Let’s turn our attention to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where an advertisement for the March presentation by the touring company of the Tony Award winning musical “Avenue Q” has been found to be in bad taste.
The ad, shown here, features the character of Lucy T. (for The) Slut, who is described as ”a sexy, promiscuous nightclub singer. She seduces Princeton and subsequently leaves him, and in the process is sent to the hospital after Kate unintentionally drops a penny on her head from the top of the Empire State Building.” She later becomes a born-again Christian and reaffirms her chastity.
You can see whay such a character would be troublesome for the good people of Colorado Springs, although it must be noted that the poster (which has since been replaced) is marked “CENSORED” contains a warning about adult themes and notes that “Avenue Q,” with a book by Coos Bay native Jeff Whitty, is not intended for children. The poster notes the show contains “60 percent adult situations, 40 percent foam rubber.”
Yes …. LUCY IS A PUPPET!
The good folks at the advertising company decided that the good folks of Colorado Springs were unable to handle foam rubber covered by bright pink, fuzzy material. You’d think in the home of the Rocky Mountains, they’d understand.
“We were in the process of putting (the poster) on the presses when one of the top execs saw it and said, ‘I don’t think it’s appropriate for the Colorado Springs market,’” says Kristy Maple, marketing director for the entertainment company that produces the “Broadway in Colorado Springs” series.
“It’s the fact that it’s cleavage,” Moore told the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Puppet cleavage and all, “Avenue Q” will go on, March 16-17 at the Pike’s Peak Center. … Yes, the Pike’s Peak Center.
