Avenue Q - What do you do with a B.A in english

[youkilledbambi]

I really dislike that Brian.

[MajBlood]

Why is Brian gay?

[MrCRSykes]

I don't like this age group doing this musical... they totally can't identify with the music.

[montefunk2004]

Brian is a little to over theatrical 

[Mistolina]

I had no idea Cory could do that voice XD

[05ywjc80]

Why the hell is the EXACT same comment both top comments?

[4795623]

What do you do with a B.A in english?

Rob a bank and get your money back, idiot.

[AmethystMuffinRose]

I saw this in NY and it was brilliant.. you guys didn't do too bad [:

[bherber]

How does an audience keep from shooting itself after having to watch that?

[andrewgomez360]

This is actually pretty good. I saw the play in new york and it was awesome

[MrTayloreh]

Is that Abed from Community!? ;)

[GoodWill181111]

That's an ugly Kate puppet.

[Superstarseven]

@GoodWill181111 Well I've seen Kate Monster puppets that look store bought or made very poorly so this one hardly looks bad in comparison.

[GoodWill181111]

@Superstarseven I see....

[MrInsanity25]

Nice. The guy's who did Gary and Princeton sounded exactly like the broadway actors.

Also I'm assuming you did the entire play there. What did you do to the sex scene. Did you cut it out? I'm just wondering how you censored because it had SOME effect on the story.

[GrandTheftXylophone]

@MrInsanity25 yeah i was wondering that aswell.

[MrInsanity25]

@GrandTheftXylophone Yeah. We have a drama club at my school and it'd be cool to see this done, but I go to private school. I think my hopes are done for seeing as how there's homosexuality in it and, though not for me, for most catholics homosexuality is like some satanic topic. -_-

[GrandTheftXylophone]

@MrInsanity25 yknow, i know a private school can take on its own beliefs, but you gotta admit thats pretty fucked up.

[MrInsanity25]

@GrandTheftXylophone I know, anyone over 25 gets uber pissed if I mention that I'm okay with it.

[Fishdude343]

why bring chorus on ??

[videoguru447]

WHERE THE HELL DID THE EXTRA CHORUS COME FROM?!?!!!!?!

[videoguru447]

Brian sounds way too happy!!!!

[silverthenutjob]

Why are two top comments written by the same person and is exactly the sam

[Superstarseven]

@silverthenutjob Uploader comments are always the first ones seen.

[roh86]

that chick isn't Japanese, that's just plain racist.



[1h473600613]

The girl playing Christmas Eve has an amazing voice.

[12345Broadwayfreak]

That is awesome! One of the best videos of this song on YouTube. Great performance!

[goodnamestaken]

WHOAH Princeton! That was AWESOME! Kate, you seem a little angry, but great voice.

[KeswickCamp08]

i love how everyone shuts up when Gary comes in, LOL

[KeswickCamp08]

2: 59: "So she knows lots of ways to make me really upset"....she? lol

[KeswickCamp08]

Brian seems gay, lol. nothing against gay guys, Brian is just supposed to be married so he cant be gay....um...right?

[readytosign]

the guy who plays brian needs to tone down his acting and stop squeaking when he talks and sing

[vader5001]

love the photography on gary's solo. nice work!!

[Lisaaa528]

2:09 I'm kinda pretty

Sorry Kate...you're not xD

[KeswickCamp08]

@Lisaaa528 i would thumb-up 10 times if i could....

[rileylendrum]

I think Kate's line "Fuck! It sucks to be me!" is possibly one of the best lines in the show, so I was a little disappointed when you censored it. Nonetheless, it was amazing! A lot better than some of the professional recordings on youtube.

[Poet0fDarkness666]

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[Domstrum]

I almost played drumset for this, but I ended up being to busy. D:

[PKBlueBlueBob]

This recording if great! You guys actually had multiple camera shots and cool little effects! XD Most of the videos of musicals I find on here are even close in quality of this one. Plus, you guys have some awesome talent! Great job. XD

[gbernardelli]

We´re all happy because our lives suck...

lol

[vampirepunk24]

it's weird but I want to hear the guys who sang first do "A whole new world" .

[magicidiot12345]

why was the big comedian guy played by a homosexual? he is straight.

[atvxAnonymous]

They are going to fast, they sped it up alot..

[wyrdrun]

My first degree was in Classical Languages (Latin & Greek). It is only slightly less useful than an English degree.

[TheKanonHara]

Did you get paid for this? Is it a school play?

[ToasterknowsALL]

@TheKanonHara It's a broadway musical.

[smilininthe3rd]

I basically have to agree with the consensus that Brian's over-the-top effeminacy was really the only problem I saw. Christmas Eve and Nicky killed their parts (which is a compliment).

[jleon1985]

Pretty good, except the guy playing Brian. He's too hammy and is all around no good in this part... Well from this clip anyway.

[xXgorillazboosh11Xx]

"why you all so happy?"

" 'cause our lives suck!"

HAHAHAHAH gets me every time XD

[xxDaSplatterSlayerxx]

Brian: don't sing and act like your constipated!!

Kate: tone it down!!

