Avenue Q presidential debate part 3 - Vote Your Heart

[doghot88]

There's just something about a soaking wet John Tartaglia..... hnnng.

[JONASPuppy887]

Oh John's face when he hears the piano. Priceless !!!!

[EmmieB91]

haha, I love how John is trying not to laugh when he hears the piano. damn rain!

[Anocoals]

ok, first: LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second: Just curious; was there music in the backround? I didnt hear any...

Fabulous! :3

[ztslovebird]

@Anocoals There was supposed to be music, but the rain killed the piano. Thankfully, everyone in Avenue Q at this time was amazing and had perfect pitch, so they were able to sing a capella no problem :)

[purplestarz93]

My class elections are coming up and I will sing this!

[234sirhc]

@purplestarz93 Who do you think will win?

[purplestarz93]

@234sirhc The same people who ran last year. It's always a popularity contest, but all the candidates are good, so no worries.

[ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

Yay for John Tartaglia and the original cast! I dont like the others

[superherom03]

john is the only reason I watch Johnny and the sprites with my kids. yummy

[champgirl64]

well they didnt vote the right guy

[MMfan365]

What I can't believe is that Stephanie D' Abruzzo is a sesame street puppeteer!!!!

[Super7ators]

:O!!!!

[ShikoEYV]

A lot of the Broadway cast spent time on Sesame Street, actually. John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, and Stephanie D'Abruzzo all worked on the show before Avenue Q.

[crvrslpntddsstrs]

@ShikoEYV Jennifer Barnhart did too.

[connormalone]

@ShikoEYV Not only that but Rick Lyon also designed all the puppets for the show.

[muppetlover16]

@connormalone I wish Rick Lyon were back on Sesame Street, I miss him, he had so many great characters (well puppetry wise anyway) maybe if he talked to Joey Mazzarino, he could work out a deal with CTW (now SW) to renew his contract and then we would have our beloved Richard Lyon among us once more

[234sirhc]

@ShikoEYV Don't forget Jenifer Barnhart

[xoxo721xoxo1]

john dripping wet

hmmmmm

=D

[caminikaS2]

Johnny as Rod is just THE BEST *-*

[bezzybecks123]

lol john your FREAKIN AWSOME!!!!!!!

HAS ANYONE SEEN HIM IN SHREK THE MUSICAL AS PINOCHIO HES SO FUNNY!

[caminikaS2]

John was Pinochio at the Shrek Musical?! OMG I dindn't know that! And I did watch the Shrek Musical!

(though I didn't know Johnny when I saw it....) :P

[bezzybecks123]

yh i no everything hes in,

shrek the musical: pinocchio,magic mirror,dragon,begger(begger in the seatle show) and puss in boots.

beauty and the beast: lumire.

johnny and the sprites: himself

Avenue Q: rod periwinkle, princeton

used to be sesame street: ernie

used to be on light in the piazza: ???????

the batterys down: mattew lee portein

animation voices: loads of them

[caminikaS2]

wow, I love all the characters I know from that list! N' I can't believe maybe I had seen Johnny live somewhere! He's TOTALLY AWEASOME *u*

[bezzybecks123]

u saw johnny live lucky lucky lucky

[caminikaS2]

ahh just realized I hadn't seen Johnny live cuz when I saw Shrek the Musical the guy who was playing Pinnochio was his substitute :(

But I'm sure I'll see him sometime!

[bezzybecks123]

yh how was his understudie anyway i heared his name was robb sapp (dorkey name btw LOL) btw john will b bak in shrek in december so wot was robb like did he get pinocchio's voice right like john dus?

[GrimdourTheRampager]

They are LEGENDARY for performing in the rain AND without a keyboard.

Kudos to the folks of Avenue Q!

[bezzybecks123]

i agree lol

[wickedaeboy]

This is a reason why I love live theater.

[BigSpenderDisney24]

I LOVE JOHNNY!!!! he the BOMB!!!

[pinkbroadwayprincess]

I MET HIm!

[jackskellingtonsora]

Holy crap, that was amazing that they sang that song without the keyboard, and it was awsome too.

[doghot88]

Mmmm... John Tartaglia dripping wet.

This pleases me.

[willdog8975]

I love Avenue Q

And my Favorate person in the whole cast is Jennifer Barnhart, b/c she is so nice

She let me go backstage :D

[HamatoKameko]

Poor keyboardist must have felt bad with all that rain. XD

Bloody impressive that they pulled it off anyway.

[Qermaq]

Fucking professionals. I had no doubt it was gonna go on splendidly. These are truly great musicians, performers and actors. They pulled it through and kicked ass!

