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 | - Format: CD
- Label: BMG
- Released: 2006-07-31
- Barcode: 0828768708927
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- Notes: UK release
- Added by: Eastwickian shane54
- Tracks: 1. Avenue Q Theme
2. What Do You Do With A BA In English/It Sucks To Be Me
3. If You Were Gay
4. Purpose
5. Everyone's A Little Bit Racist
6. Internet Is For Porn
7. Mix Tape
8. I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today
9. Special
10. You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want (When You're Makin'Love)
11. Fantasies Come True
12. My Girlfriend Who Lives In Canada
13. There's A Fine Fine Line
14. There Is Life Outside Your Apartment
15. More You Ruv Someone
16. Schadenfreude
17. I Wish I Could Go Back To College
18. Money Song
19. School For Monsters/The Money Song
20. There's A Fine Fine Line/What Do You Do With A BA In English
21. For Now -
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  | - Format: CD
- Label: RCA 82876-55923-2RE1
- Released: 2003-10-07
- Barcode: 0828765592321
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- Added by: Deester
- Tracks:
- The Avenue Q Theme -- Company
- What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? -- John Tartaglia
- It Sucks To Be Me -- Jordan Gelber, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Ann Harada, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jennifer Barnhart
- If You Were Gay -- Rick Lyon with John Tartaglia
- Purpose -- John Tartaglia & Company
- Everyone's A Little Bit Racist -- John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
- The Internet Is For Porn -- Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon & the Guys
- Mix Tape -- Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia
- I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today -- Jordan Gelber with Ann Harada
- Special -- Stephanie D'Abruzzo with the Guys
- You Can Be As Loud As the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love) -- Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart & Ensemble with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
- Come True -- John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Rick Lyon
- My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada -- John Tartaglia
- There's a Fine, Fine Line -- Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- There Is Life Outside Your Apartment -- Jordan Gelber, John Tartaglia & Company
- The More You Ruv Someone -- Ann Harada, Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- Schadenfreude -- Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon
- I Wish I Could Go Back to College -- Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia
- The Money Song -- Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Natalie Venetia Belcon with Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Jennifer Barnhart
- School for Monsters
The Money Song (Reprise) -- Rick Lyon & Company
- There's A Fine, Fine Line (Reprise) -- John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Ann Harada
- What Do You Do With A B.A. In English? (Reprise) -- Rick Lyon with Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber & Jennifer Barnhart
- For Now -- Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Ann Harada, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart
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Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:48:Amazon.com Editoral Review: Avenue Q will only fuel the frustration of those who think that Broadway has given up on sophisticated entertainment geared to adults. "Whatever happened to Cole Porter's witty rhymes and mature subject matter?" they'll say. Well, it's hard to deny that
Avenue Q's main frame of reference is
Sesame Street and that its humor can be very broad--yes, there's profanity and puppet sex. But the show also displays heart ("The More You Ruv Someone" typically begins with "Why can't people get along?") and a pretty satisfying zany streak. Musically, the score is rooted in 1970s pop, with nods to the aforementioned
Sesame Street. The excellent cast, dominated by John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, does it justice, milking the humorous numbers for all they're worth and finding pathos in the more straightforward ones. Not bad for a childish show.
--Elisabeth Vincentelli
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