Robert Lopez News

The Walt Disney company will be releasing a new hand-drawn 'Winnie the Pooh' animated movie on July 15, 2011, jimhillmedia.com has reported. The movie will be called 'Winnie the Pooh' and will feature songs by Robert Lopez, who collaborated on the score for AVENUE Q, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The story will be based on five stories from the original Winnie the Pooh books by A.A. Milne.

AVENUE Q, the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets, will return in a Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation, playing at the San Diego Civic Theatre Tuesday July 6 through Sunday July 11, 2010.

AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will end its return to Atlanta on May 23 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre as part of the Atlanta Broadway Series 2009-2010 season.

The BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop announces its Spring Smoker, a semi-annual showcase for new songs from Workshop writers. The event will be held at the The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street, (between 8th and 9th Aves) at 5:30PM and is open to members of the entertainment industry as well as Workshop members.

AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will return to Atlanta from May 18-23 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre as part of the Atlanta Broadway Series 2009-2010 season.

Disco diva and Grammy Award winner, Thelma Houston, will once again grace the Teatro ZinZanni fabled spiegeltent as the legendary hostess from February 4 - May 16. She will appear in a new version of Hearts on Fire, a show that ran some eighteen months ago to great critical and audience acclaim, and which will span the celebratory month of March, which marks the Teatro ZinZanni's 10th anniversary in San Francisco

AVENUE Q, the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets, will return to San Diego at the CIVIC THEATRE, performing Tuesday July 6 through Sunday July 11, 2010. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Sunday May 16 at 10AM.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the return of AVENUE Q. AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will return to Chicago at the Bank of America Theatre (18 W. Monroe) for a limited one-week engagement beginning May 4, 2010. Individual tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m.

AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will make Philadelphia return at the Academy of Music for a weekend engagement June 18 - 20.

Today, May 4, BMI has announced that the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop is now accepting applications for membership. This unique writing program is dedicated to the development and discovery of bookwriters for the musical theatre. The deadline for applicants is May 15. The application can be downloaded here.

The Willows Theatre Company is proud to present the wild and wildly popular Tony-winning musical, Avenue Q. The 'adult Sesame Street' romp features both puppets and live actors and is known for its high-energy, naughty fun. Avenue Q will be staged June 21 through August 1 at the Campbell Theatre, 626 Ward Street in Martinez as part of The Willows' 'NextFest' series and a season 'extra.'

The Willows Theatre Company is proud to present the wild and wildly popular Tony-winning musical, Avenue Q. The 'adult Sesame Street' romp features both puppets and live actors and is known for its high-energy, naughty fun. Avenue Q will be staged June 21 through August 1 at the Campbell Theatre, 626 Ward Street in Martinez as part of The Willows' 'NextFest' series and a season 'extra.'

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the return of AVENUE Q. AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will return to Chicago at the Bank of America Theatre (18 W. Monroe) for a limited one-week engagement beginning May 4, 2010. Individual tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m.

Hoy han dado comienzo las audiciones de Avenida Q, el musical, en el Teatro Nuevo Apolo de Madrid que se ha llenado de artistas... y sus marionetas hechas a mano. Más de 600 serán los aspirantes para este musical dirigido por Gabriel Olivares que se estrenará el próximo 27 de Agosto.

Jennifer Barnhart - the original AVENUE Q cast member who performed with the show for over seven years from the very beginning at the Vineyard Theatre through its entire run on Broadway - will once again join AVENUE Q when she resumes the roles of Mrs. T, Bad Idea Bear and other characters on Sunday, May 2nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) in Manhattan.

AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will end its run in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on May 2.

I was just a wee bit too old to have watched Sesame Street when it premiered on public television during the late 1960's, although I was certainly aware of its impact. But, it wasn't until my son was born a few years back that I was fully exposed to its sunny charms. Which is probably why AVENUE Q, the wickedly funny parody of this venerable children's classic, resonates so deeply with me. It's an incredibly amusing, adult-oriented satire filled with goofy puppets, catchy songs, and clever animated films, and it's currently playing the Fox Theatre for a brief run ending May 2, 2010.

AVENUE Q is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award winning musical will make a return to St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for four performances from April 30-May 2.

Robert Lopez, the Tony-winning composer of Avenue Q, is using his songwriting talents to benefit an Off-Broadway theater. Lopez will write an original song for and about the highest bidder at BiddingForGood.com.

Jennifer Barnhart - the original AVENUE Q cast member who performed with the show for over seven years from the very beginning at the Vineyard Theatre through its entire run on Broadway - will once again join AVENUE Q when she resumes the roles of Mrs. T, Bad Idea Bear and other characters on Sunday, May 2nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) in Manhattan.