Sunday, March 6, 2011

I went to see the musical Avenue Q with my husband this evening. As I laughed and chuckled my way through it, I found myself repeatedly looking over the expanse of the audience, marveling over how such a large gathering of adults, myself included, were being so entertained by a bunch of, for all intents and purposes, Muppets.

Going into the show, I didn’t know quite what to expect. Having spoken with several friends who had just seen and liked the show, I figured I would as well, but wasn’t certain that others would feel the same. Once the show got started however, I was pleasantly surprised to see how well the show was being received.

In this modern day of complex technological gadgets that capture our full attention a good portion of each day, I found it refreshing to witness how easily folks could still be amused by something as simple as Muppets. It was reassuring to see how simplicity hasn’t gone out of style.