Avenue Q's response to Bohemian Rhapsody

[RedPiggy]

That was great.

 

[GSmiley2007]

I wonder if the Skrumps will do a cover of a Queen song like the Muppets and Avenue Q have...

 

[Whimsy]

This was a pleasure to watch, and I'm glad to see more puppetry in general is starting to catch into the popular culture.

I don't understand the criticism over the quality of the puppeteering though. Comparing the dedicated talents who play the likes of Kermit and Ms. Piggy for ten to twenty years with a backdrop provided by a professional studio to those who got Rod or Kate Monster in the last two years on stage isn't really fair.

Take it for what it is: a fun, good-spirited jab at a recent and awesome series of videos that I for one can hardly wait to see more of!

 

[Frogpuppeteer]

finally saw it in its full...it was ok not awesome like The Muppets but it wasnt bad...the puppetry was a little off but i ignored that

 

[frogboy4]

This is great, but to be very picky

The piece is fun and shot beautifully. Most of the puppeteering looks good to me. I won't call out some of the performances that seem not-so-strong, of course. But even those are obviously from working professionals.

The band choice makes sense, but the songs they picked don’t have the same narrative strength like the Muppets' vid does. Avenue Q is a fantastic show, but residents are the "champions" of what exactly in this instance? I feel that requires some sort of visual representation in the world of the piece. Bohemian Rhapsody is much more suited to the avant garde.

Still, this is a great vid that I've forwarded to many friends. Great production value. Shooting puppets and theater in this context presents a challenge and they did a phenomenal job at that.