[BlackNeon]

John is so friggin amazing, I adore him. I love his voice/expression at 0:18 XD

[itsthatdramafreak]

wow john looks sexi..lol i love him<33

this video is soo cute :)

[shsunukh]

hey my question is

WHY was this uploaded 2 years AFTER that election

[msict]

youtube wasn't around at the time of the 2004 election! and didn't catch on right away

[piratebbydeppluv91]

my favorite part is definitely "So Rod who are you gonna vote for?" "I'm gonna vote my.... HEAAAAAAAAART" his voice is so freakin amazing. and the lack of music just proves that they're all real and not fake at all. (: <3

[Gochi]

OMG! John looks so frigging sexy!! And wet *winks*

I like it a lot! This video is great...thanks for the upload!!

[maygirl]

it was raining... Avenue Q makes any rainy day a happy day! =D

[4eva2beme]

I have to mention that these people were very professional in how they overcame the lack of music.

[piratebbydeppluv91]

Johnny looks so hot in this. ohh man. <3

[Melodyotakuchan21]

That is very cool.

[PharaohYami2]

ROFLOL

[AnimeOrigami]

AHAHA! xD Rod noticed that Bush doesn't kno how to pronounce Nuclear! xD

[shmaller]

Am I the only one who finds their serious black-suit Secret Serviceish bodyguards almost laughably out of place in a presentation for a largely comedic play?

[artsy209]

they should do this for John McCain and Barock Obama i would so go see that

[Amauz123]

that's what I was thinking.

[balletxxlove]

LOVE IT!

[multifacetedmage]

I agree if avenue Q did this for Barrack Obama and, John McCain there chances would greatly increase the guy i want is not in the race so if i gotta choose i'll go with Obama

[grobanie8191]

AMAZING.

[Pokegal31]

They sould do this for a Barock Obama and John M. Debate

[rachelsingsloud]

I WOULD SOO GO TO THAT.

LOL!

[RaveWithLasers]

:33333 "The great thing about democracy is that it gives everyone a chance to do something stupid."

[FranBMan]

That was amazing. It was so cool all in the rain and with no backing music.

[MrsLovett112]

Who actually would screw it up less?

[harryisthewalrus]

I HEART JOHN!!! woo. obsession.

[PhoenixAngel429]

They should do it again this year! Even just with Hilary vs Obama seeing the puppets of them like they did with Bush and Kerry would be cute.

[galvestongal1194]

I love Barrett Foa

[sirpranksalot]

VOTE TRECKIE MONSTER FOR PRESIDENT! Sorry had to say it! :D

[cellogrl4life]

hellz yeah!!! TREKKIE MONSTER FOR PRESIDENT!!!

[zeored95]

for real, Trekkie would do a much better job

[Deathclaw12]

the guy who will screw up less, that's priceless ^ ^

[qwaszxd12]

I love the end when Rod sorta poses XD

[rubzleandditchda]

did the piano break or something? still, they did really well to keep going

[MoonmenUnit42]

The show must go on!

[broadwayannie111]

AMAZING. just amazing. I love those guys!!!!

Stephanie is fabulous.

[rachelsingsloud]

john is so dang cuuuuuute!

[justgoaway11]

I love the begining! Rod rules!

[OfficalCutieE]

I meet Barrett Foa :) He's Amazing.

[MearkatProductions]

I like how the music fuzzled out but they just kept going, and everyone started clappin'. Awsome. =D

[randomrandomofdoom]

rods pimp XD

[rachelsingsloud]

good golly, john is such a cutie! (:

[laupy10]

i love rod and johnny T. he is amazing singer and preformer i really love to watch all of them they are a great team oh and from london simon lipkin is hott

[biiginjapan]

avenue Q rocks

[jacky7188]

good

[il0vegays]

Who does Jennifer (Kerry) Play in the real show?

[HarryPotterRENThead]

She does the right arm for Nicky and Trekkie, one of the Bad Idea Bears, Mrs. T., and she does the puppetering if puppets played by the same actor happen to be on stage at the same time. Ex. During Fantasies, she puppeteers Princeton while John does the voice in the shadows because he's on stage with Rod.

[naginililly]

ROD!!!<333<3<33333<33<3<33<3<3­3333  :D

sorry i just love him (the puppet) :D <33

[Dreamworksprogram]

Even though the music died due to wheather, they were still great.

[feeeeeebz]

lool i love it:)

[doghot88]

And it your job to pick the guy who will screw up... less! xD

[justgoaway11]

I LOVE Rod's opening "speech"

[doghot88]

Who plays Bush and Kerry?

