'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.).
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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.
