And this is better than a movie, because: Why?
I’m sure they’ll have a lot more time to do the show when they don’t have to keep stopping to let people in and out of the theater.
$19? It’ll be worth it.
Oooh boy will it be worth it.
You’re a naughty one, Saucy Jack!
You’re a haughty one, Saucy Jack!
That would be the 10 Commandments. I have a couple tickets for it in LA. I’ll come back and report on how awful it is if I can actually drag myself to it.
“Zoo Animals on Rollerskates” is no longer a spoofe. 
Oh, good. I was hoping it wasn’t Go, General Lee!, because the General Lee was the name of the car in Dukes of Hazzard, not Starsky & Hutch.
You jest, but years ago I read that a theatre company was commissioning a composer the write a Star Trek opera.
Meh. With an opera called Nixon in China, I shouldn’t be surprised.
I like Nixon in China.
I’d pay premium ticket price for a Last Starfighter musical just to see the interpretive dance finale that they come up with when Alex presses the Death Blossom button.
Xur’s big finish song, What Do We Do?
Xur:
Oh General! Our engines our failing!
Oh General! The moon draws ever nearer!
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
How can we make it right?
The galaxy is meant to be hailing,
Emperor Xur.
It was perfect 'til this Earthling interferer
Won the spaceship fight.
What do we do? Oh what do we do? C’mon general and give me a clue!
(I’ll be merciful and skip to the end)
What do we do? Oh tell me how and why!
What do we do? That’s what I’m asking you.
What technobabble will make this flagship fly.
What do we do?
General:
We die!
Nixon in China is actually one of the best operas of the last several decades. It’s one of only a couple, IMHO, that are likely to make it into the eternal repertoire.
Really? Well, I guess I should give it a listen, then.
There are very few good musicals in existence, which I shall kindly list here. Observe:
The Last Unicorn
Moulin Rouge
Rent
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Everything else sucks.
Oops. Got my schlocky TV dramas (dramas!?) mixed up.
I have a hard time imagining how someone could like those specific musicals and not like The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Then again, I like Man of La Mancha. (Except for that one song.)
The problem I have with Avenue Q is, well, the music sucks. In two ways. First, the songs just aren’t that good. The song about being “a little racist” is just fucking abominable. But even if we admit that “The Internet is for Porn” is a little catchy (no, I don’t like it, but I can understand its appeal to some), it’s not a showtune.
Showtunes, with very few exceptions, don’t have refrains. The usually go Intro-Verses-Bridge-Verse. “Internet/Porn” is just a shit little jingle with a refrain.
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Rent
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Rent is mired in the muck of the early 90s. While it’s fine for one viewing, repeated exposure is a “reality bites” version of Clockwork orange.
Don’t worry, you’re not alone with that opinion. I enjoy Avenue Q, but there’s no way it should have won best book or best music (or best show) over Wicked. Wicked’s music is just better. Period. It’s got depth to it, whereas Avenue Q does sound like Sesame Street - great for introducing kids to music, but not so great for a musical. And my biggest issue with Avenue Q is that the plot is essentially close to RENT with a few minor differences. Wicked should have won this year - it’s just a superior show. Of course, had Assassins been in the best NEW musical category, where it belonged, it would have beaten both shows.
(I’m so glad to find someone else who feels this way about Avenue Q!)
Ava
The guy reponsible for the upcoming Dukes of Hazzard movie also has a Get Smart movie in the works. And Cedric the Entertainer is planning a remake of the Rodney Dangerfield classic (;))Back to School.