Avenue Q 2003 - Articles Page 2.6

Run Time:
Two hours and 15 minutes with one intermission
Ages: 13+
Opened: July 31, 2003
Closing: September 13, 2009

Avenue Q - 2003 - Broadway History , Info & More

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.



Avenue Q is the best show of the year! Just when you're wheezing with laughter from the hummable, hilarious tunes, you're blindsided by a beautifully sincere love song. There's no handy way to describe 'AVENUE Q,' except as one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see." Entertainment Weekly

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AVENUE Q Reminds People to Vote on November 4th, 2008
by Faetra Petillo - October 23, 2008


FROM 'AVENUE Q' TO YOU -- 'Don't forget to vote!' -- AVENUE Q puppet Rod (pictured) reminds everyone to vote on November 4th with his very own 'Not Voting Sucks' message.

TV: Christy Carlson Romano Joins 'Avenue Q'
by Eddie Varley - October 3, 2008


Christy Carlson Romano, the popular actress and recording artist who starred on Broadway in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and received an Emmy-nomination for her performance as the title character on the Disney Channel's popular animated series 'Kim Possible' -- joined the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q on Monday September 29th. BWW TV was there to celebrate her return to Broadway!

Photo Coverage: Christy Carlson Romano joins 'Avenue Q'!
by Pablo Pimienta - September 30, 2008


Christy Carlson Romano -- the popular actress and recording artist who starred on Broadway in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and received an Emmy-nomination for her performance on the Disney Channel's 'Kim Possible' -- joined the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q last night, Monday September 29th. BroadwayWorld.com was there to celebrate her return to Broadway!

Christy Carlson Romano Joins 'Avenue Q' Tonight, 9/29
by Eddie Varley - September 29, 2008


Christy Carlson Romano -- the popular actress and recording artist who starred on Broadway in BEAUTY AND THE BEST and received an Emmy-nomination for her performance as the title character on the Disney Channel's popular animated series 'Kim Possible' -- joins the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q for eight weeks starting tonight September 29 and continuing until November 23 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street).

Photo Flash: Christy Carlson Romano Joins 'Avenue Q'
by Faetra Petillo - September 26, 2008


Christy Carlson Romano -- the popular actress and recording artist who starred on Broadway in BEAUTY AND THE BEST and received an Emmy-nomination for her performance as the title character on the Disney Channel's popular animated series 'Kim Possible' -- will join the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q for eight weeks from September 29 to November 23 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street).

Christy Carlson Romano to Join 'Avenue Q' 9/29
by Faetra Petillo - September 5, 2008


Actress Christy Carlson Romano will be joining the cast of Broadway's hit musical Avenue Q starting September 29th, 2008.

Photo Coverage: Avenue Q Celebrates Fifth Birthday
by Peter James Zielinski - August 4, 2008


The Tony Award winning musical AVENUE Q celebrated its 5th birthday on Broadway on July 31, 2008. Broadway World's cameras were on hand as the cast and crew celebrated in style.

Photo Flash: 'Avenue Q' Turns Five on July 31st
by Faetra Petillo - July 31, 2008


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 'Q' -- The Tony Award winning musical AVENUE Q celebrates its 5th birthday on Broadway on July 31, 2008.

'Avenue Q' arrives in Toronto July 29
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - July 29, 2008


Dancap Productions presents Avenue Q from July 29 to August 31, 2008 at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street (at Queen Street).

Photo Coverage: James Van Der Beek Visits Avenue Q
by Peter James Zielinski - July 24, 2008


Actor James Van Der Beek visited Avenue Q on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008

Photo Flash: 'Avenue Q' Turns Five on July 31st
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2008


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 'Q' -- The Tony Award winning musical AVENUE Q celebrates its 5th birthday on Broadway on July 31, 2008.

'Avenue Q' arrives in Toronto July 29
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - July 16, 2008


Dancap Productions presents Avenue Q from July 29 to August 31, 2008 at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street (at Queen Street).

Carey Anderson Joins Cast Of Avenue Q 7/8
by BWW News Desk - July 8, 2008


Actress Carey Anderson, who recently appeared on Broadway in MAMMA MIA, joins the cast of AVENUE Q as the Tony Award-winning musical's beloved puppet characters Kate Monster and Lucy, beginning Tuesday, July 8 at 8PM at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street).

Carey Anderson Joins Cast Of Avenue Q 7/8
by BWW News Desk - July 1, 2008


Actress Carey Anderson, who recently appeared on Broadway in MAMMA MIA, joins the cast of AVENUE Q as the Tony Award-winning musical's beloved puppet characters Kate Monster and Lucy, beginning Tuesday, July 8 at 8PM at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street).

'Avenue Q' to Play 2000th Performance on June 3rd
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2008


The Tony Award-winning musical 'Avenue Q' will hit another Broadway milestone when it plays its 2000th performance at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) on Tuesday, June 3rd at 8 p.m.

