‘Avenue Q’ musical review: The delinquent stepchild of ‘Sesame Street’

You’ll have heard of Avenue Q before, of course; the delinquent boozy stepchild of Sesame Street from the co-creator of Book of Mormon. Following five years in London’s West End, this supremely confident production (in Brighton all this week) absolutely nails the energetic perkiness and gawsh-darned American-ness that’s required to make Avenue Q work. One … >

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‘Avenue Q’ musical review

You’ll have heard of Avenue Q before, of course, the delinquent boozy stepchild of Sesame Street. In a supremely confident production, Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre Company have absolutely nailed the energetic perkiness and gawsh-darned American-ness that’s required to make Avenue Q work. One of the major draws of this show is that it’s much more … >

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Visit ‘Avenue Q’ in Vancouver this Christmas

Avenue Q, “the Broadway musical for adults”, is now playing in Vancouver. The Sesame Street-esque puppets and their human friends will be at Granville Island Stage until 3 January 2015 > Buy tickets here. Avenue Q tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate who arrives in New York City looking for love, a … >

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Cookie Monster sings ‘Call Me Maybe’

Carly Rae Jepsen’s ubiquitous hit single has been reinterpreted by everyone from the cast of Star Wars to the President of the United States, but this is the best yet: a heartfelt paean to the buttery biscuit-based snacks that are his raison d’etre from Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster. ‘You’ve got cookie,’ he growls plaintively. ‘Share … >

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‘Sesame Street’ sings ‘Sure Shot’ by the Beastie Boys

After the tragic recent death of Adam Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys, we – like so many other people across the world – have been revisiting the stunning musical legacy he left behind. Although Paul’s Boutique will always be our personal favourite, the consistent high-end quality of the tunes on Ill Communication makes … >

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‘Don’t EVER have any disrespect for me…’

The funniest video mash-ups are the ones where the audio and visuals are starkly – ludicrously – incongruous, yet are synced together impeccably. A fine example is this vintage reimagining of Sesame Street in the style of Martin Scorsese, which is undoubtedly brought to you today by the letter ‘F’…

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