Here’s the thing about symbolic stagecraft, and really all artistic symbolism:

What’s the difference between watching a seance on a stage and watching a seance in “real” life?

Intentionally is impossible to deduce conclusively on a stage.

Taking an adult stroll down Sesame Street — courtesy of The Musical!, now at Theatre Row — had the unexpected effect of making me realize anew both the extent and the nature of how Avenue Q riffs on the original series.