[HarryPotterRENThead]

Rick Lyon plays Bush and Jennifer Barnhart plays Kerry.

[vansclassics]

mmm .. john tartaglia is nice.. specially when hes dripping wet

x

[cyndaminthia]

I love how Stephanie makes the decision to carry a tune even when the sound system was spiraling toward an inevitable demise.

[ApreciousIngenue]

She's quite the awesome [person]

[Dreamworksprogram]

She really knows the meaning of "The show must go on".

[coreyrules615]

johnny hear sounds so differnt

[HanHanFilms]

I LOVE John! HE LOOKS SOO HOT!!!! but, therea that little thing ='(

[WickedFan4000]

i know. :(

[ztslovebird]

What little thing? The fact he's gay? What's that got to do with anything? Just because he's gay doesn't mean he's not still the hottest and most talented guy to hit Broadway yet! Or do you mean his new show? It's amazing, once you get over the initial shock! It's the only one worth watching on Playhouse Disney!

[ztslovebird]

How did those guys in black suits with the umbrellas manage to keep straight faces?

[ztslovebird]

Johnny looks so HOT in a rain jacket, jeans, and the rain!

[muppetlover16]

@ztslovebird I was half-expecting the Sesame Street cast to join in, that would've been epic, and look at it this way at least ol' Rickly would be reunited with his CTW bretheren

[ztslovebird]

I love to clap along to the song!

[ztslovebird]

I hope they do it again next year!

[ztslovebird]

It's your job to choose the guy who will screw up next!  Hee hee! WE LOVE JOHNNY!! THESE GUYS HAVE GREAT A CAPELLA!!

[Watson2007]

Is it just me but did he break into Princeton's voice in there, Johnny I mean, not during the talking part but it kinda sounded like it when he hit that high note somewhere in the middle...

[ztslovebird]

Maybe during the "ooh laa laas" and the "vote your heart/avenue Q" part. John is hot and sext from the top of his head to the tips of his little toes (I think; I personally haven't seen them, but I think they'd be cute like the rest of him)!

[Watson2007]

Well of course they are:). I love Johnny, I watch him on Disney all the time (Yes dirty little secret, watching Kids shows to see a hot sexy actor lol).

[ztslovebird]

Me, too! At first, I was afraid that his show was another insult to intelligence (like the other shows on Playhouse Disney). But he has created the best kid's show EVER!!

[Watson2007]

And he is with puppets once again! I'm just glad that Disney let him design the show rather then taking over and making it into another corporate thing. Johnny is amazing on the show, and I can't think it's funny that the original 'Gary Colman' is on there too.

[ztslovebird]

Yeah, but I liked her better as Gary Coleman. And it's great that Johnny has total control over his show! WE LOVE YOU, JOHNNY!!

[ztslovebird]

It was kinda funny for me. The first episode I saw was Laugh, Sprites, Laugh/Hola, Lily. My first few thoughts were "Oh my God, Johnny has a right hand!", "Oh, my God, it's Gary Coleman!", and "How the hell did she hide all that hair in her little Yankees hat?"

[galinda91]

I love how even when the music kicked the bucket they kept it going. Great jokes and wonderful proffessionals.

[BokusatsuTenshi]

That's so awesome that the crowd started clapping a rhythm when the music stopped. Just imagine how nervous they got O: I <3 Avenue Q ^-^ Johnny is awesome

[ztslovebird]

You can't tell they're nervous about the music cutting out. They're so AWESOME!! I think the a cappella version is the better one, anyway! This song would be great for a commercial for class elections at school! And Johnny is the best, cutest, most talented guy to his Broadway as of yet! And his kid's show is the best one EVER!! Playhouse Disney "magic" + Broadway Magic and music + John Tartaglia = AMAZINGNESS!!

[BokusatsuTenshi]

I know!! Usually I cant watch Kids shows on Disney, but i love Johnny and the Sprites! xD It's so cute!

[ztslovebird]

His show is AMAZING! I could go on for DAYS about all its good qualities!

[AvEnUeQlover]

I LOVE ROD HE IS SOOO AWESOME

[ztslovebird]

John's Rod was the best EVER!!  WE LOVE YOU, JOHN AND ROD!!

[Bobzeaux]

What happened to the music here? It just wussied out about a minute into the vid. :P

[ztslovebird]

Maybe it died? Or maybe they cut it on purpose? Whichever, you can't tell if it was an accident or not, they're so smooth! And they harmonize really well! They should sing a capella more often!

[Dreamworksprogram]

The music "kicked the bucket". That is what happened.

