Show Business: the Road to Broadway (11/11) (CC)

[ztslovebird]

lol, I love the statistic about the drop in hate crimes against puppets since Avenue Q opened!

[supertaquito94]

Well... Wicked is still on Broadway, and Avenue Q isn't. That says all you need to know about which is the better musical.

[zisel2]

@supertaquito94 yeah box office receipts are definitely the biggest indicator of quality

[CallYouMeFair]

@supertaquito94 Avenue Q is a fantastic musical.  I love Wicked but it's over hyped. It isn't as good as everyone makes it out to be. Wicked simply has a wider audience base because you don't have to be 17 to see it. That is the main reason it earned more money.

[degeorgetitanic]

@CallYouMeFair Thats really not true. Just because a show becomes more successful does not mean its less good quality wise to a smaller show. Tbh...I expected to LOATH wicked and I walked out a huge fan...and the exact opposite for Avenue Q. WICKED is more successful because it SPEAKS to a wider audience then AQ did.

[ztslovebird]

@degeorgetitanic Not exactly. I love both Wicked and Avenue Q, but I'd have to say Avenue Q speaks to a wider audience. Wicked's message just seems easier for conservative people to swallow. Avenue Q requires a very open mind; you can't go in thinking "This is a puppet show, therefore it will suck" or "This is a bunch of people talking about sex, porn, and homosexuality, therefore it will suck". But it's not about the puppets, or the sex; it's about finding your way in REAL life.

[Gryfu1]

@supertaquito94 Not really.

[Melesse636]

Thank you for posting this! It was great to be able to watch the entire film right after reading about it and realizing that I'd never find the DVD locally.

[ThexImperfectionist]

I know that's Idina's voice playing over the credits at the end, but can anyone tell me what the song is? I don't recognize it.

[Maestrojosh87]

@ThexImperfectionist "Lullaby of Broadway" re-arranged by Jeanine Tesori.

[MsBigmak19]

thats really sad about Taboo