From Fluffy Lahala to Lucy T. Slut
About ten years ago, back in college, a bunch of us worked on a student video project created by one of our dormmates. "Freeform" was like no other student film you've seen, starring an assortment of puppets -- a sort of "Sesame Street" on acid. It was a pretty cool piece of work, and even wound up winning a student Emmy.
Flash forward a decade: That dormmate (and Emmy winner), Stephanie D'Abruzzo, has quickly become a Broadway sensation, thanks to the breakout smash musical "Avenue Q." Steph operates and interacts on stage with puppets such as "Kate Monster" and "Lucy T. Slut."
When a publicist I know recently mentioned that he had seen "Avenue Q," I mentioned Steph. His response: SHE IS BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go to www.playbill.com and type in Avenue Q in search...there is a great story on her. She will be nominated for a Tony.
Indeed, Playbill raves:
Stephanie D'Abruzzo, in her Main Stem debut, is currently offering two of the finest performances on Broadway. D'Abruzzo is one of the stars of what may be the funniest musical to ever grace the stage: Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty's Avenue Q, which began life at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre last season before transferring to its current home, the intimate Golden Theatre...You might say her work is puppetry perfected. D'Abruzzo manages to bring each of her characters to full life, easily navigating between the show's hysterical and touching moments.
It's not clear whether there are plans to launch a touring company of "Avenue Q," which means us Angelenos will have to get to New York sometime soon to check it out. If you do, make sure you see it before July 4... that's when Steph's contract is up.
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