Dancing: some danced like something was up there bottom, others danced as if something was coming out of there bottom

Pianist: needed to be at more rehearsals

Everyone else: not bad

[xXgorillazboosh11Xx]

nicky is broadway class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[pokegodess4]

wow... rod said "so she knows lots of ways to make me really upset"... did anyone ,besides me notic that?

[tjhanlon1]

@pokegodess4 he doesnt say she it does sound like it but he doesnt its he says hhe maybe like a small stutter but it does sound like it

[johndavid2332]

Very Good Performance!

[53tgh1]

In fact I think they rushed the song!

[53tgh1]

I think Princeton rushed his song a bit...

[SpinneyBigBird1095]

those puppets are horrifying. Kate sings how she is kinda pretty. Well, shouldn't the puppet be at least decent to look at?

[Superstarseven]

@SpinneyBigBird1095 Horrifying? Don't exaggerate. I've seen MUCH worse puppets for another production. The puppets seen here aren't perfect replicas but they're close enough.

[TrixterDarkthesecond]

i WAS ABOUT TO GO FOR A BA IN ENGLISH....Then my friend show me this.

[ajones355]

it sounds okay but at some parts the song sounded rushed. other than that mostly everyone is great :)

[Jimbobman903]

brian seems a bit melodramatic...

princeton is amazing

kate is really good.

I love how rod's actor has tucked his shirt in, the nice touches that reflect on the character are good.

nicky has the voice down to a T

Chhristmas eve is great, and has the accent down well.

nicky is literally broadway class

gary is brilliant

overal, that is one damned good show.:)

[evitangel]

Alright guys. Simple answer to everyone's question. Why is Gary Coleman not black? Well, we didn't have any black girls who auditioned. It sounds lame, but that's the truth. Believe it or not, The Gary Coleman character was supposed to be a white blond. The writers thought it would be funny for a white blond to play Gary Coleman, but a black guy came in and did it Off-Broadway for a bit, and then when it came to Broadway, they changed Gary Coleman to a black girl.

[evitangel]

Alright guys. Simple answer to everyone's question. Why is Gary Coleman not black? Well, we didn't have any black girls who auditioned. It sounds lame, but that's the truth. Believe it or not, The Gary Coleman character was supposed to be a white blond. The writers though it would be funny for a white blond to play Gary Coleman, but a black guy came in and did it Off-Broadway for a bit, and then when it came to Broadway, they changed Gary Coleman to a black girl.

[pantaloondescendo]

I have a B.A. in English, and I can tell you, this guy is absolutely right!

[dragonsammy1]

WTF brian was a bad actor and way way to skinny atleast put pillows or something in

[SaveTonight22]

Wow Nicky is pro, personally I didnt like Brian at all

[xnarutofan2x]

Okay, not close to the Broadway cast. But, in these roles, this was a student edition. I think too many people are basing them off of a Broadway production, this is pretty good overall.

[StarCraftPilot]

Oops, auto correct turned Kate into Jaye. I meant Kate monster.

[StarCraftPilot]

I think that yes, Jaye Monster was too loud. Yes, Christmas eve was white. But I think the guy who did Princeton could have a possible future with the real avenue q cast.

[bfflilly9]

lol a student version? XD

how do u make "the internet is for porn" and "everyones a little bit racist" a student version? XD

[Superstarseven]

@bfflilly9 The answer to that would be is completely cut out the first song and sanitize the other.

[88Mrkramer]

Yup the ensemble is just asinine... Also from a designer standpoint the actors should have been in black. Nicky is a great voice actor.

[Superstarseven]

@88Mrkramer The actors puppeteering where never all in black for the original Broadway production. In fact no footage I've ever seen from different productions all over the world has it's Puppeteers dress in black. Also no one is voice acting here. Just simply...acting.

[abrigellar]

...why is gary coleman white?!



[gill2711]

Brain is so off key!! The puppets arent great but look good for a small budget production!

Kate Monster is too shouty! I like Nicky the best

[bnyc5131999]

i double everything watuppeeps101 said

a couple more things, though:

kate monster has a really strong voice

christmas eve is really good, as is gary coleman (but why is she white?)

this has some pretty unneeded, awkward coreography and

i know its a school show so you have to include them, but the ensemble doesn't work for this show

great job!

[yourMrPink]

nicky is amazingggggggg !!!!!!!!!!!! i was like whoaaaaaaa

[Ilnoscopedjfk]

Is that a white girl playing christmas eve?

[JohnMichaelBradshaw]

We're doing this as our spring musical next year! I'm so happy!

[hermanandmaxwell]

was the girl playing Kate a puppeteer going in, because she's great!

[bnyc5131999]

kate monster and her puppet suck

[Superstarseven]

@bnyc5131999 The Puppet's head seems a little big but otherwise seems well made. The actress is fine.

[itbejess]

I don't understand why people are complaining about Kate. The point is that she's this perky happy go lucky person. Plus this girl is a great singer, i'd love to hear he rendition of fine fine line



[MrJohneybgood]

Rod and Nickey were the two best

[GermanianBystander]

Kate and Brian overacted. Usually it's hard to overact this kind of show, but they made me wanna switch to the next video.

