Little did we know that we would be embarking upon such a hilarious, witty, and intelligent show. We literally were laughing out loud through the majority of it and connected with the characters right off the bat. The cast was incredibly strong (there are only four of them), and the dialogue was incredible. Just a thought, though. If you're planning on seeing this show, don't listen to the music ahead of time. It's a lot more funny when you know none of the lines. Annie knew every single word of Avenue Q before she saw it (yeah, nerd, let's get past that) and it wasn't as funny for her had she not known absolutely every word with the same inflection and pauses as on the CD. She was literally laughing a half-second before every punch-line occurred. "Everyone's a little bit-" HAHAHA! Lame.
Another thing is, if you don't know much at all about musical theatre or pop culture, you probably won't find this show that funny. Our dad squeezed by, because, fortunately for him, he often gets to hear about the joys of musical theatre. But yeah, we got the majority of the jokes, but there were still many references where we had no idea what they were talking about. And we're pretty big theatre geeks.
Here's a video from when the cast made little webisodes. In this particular one, you will see a slew of Broadway stars. See if you can guess who all of them are (don't worry, there are credits at the end if you missed some). Make sure you watch the entire video. Trust us, the end is worth it.
So, what should we know about that's going on in Richmond? Is everything closed? We hope not. Let us know what else we should see!
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