Profane puppets of 'Avenue Q' at Golden Apple

PHOTO PROVIDED From left, Ariel Blue, Steve Dawson, Berry Ayers, Alex Torres, Erik Emerson and Jenn Abreu

Here's my Weekend cover story for today's Herald. Golden Apple Dinner Theatre In Sarasota pushes the envelope with the potty-mouthed puppets of "Avenue Q."

Profanity.

Nudity.

Sex!

OK, it’s naked puppets getting busy -- but still.

“Mature audiences only,” warns the Golden Apple website.

“It’s definitely up there when it comes to pushing the envelope,” said director/choreographer Kyle Turoff, whose been a part of her parents’ Sarasota dinner theater since acting in “South Pacific” at age 4.

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