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Avenue Q cast members with puppets

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Additional photos from: Courtesy of Atlantis Productions

Updated: 06/13/2008

Theatergoers have one last chance to watch Avenue Q when the farewell run begins tonight, June 13. Atlantis Productions will stage this hilarious two-act puppet musical at the RCBC Plaza in Makati City until June 22.

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Carla Guevara (right) is the newest addition to Avenue Q after she replaced Rachel Alejandro in the said production. In this scene, she plays puppeteer to Kate Monster, the kindergarten teaching assistant who is one of the residents of Avenue Q. She is joined by Frenchie Dy, who plays a Japanese therapist named Christmas Eve.

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Felix Rivera reprises his role as Princeton, a young college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Viewers will go soul-searching with Princeton as he faces the challenges of getting a job, getting a girl and just plain getting a life.

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Kate Monster (Carla Guevara) compares her miserable life with Brian (Rycharde Everley), a would-be stand-up comic.

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Aside from handling puppeteer duties for Princeton, Felix also takes over the role of Rod, an uptight guy who is being tagged as a closet homosexual. In this scene, his roommate Nicky (being handled by Thea Tadiar and Joel Trinidad) gently confronts him with the song "If You Were Gay."

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Joel Trinidad has been performing Avenue Q for its past three runs. He will also join the cast when they perform in Singapore's Esplanade Theatre from October 31 to November 16 this year.

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Cast members (from left) Carla Guevara, Rycharde Everley, Joel Trinidad, Felix Rivera, Aiza Seguerra, Thea Tadiar, and Frenchie Dy sing the theme song of Avenue Q.

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Christmas Eve (Frenchie) gives advice to Kate Monster (Carla) regarding her life. According to Carla, it is more difficult to manipulate the puppet of Lucy T. Slut because she is heavier and uses two metal rods, unlike Kate, which only has one rod.

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PEP was able to visit the cast members when they rehearsed their scenes in a studio located in Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. The cast members rehearse from Monday to Friday plus Sundays. Their only day off is on Saturdays.

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Their pianist Jojo Malferrari (seated) cues the cast members before they sing the Avenue Q theme song. Felix (leftmost) points out, "Cooperation is very crucial in this show. If one person fails in one part, then the whole thing crumbles."

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According to Aiza Seguerra, all of them were saddened by the fact that Rachel Alejandro and Teenee Chan couldn't do this run but they also feel good that new people such as Carla and Thea (who is the wife of Rycharde) could join them as well.

In Avenue Q, Aiza plays the role of Gary Coleman, the superintendent of the building where the characters live.

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Chari Arespacochaga and Bobby Garcia explain why they chose Carla and Thea to replace Rachel and Teenee, respectively. "You need someone who is really O.C. [obsessive-compulsive] and on top of themselves. For this show, you need to hire people who are very dependable and both Thea and Carla are," says Avenue Q director Bobby.

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The last run of Avenue Q in Manila will take place from June 13 to 22 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.

Spread the Fuzz shows, wherein various activities will take place in the lobby, are scheduled on the following dates:

14 June 2008 2 pm (Saturday)
21 June 2008 8 pm (Saturday)

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