Avenue Q Information
Avenue Q is a musical comedy that features human actors along with puppet actors. Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez wrote the music while the book is by Jeff Whitty. Jason Moore directed the show, whereas puppets were designed and created by Rick Lyon, an original cast member. Avenue Q has gained several supporting reviews for its consideration on topics such as homosexuality, racism, Internet pornography, and much more.
Avenue Q first opened in 2003. It was Co-produced by The New Group and the Vineyard Theatre. The show took place at the Vineyard Theatre. The show moved to John Golden Theatre in the same year. Avenue Q was famous for performing 2,500+ performances and hitting 24th position in the Broadway history of longest-running shows before it shifted to New World Stages.
The show has performed several international tours in Hong Kong, England, Germany, and many more. The principal cast of the Avenue Q includes three human actors with four puppeteers. Princeton, Kate, Nicky, and two more are puppets that are played by unconcealed puppeteers. They perform beside costumed human actors. The format of the show is based on the parody of Sesame Street by PBS.
The entire character team of the show consists of young adults who face worldly issues that are real but with uncertain solutions. Some of the puppet characters included are; Mrs. Lavinia Thistletwat, The Bad Idea Bears, Trekkie Monster, Kate Monster, and a few more. The human characters are Christmas Eve, Gary Coleman, and Brian.
Avenue Q was a winner and nominee to several grand awards. It won the Tony Award (2004) for Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Musical. The show was also the winner of Theatre World Award (2004) and Whatsonstage.com Awards (2007) for Best Ensemble Performance. It was also nominated for the Grammy Award 2005.
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