Live in Chicago? Go see Avenue Q the Musical. Now.
The furry, award-winning musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx is now playing in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theater until June 7.
Avenue Q the Musical pays a satirical homage to children’s television programs like Sesame Street and The Electric Company. It is a hilarious two-hour show featuring a tight ensemble of sassy people and puppets facing adult problems instead of those faced by pre-schoolers.
These guys are on the same wavelength as us, so you can imagine my delight when they won the Tony for “Best Musical.”
The razor sharp performances by Carla Renata as Gary Coleman and Robert McClure as Princeton & Rod, the closeted gay character based on Bert from Sesame Street were wonderfully funny.
It’s one thing to see the YouTube clips and another to see the full-color, fur-loving fun unfold before your very eyes. If you’re like me and grew up watching these children’s show, this intelligent, super-funny take on our collective struggle with sex, failure and purpose is something you won’t want to miss. Did I mention the starting price for seats is $25? It’s a giveaway.
Click here to get your tickets for Avenue Q in Chicago.
On today’s show Curtis Jensen, pictured here at the Halsted Street Market Days comes to talk about the up and coming IML Weekend and the parties taking place at Steamworks.
During our conversation on taboos, sex, and fetishes, we learned that Curtis once had sex with a “sex-machine,” which is a device that is a box with a phallic member attached to it. Turn on the power, and the phallus moves back and forth.
I could never see myself having sex with R2D2, but I could see myself getting frisky with a sexbot that looked like Jude Law in AI.
What would it take for you to have sex with a machine or a robot?
We were sitting in a Vietnamese restaurant last night and like many Asian restaurants, they have a Big ScreenTV set playing in the background, when the commercial for Poop Freeze came up.
Why anyone would want to freeze their doggy’s business is beyond me, but you have to admire their slogan: “Just frost and toss!”
David Archuleta (whom we declared the winner months ago) was runner up in last night’s big contest on American Idol. Sorry David but I’m sure we haven’t heard the last of you. And I have to ask, was there a straight man on that American Idol stage?
Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd has created a solar bra that could feasibly generate enough energy to power an iPod. The bra is really just for show and not for go because other than Madonna, what woman wears a bra outside in the hot noonday sun?
We are excited about the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie. I’ve been a big fan of crystal skull mythology for years. I even had a crystal skull puppet that acted as my sidekick before Marc came along. Mu Mu A’ Chu, the crystal skull, was created by aliens to save the human race. He crash landed on Earth and the impact cracked his skull leaving him a little off kilter. He had the personality of an old man and his favorite sex act was, of course, skull f***ing!
A Flintsone chewable of fabulousness- Feast of Fools.
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I always wonder about the puppets faces…………..but then how would I look if I had a hand up my ass? Well, I can always use mirrors! Never mind……..I was called a muppet out in San Fran by the Queens out there but I guess that was a compliment. Or maybe I just went out on a bad night? Why do they attack what is different?
I do plan on going back for Folsom so we will just have to see. I am sure I can find some FUN things to do out there.
I also want to hit Santa Cruz and make a pit stop over in Palm Springs again!
You know to check out the other clothing optional clubs………..And to visit all my Sister Friends over on the West Coast. I can’t wait to see the ones that are coming up for IML.
See you in Leather Girls.
Love ya
-SAL-E
Okay, the frosty poop can is the same as the air dusters for the computer turned upside down.
They typically liquid nitrogen inside, hence why the liquid inside bubbles away.
Also, props to Curtis for being so honest, the only question I have to ask is, whether it the machine use unleaded or diesel? =-P
Fausto, they have some USB powered sex toys and interactive computer software (for PC only, Mac users aren’t that weird).
Here is an lol catz for the real dolls.
hmm… it wont let me post it.
What are you trying to post?
An lol catz picture.
I’ll email my friend Soo in Korea and see if she can score me some of that poop freeze and have her mail it to me, she owes me a x-mas gift anyway. While I’m at it I’ll have her mail me one of those boob pudding things from Japan as well. Well hilarious and informative as always, love ya guys!
Great show guys, right after this show I went and purcased the Avenue Q soundtrack, hilarious!! I wouldn’t mind gettting screwed by a machine, I’m game for anything at least once. Snaps to for Curtis being so honest.
Matty
Loved the show today. Curtis, I salute you for boldly going where no man has gone before. lol
I think the poopie freeze can, could have come in handy for Shia Labeouf. GQ magazine next month runs a story on Shia’s admission that he used to poop in his pants until he was 12. I was laughing when he said he struck a karate pose, and it flew and hit the wall. He’s just so wacky, I’m starting to like him.
I think the reason they were able to call you a muppet was because of your sexual habits, not because of your costumes Sal-E! Love ya.
I’ve saw Avenue Q, and I loved it! They should have the Fausto and Marc play Sal-E like a marionette.
My partner and I saw Avenue-Q at the Fox Theater in St. Louis – the show was lots of fun!
I love the “Bad Idea Bears” – it was fun to see my best friends on stage!!
At all of the theater doors they listed warning that the show was for adults only – contained sexual themes and profanity….. I thought the signs were kinda dumb… but then again some old lady would try to bring her grandkids to see the puppets…