R-rated ‘Avenue Q’ is not your kid’s muppets

+VIDEOS // The neighborhood is pleasant, unassuming, somewhat shabby and immediately seems familiar when a man emerges and greets a puppet that looks strangely like a Muppet. As one might expect, a cheerful tune emerges, but it’s a bit strange…

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