Rick Lyon News

With all guns blazing, the loud, brash, crude puppet phenomenon of Avenue Q hops over the pond to London's West End.

Howie Michael Smith has been announced as the next performer to play purpose-seeking Princeton and fellow puppet Rod in the Broadway production of Avenue Q; he will replace Barrett Foa, who leaves the day before, on July 3rd.

The role of Christmas Eve in the London production of AVENUE Q will be taken by Ann Harada.

Rick Lyon will leave the Las Vegas company of Avenue Q on April 23rd and return to the Broadway production of May 4th

Today, March 13th, tickets for the West End production of Avenue Q at the Noel Coward Theatre go on sale

Wicked, Avenue Q, Caroline or Change, Evita and Spamalot join a long list of musical productions opening in 2006..

The hit Broadway musical AVENUE Q will open at the newly re-named Noël Coward Theatre (formerly the Albery Theatre) on Wednesday 28th June 2006, following previews from Thursday 1st June.

The 'Win a One Night Stand on Avenue Q' contest is now in its last legs; fans have from February 1st through 28th to vote for one of three winners chosen to make his/her Broadway debut in the show

Three winners have been selected in the Win a One Night Stand on Avenue Q contest, while voting will allow one of the winners to make his/her Broadway debut in Avenue Q

Marks milestone on Broadway with 1,000th performance on December 22, 2005

John Tartaglia will depart the Las Vegas production of Avenue Q on December 6th, while Rick Lyon will stay on through January 29th

Trio of 30-second spots to begin airing Sept. 12, 2005 on WCBS-TV/CBS 2

Avenue Q, starring original cast members John Tartaglia and Rick Lyon, will have its opening night at the Wynn Las Vegas' Broadway Theatre tonight, September 8th

The Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q will appear on LIVE WITH REGIS & KELLY on the show's Labor Day telecast Monday, Sept. 5, performing a new song, 'Only in Vegas,' that celebrates the popular musical's opening on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the WYNN LAS VEGAS Resort.

The Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q will begin its run at the Wynn Las Vegas' Broadway Theatre on August 27th to open on September 8th

On August 16, 2005, the cast and crew of Avenue Q were welcomed to Las Vegas in true Wynn Las Vegas style and BroadwayWorld was there to cover it!

Avenue Q will premiere at the Theater Royal, Stratford East in prepration for the West End in 2006.

John Tartaglia has announced that he will headline Avenue Q in Las Vegas; the show opens at the Wynn Las Vegas resort on August 27th

Songs from Avenue Q were swinging at the Lucille Lortel Theatre for the Greenwich House Music School Piano Fund Benefit!

Puppet creator, and original cast member exits the show after close to 800 performances.