Welcome to Ave. Q

So guess what I did this evening. I went with my friend, Sara, to see the Broadway musical, Ave Q at the National Theatre. Why ever would I do such a thing? Well, here's how it happened. Sara introduced the music from the show to me last Thanksgiving. At first I was a bit skeptical about it, but quickly found myself laughing nearly to tears. After hearing the music, it got stuck in my head, and I really wanted to see the show. I made two trips to NY in the meantime and the first time it was sold out. The second, we couldn't agree on what to see (a.k.a. the others wouldn't agree that they indeed wanted to see what I wanted to see), so we saw nothing. I ended up buying the music and and found myself singing along more than once.

As it turns out, the show is traveling now, and it is making a brief stint here in DC. Since Sara has a B-day coming up, she guilted me into going to the show too--she didn't have to twist my arm all that hard though. I must say it was well worth it. I mean, who couldn't love a show that has puppets and deals with 20 something people (people like me) dealing with issues of life like racism, finding your purpose in life, dating and relationships, job seeking and internet porn (in song form no less)? Here is a clip of one of my favorite songs in the show, Everyone's A Little Bit Racist"(sorry it's a bit bumpy and the sound isn't great, but I didn't film it. It's a lot better in person):

I hope you enjoyed that.

Here are a couple of photos.

Inside the National Theatre

From the balcony by our seats

Poster at the theatre after the show

No, I don't claim to be a theater aficionado, however, I would have to say that Ave Q is one of the best plays that I have seen. It's a lot of fun. PG-13 rated for sure, but in my humble opinion, it's well worth the money. If anyone here in the DC area has a chance, I would recommend that you check it out (or find out if it's going to your area and see it there). There's about a week and a half left here.