re too old), but you still like puppets, then Avenue Q is a quick solution for entertainment. The cast tackled dating/relationships/sex, coming out of the closet, unemployment and finding a purpose in life with a batch of catchy and humorous songs. Highlights included a song about the internet/porn, a song about love/killing and puppets having sex. It’s definitely not a show for the kids.
The Bad: For most of the show, the topics took different routes to the same theme, but I felt a little lost as to why they even tried to tackle the subject of racism. The song declared ,“Everyone’s a little bit racist sometimes,” and despite bringing a little bit of humor to a heavy issue, it didn’t seem to fit with the show.
The Verdict: Don’t miss it. It’s a hilarious show that dishes out some good advice on how to live. Whether you are looking for your life’s purpose or you think you’ve already found it; Avenue Q will give you more than you bargained for.
Check it out: July 23, 24, 25, 8 p.m.; July 26, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; July 27, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalcenter.org.
This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2008.
WTF?! “Listings editor” is qualification to review a theater production? This is as ridiculous as Cheris Hodges’ movie review the other day. Anybody else out there miss the old days when CL was great?
Did you see film critic Matt Brunson’s review of Batman? Or all of theater critic Perry Tannenbaum’s theater reviews that run every damn week? CL ain’t changed. Get a grip.
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