Why A White Christmas (Eve) Is Nothing To Celebrate On "Avenue Q"
"In America, where we have diverse populations, even if you're in a community theatre, I think it's better to not do the show rather than do it in yellowface or blackface." "The show" in question is Avenue Q, the 2004 Tony Award winning send-up of Sesame Street. The speaker is Robert Lopez, the co-conceiver, co-composer and co-lyricist (with Jeff Marx) of the musical; Lopez is also an award recipient for his wo…