[Dreamworksprogram]

The song "kicked the bucket."

[ztslovebird]

Do you mean the song SUCKS?!?!?!?! HOW can you THINK such a thing?!?!?!

[Dreamworksprogram]

I meant that the song stopped playing due to wheather. that's all.

[ztslovebird]

Oh, whoops, my bad. Sorry!

[Oblivimark]

Is that Barrett Foa playing princeton? <333

[airballer712]

nicky isn't there because bush is is voiced by the person as him

[grobanie8191]

hah aw this was really good [:

they're all amazing performers, even with the sound system out.

[triforceplus1]

What happened to the background music? Malfunction?

[iPWN]

It was raining and electronic stuff doesn't like wetness. =P

[Nani101]

lol ya. leave it to Avenue Q to keep singing even after the piano gets screwed up. And Tartaglia didn't look half bad all wet xD

[lorenza25]

wow.. that was amazing, i have no words :O

[GerardElric]

Uh-oh Rod*.

[GerardElric]

Who cares for Nikki when we have Rob!

[Nani101]

Well, I like George Bush, because he IS a Republican. But his opposition says that he's lived a life of privilege, and he can't even pronounce the word "nuclear".

Best... line... EVER.

You know, coming out of somewhere besides Avenue Q, this would be so offensive. But as it is, we all love it xD

[FrogInDaFog]

lol! i loved that lil flippy thing Rod did at the end!!haha!

[allaboutmoi]

What flippy thing?????

[ztslovebird]

When he was singing "Heart" the last time, he flipped his head back, then flipped it again when the song was over.

[forevermeg4u]

I saw Avenue Q original cast.. I love them, they are so talented! Awesome set of vids.

[219qwerty]

how come in all these group videos nickys not there

[suppichan]

Becuase Nicky is Voiced by the Guy who does Trekkie and he also does George Bush. And the other Half... who does his other hand.... Is doing Kerry.

So He not there because... His voice and hand are being Used for other Characters.

[msict]

Nicky is a slacker and is probably sleeping in instead of attending debates!

[ztslovebird]

lol!  That's Nicky!

[MissElphieThropp]

John is so hot....probably the one of the hottest guys on Broadway. =D

[100Jordy791]

am luvin it lol the i no how hard it is 2 sing hamonys acapella lol so well dun

[roxycandigit]

I love this cast of Avenue Q!!! =D

Hey, why is there a bit of static when Kate says, " So Kerry's a *static*"? Was that on purpose or just a mic problem?

[msict]

That was the sound system slowly dying, because it was raining so much!

[thrawn323]

I Laughed the entire time

[SirenSpirit]

John Tartaglia!!! ^^ The cast so so talented.

[patebrisee]

Mann, they've all got to have perfect pitch. That was ringing.

Ooh, Barrett Foa and John Tartaglia on the same stage *melts*.

[woahohbelow]

That's exactly what I was thinking! yay John and Barrett! Barrett looked cute when he was dancing. :]

[Bwaygirl23]

That was great! I actually liked it a cappella!

[defyinggravity89]

mmm....john tartaglia.

i think i just died.

oh mann. he is so hot.

*sigh*

[Bombularina]

Oh John. Why are you wearing a black shirt?

[ztslovebird]

Cause puppeteers have to wear black when they're working with their puppets. And he looks SO HOT in black!

[FullmetalViper]

That was the funniest thing I have ever seen EVER. (plus John Tartaglia looked REALLY hot that day ;D)

[gmr2broadway]

mega props for doing that acapella! the harmonies were (for the most part) awesome!

<3 avenue q

[Piangi]

I agree! They are true actors for continuing even when the piano got waterlogged halfway through the song! Kudos to Avenue Q!

[trirarien]

Mmmmm ... wet John Tartaglia ... :D

[DemonPikachu]

It's like Sesame Street Directors Cut

[forensicgeek]

I thinjk it sounded better without the keyboard anyway XD

[docchigahikaru]

THAT IS AMAZING. <3

[Bombularina]

Do you have the other two parts?

[Violinist80]

This was... A bit creepy, but SO incredibly cute, too!

I LOVE how they had Rick Lyon playing 'George Bush.' It just sounds so funny in his voice. Teheh, I love Rick Lyon, and Johnny, and Barrett Foa... Yeah.

Thanks for postin'. Lurvely.

[phantom123456]

I love this!

[AngJenBFFjc4evr]

I have been wanting to see this forever! I hadf school so I couldn't watch it on tv.

[thechocolatevalkyrie]

HAH! Awesome!