'Avenue Q' Tour Comes to Chicago
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2008


Broadway In Chicago is proud to present the Chicago premiere of Avenue Q - the Tony Award-winning smash-hit musical about trying to make it in New York with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Avenue Q will play for a limited three-week engagement from May 21 - June 7, 2008 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St) as part of its national tour.

'Avenue Q' Residents To Appear on Food Network 3/27
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2008


The residents of AVENUE Q will appear on Food Network's popular television program ACE OF CAKES on the March 27, 2008 episode at 10:30 PM ET. While at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre, the cast and crew of Ace of Cakes and the cast and crew of the touring production of AVENUE Q filmed an episode of Ace of Cakes during which Chef Duff Goldman unveiled a customized AVENUE Q cake that depicts the Tony Award-winning musical's characters. To see the AVENUE Q cake tune into Food Network on Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 PM EST! (The national tour of AVENUE Q will be playing at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on March 27.) Ace of Cakes, a primetime series airing on Food Network, chronicles the misadventures of Chef Duff Goldman. Goldman is a master cake decorator, rock musician, power tool aficionado and owner of Charm City Cakes. He has created everything from a three-foot buttercream sculpture of Elvis to a massive edible replica of Wrigley Field. These cakes are not only pretty, but they work- a car engine that shoots fireworks, a motorized horse, and a rolling replica of a Jeep Wrangler. AVENUE Q tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves to NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. The only apartment he can afford is way out on Avenue Q, where everyone's looking for the same things he is: a decent job, a stable relationship, and a 'purpose.' Eventually, Princeton learns to embrace the ups and downs of city life and realizes that 'the real world' isn't so bad, after all! AVENUE Q, the Tony Award winning Musical, continues a successful North American Tour and is now in its 5th year on Broadway in New York at the Golden Theatre (252 W. 45 St.). FOOD NETWORK (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network and website that strive to be way more than cooking. The network is committed to exploring new and different ways to approach food - through pop culture, competition, adventure, and travel - while also expanding its repertoire of technique-based information. Food Network is distributed to more than 90 million U.S. households and nine million website users. With headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Knoxville, Food Network can be seen internationally in Canada, Australia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Monaco, Andorra, Africa, France, and the French-speaking territories in the Caribbean and Polynesia. The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also owns and operates Home & Garden Television Network (www.hgtv.com), Do It Yourself (www.diynetwork.com), Great American Country (www.gactv.com) and Fine Living (www.fineliving.com), is the manager and general partner. AVENUE Q features music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; and is directed by Jason Moore; puppet design by Rick Lyon, musical supervision by Stephen Oremus, choreography by Ken Roberson, scenic design by Anna Louizos, costume design by Mirena Rada, lighting design by Howell Binkley, and sound design by Acme Sound Partners.

'Avenue Q' Puppets Celebrate New Year's on 'Good Day NY' 12/31
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2007


Members of the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q - both the human and fuzzy puppet variety - will ring in the New Year with the morning crew of the Fox 5 morning program 'Good Day New York' on New Year's Eve morning, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007.

Photo Flash: 'Avenue Q' Celebrates New Year's!
by BWW - December 18, 2007


Celebrate 2008 and blow your horn on New Year's Eve with Lucy and Rod (pictured) from the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q at the Golden Theatre

Photo Flash: 'Avenue Q' Celebrates the Holidays!
by BWW - December 7, 2007


To see Lucy and her merry band of friends and neighbors on Avenue Q during the holiday season, make note of the show's Special Holiday Schedule.

Photo Coverage: 'Avenue Q' Tour Washington DC Backstage
by Mark Rupp - December 3, 2007


The national touring company of Avenue Q makes a fuzzy and fun pit-stop at the National Theatre in Washington DC through December 9 before heading to Baltimore. Photographer Mark Rupp and other young fans were treated to a special VIP backstage tour with the cast and an introduction to the puppets and inner-workings of the hit Tony Award-winning musical.

Other Productions of Avenue Q

2003   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2003   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
2005   Las Vegas Las Vegas Production
Las Vegas
2006   West End Original London Production
West End
2007   US Tour First National Tour
US Tour
2009   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Transfer
Off-Broadway

Avenue Q - 2003 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Special Awards 0
2004 Theatre World Awards Performance John Tartagalia
2004 Theatre World Awards Performance Stephanie D'Abruzzo
2004 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Jeff Whitty
2004 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Jason Moore
2004 Tony Awards Best Musical Robyn Goodman
2004 Tony Awards Best Musical Jeffrey Seller
2004 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Robert Lopez
2004 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Jeff Marx
2004 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical John Tartaglia
2004 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stephanie D'Abruzzo
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Stephanie D'Abruzzo
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Jeff Whitty
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Jeff Marx
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Robert Lopez
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Robert Lopez
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Avenue Q
2003 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical 0

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