But Rod and Nicky are GREAT and so is Christmas Eve.

[aragorn1780]

one question, (no worries, the cast fills the roles really well, and props for that!), but is your school pretty undiverse or were there simply no interested people for the "diverse" roles that were actually asian/black that would get the job done?

[johncerasi]

Where did you guys get these puppets? Or did you make them for the show? Cuz they're pretty good.

[aragorn1780]

@johncerasi the company that makes them rents them out to productions (including high schools)

[ShadowHammer321]

I did enjoy watching this, and I wish that I could have been there to watch the whole thing. I particularly liked the innovations you made, the changes to the original - ie, the laugh at gary's 'what you talking bout willis?' and the ad lib when christmas tree says 'It sucks to be me'.

I also thought the ending pose was wonderfully dynamic and interesting to look at.

[ShadowHammer321]

Princeton: not too shabby, although some more emotion (ie. sadness) could be conveyed during the opening.

Gary: really quite good considering you're a white woman playing a black guy.

All puppeteers: you're rather flowy in the way you move. Part of the reason the puppets in the orignal musical look so good is because their movements are more jerky and solid.

just saying that this CONSTRUCTIVE critiscism. I do not, in any way, mean to offend anyone with my comments, and I apologise if I do.

[ShadowHammer321]

okay then,

Brian: a little camp for my liking, (okay, a LOT camp) but that's workable and it's worked here.

Kate: doesn't sound too natural in the speaking parts. sounds rehearsed. and as watuppeeps says, a little too perky.

Rod: not too bad, although could stand to be a little higher to emphasise the campness.

Nicky: pretty good. uhh...not much else to say really.

Christmas tree: good accent, although might be better if you were perkier and made hand gestures.

[ALJs0ngz]

Princeton: AWESOME

Christmas Eve: Pretty good accent ^^

Gary: Why the hell is Gary fricken white?!

ROD AND NICKY I LOVE YOU U SOUND JUX LYKE THEM!!!!

Kate Monster: U suck.

[ALJs0ngz]

I LOVE KATE MONSTER! SHES MY FAV <3

[senninsasuke]

lol omg they r coming to my town soon cnt w8 to seee them in person

[pete2010f1]

Couldnt help noticing that......erm...........GARY IS WHITE??

[sevillana9]

Awesome. xD

[willdog8975]

why do the ppl come out on the side?

[TheSaltyJohnson]

Piano: Terrible

Brian: Way too flamboyantly gay

Kate: Tone it the fuck down

Princeton, Rod, Nicky: That was awesome

Gary: Why are you white?

[UcantResistClicking0]

@TheSaltyJohnson: Actually the guy who plays Rod is gay...I think...he seems pretty gay...my gaydar says 7/10 and this is coming from a gay guy

[WeMakeYouLaugh100]

This is my fav avenue q song

[SpinneyBigBird1095]

There are too many child-ish movements and dances (for instance the puppets during Gary and Christmas Eve's verses) and it makes it hareder to believe that those characters are post-college.

[muppetlover16]

@SpinneyBigBird1095 You're right SpinneyBigBird1095, it is rather childish, but expletives or not Avenue Q is still and always will be #1 in my book, btw what do you think of these ideas for "human" recasts?

Brian-Tyler Bunch

Christmas Eve-Aymee Garcia

Gary Coleman-Noel MacNeal

(if they were still using a female I'd say Rick Lyon's wife Tonya Dixon, since she played him in Vegas)

[SpinneyBigBird1095]

For Kate's line "I'm kinda pretty..." woudn;t that make more sense if the puppet was someone pleasing to the eye?

[MusicFeedsYourSoul]

These puppets scare me.

[carlton921]

Nicky is Awesome, but why is Gary white?

[SpongeVal]

The voice of Nicky! OMG! It's the same!

[SilverflameX3]

The guy who plays Nicky is AMAZING.

[RatherPointlesss]

@SilverflameX3 He REALLY is! I hope this youtuber who uploaded the video has told him :P

[watuppeeps101]

a few comments

Christmas eve-great accent

brian-sounds gay

rod-really good actor

nicky-holy shit does that guy sound like him

kate monster-WAY too perky

[AustinLikesPepsi]

@watuppeeps101 Brian shouldve not even been into this production. he cant even sing and has the "gay s" or whatever you call it. Nicky is amazing. Kate and Rod are alright. christmas eve is great.

[RatherPointlesss]

@watuppeeps101 I actually watched it AGAIN to see if you were right and you totally are! seriously agree.

[EpicOberon]

So is "The Internet is for Porn" in the student edition?

[jamiejones1313]

sack the pianist

[blueballsredhair]

@jamiejones1313 I'm a bang up piano player and even I could have played this better. Not like this is Franz Liszt here.

[willJACwin]

it was good for students. :D

[MajBlood]

One star because they destroyed the lyrics. That is always unacceptable. I doubt these little teenagers can even appreciate the messages of Avenue Q.

[farleyriver]

piano was off at times it seemed

[Froboshow]

I refuse to believe these are students... they're too good!