Last week, I saw the brilliant and not-too-appropriate-for-children musical Avenue Q and I have to say that it was one of the most magical moments in my musical-going career. It was unbelievably refreshing to see puppets partake in coitus and sing about closeted homosexuality, kind-of-racism, uselessness of a college degree, trying to find non-existent purpose, and fear of commitment — in a comedic, clever, and sociological way of course.
Nonetheless, I left San Francisco’s Orpheum Theater with a grin on my face. Princeton, Kate Monster, Trekkie Monster, Rod, Nicky, the Bad Idea Bears, Lucy the Slut — all of those adorable, legless characters with arms up their rears also left me nostalgic for puppets and muppets. More than that, I felt something in the air. It was an infection. An infection that Lucy the Slut would appreciate — a geist infection.
I guess this started when Cee Lo performed with a bunch of equally fun puppets at the Grammys, but it also goes beyond that with this Muppet homage to Kanye West track, “Monster” with Miss Piggy taking the role of an S&M-appropriate Nicki Minaj.
Muppets are pretty damn awesome, aren’t they?
“Avenue Q” is currently taking the stage at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco until Feb. 27. For tickets, visit shnsf.com
- Excited
- Fascinated
- Amused
- Bored
- Sad
- Angry
