by Linda Holmes

If you're familiar with Avenue Q, the Broadway hit that is, in fact, a raunchy puppet musical while being much more than a raunchy puppet musical, you know that the closing number, "For Now," features a line about George Bush that generally got a roar during the opening years of the Broadway run.

Now, of course, the line -- which you can hear above in a performance of the song by the cast at an appearance in Bryant Park in 2007 -- is a little outdated, so the show started auditioning possible replacements. Ultimately, though, they kept it. I saw the show on tour here in D.C. in February, and I have to say, I think the line got a stronger response now than when I saw it on Broadway in 2005. I'm not surprised it wasn't fussed with.

If you're considering seeing the tour, by the way, I'd highly recommend it -- I enjoyed the touring production just as much as the Broadway production, much to my own surprise. You never know what you're in for with a touring show you know well about which you have lots of expectations, but it was very satisfying.

categories: Theater

9:30 - March 6, 2009

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