Age advisory: Mature (Contains mature language and situations; not intended for children.)
Synopsis:
Sesame Street meets South Park: They may look familiar, but these puppets (and their human counterparts) have an irreverent take on the joys and travails of making it on your own. Winner of the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life’s most vexing issues – including love, sex, money, race and how to tell your roommate he’s gay. The place is New York City, and the street is Avenue Q, the only address you can afford when you’re fresh out of college, or out of a job, or just trying to find your way in life. A new musical for grown-ups.
AVENUE Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the neighbors seem nice. There’s Brian the out-of-work comedian and his therapist fianceé Christmas Eve; Nicky the good-hearted slacker and his roommate Rod — a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. And would you believe the building’s superintendent is Gary Coleman?!? (Yes, that Gary Coleman.) Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
Performance Dates:
Broadway
Preview performances began July 11, 2003
Opened July 31, 2003
Closed September 13, 2009
Off-Broadway
Preview performances began October 9, 2009
Opened October 21, 2009
London
Preview performances began June 1, 2006
Opened June 28, 2006
Closing January 21, 2009
Performance Run Time:
Two hours and 15 minutes, plus one 15-minute intermission
Location(s):
Broadway, NY
John Golden Theatre
252 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
London, UK
Noël Coward Theatre (formerly Albery)
St Martin’s Lane
London WC2N 4AH
London, EN
GB
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