Robert Lopez News

As if stuck in Los Angeles traffic at the height of rush hour, it has taken 'Avenue Q' a long, long time to finally make its debut in the City of Angels. But like any journey, when you finally arrive at your destination, you are thankful and happy to be there.

Elaine Stritch won Emmy Award as an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Colleen Donaghy in the NBC sitcom '30 Rock.'

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop begins September 17 and runs through June 3, 2008. A recipient of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award, The BMI Lehman Engle Musical Workshop consists of approximately 250 composers, lyricists and book writers who are actively writing new works for the musical theatre.

The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation proudly presented a 'One-Night-Only Cabaret' featuring company members from the national tour casts of Avenue Q and Jersey Boys

Following a recent Emmy Award nomination for his musical work on 'Scrubs,' composer Jeff Marx sat down in North Hollywood with BroadwayWorld's James Sims to discuss the first national tour of Avenue Q...

The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation proudly presents a One-Night-Only Cabaret featuring company members from the national tour casts of Avenue Q and Jersey Boys. The outrageous evening of song, dance and comedy - with a special surprise guest - will take place at the Post Street Theatre on Monday, August 20 at 7:30PM

The 2004 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, AVENUE Q, officially launched its first national tour at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre on Wednesday, August 8.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that 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 - will hold its Chicago premiere this coming spring with a limited two-week engagement from May 27 - June 7, 2008

'Avenue Q' national tour launches at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre beginning August 7 through September 2. Rush tickets ($25) available at each performance!

Avenue Q celebrated its 4th year on Broadway at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) on July 31st!

Dozens of theatre stars are among the nominees of the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be broacast live from L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, September 16th at 8 PM on FOX.

The York Theatre Company presented 'NEO3,' a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers tonight, on Monday, June 11th at its home in the Theatre at Saint Peter's

New York Musical Theatre Festival concludes its first-ever Spring Concert Series with 'Undercover Showtunes' on Monday, June 18 at 7PM at The Zipper Factory. Stephanie D'Abruzzo is one of the many talented Broadway and screen stars set to perform.

San Diego's Old Globe Theatre will produce the West Coast premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, Avenue Q, 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 directed by Jason Moore

Masterworks Broadway has added Avenue Q as the latest addition of Masterworks Broadway Podcast Theatre, a series of podcasts created to give a glimpse behind the scenes to some of Broadway's greatest treasures.

A press rehearsal was recently held for the first national tour of Avenue Q, which features a cast of thirteen veteran performers - many from the Las Vegas and Broadway productions of the show!

The first national tour of the smash hit 'Avenue Q' features a cast of veteran performers from the Broadway and Las Vegas productions. Performances begin in San Francisco August 7, 2006.

The American Theatre Wing's SpringboardNYC, an intensive summer boot camp for actors, is now underway, featuring authentic audition workshops, backstage tours, and discussions with renowned Broadway performers, industry VIPs and 2007 Tony Award® nominees. Participants include Liev Schreiber, Marian Seldes, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Groff, Michael Arden, Jerry Mitchell, John Rando, Leigh Silverman, and Jeff Blumenkrantz, among others.

From June 4th, the full new cast of Avenue Q will be together on-stage at the Noel Coward Theatre, and then on 28th June the show will celebrate it's first birthday with a night full of surprises and puppet-style fun…

Madeline Gilford, beloved actress and producer, celebrates her 84th birthday at home with a gala open house on May 30th starting at 5:30 PM