Avenue Q London

[BEAR]

Rick and John have been signed to open the Las Vegas production. You can read the story at http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94267.html

Sadly they seem to have steered away from puppeteers as first choice performers. The first replacement casting call for broadway was to puppeteers, but subsequent ones have not tageted puppeteers, as they feel that any competent actor can be trained to be a puppeteer. This is of course true, but it really takes years to master the skills, (in my humble but accurate opinion).

On the one hand it makes sense, because many puppeteers do not sing (or at least have trained voices that can sustain 8 performaces a week, or 10 in the case of Vegas!) and are in fact uncomfortable performing in view of the audience. But on the other hand, it does kind of give short shrift to those of us who have extensive experience with and without puppets...

Also, actors are comfortable on stage. Many people who are primarily puppeteers are not comfortable being seen. Also, the acting is a crucial element to the show as there really are times when you want to watch the performers and not the puppet.

 

[ravagefrackle]

Also, actors are comfortable on stage. Many people who are primarily puppeteers are not comfortable being seen. Also, the acting is a crucial element to the show as there really are times when you want to watch the performers and not the puppet.

be that as it may,if u cant puppeteer at all, you shouldnt be on the stage for avenue q, far to many people who can to both arnt cast .