Avenue Q

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Studies over the last how-ever-many years indicate that children are beginning to mature physically and psychologically at an earlier age than ever before; evidently, adolescence is getting underway before the literal adolescent years. So far, no studies have confirmed that adolescence is also lasting longer -- through the 20s or even the early 30s -- but the highly entertaining yet somewhat troubling Avenue Q could serve as anecdotal evidence of this hypothesis.

Here's a jaunty new musical, transferred from Off-Broadway to Broadway at a reported cost of $3 million, about a streetful of unemployed twentysomethings who are either unable or disinclined to grow up. (One of them readily admits [...]

With a stellar young cast, hilarious lyrics and book, and spit-polished, spoofical songs, Avenue Q is a hit in the making.

In fact, this grownup takeoff on Sesame Street, playing at the Vineyard in a house that it will surely outgrow, seems a ready-made success. Very few shows by unknown creators -- in this case, the music and lyrics team of Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx -- emerge with such a level of confidence. (That short list includes Rent and Urinetown). With the South Park movie rounding out its list of acknowledged predecessors, Avenue Q covers territory that is fairly well mapped by now, yet it displays the assurance and enthusiasm of a well trained college graduate who is light on l[...]