Cast and creators recall the birth of 'Avenue Q' Sep 5, 2009
Cast and creators recall the birth of 'Avenue Q ... Cast and creators recall the birth of 'Avenue Q ... The question takes on cosmic and very real significance when "Avenue Q," the funny, often raunchy musical tribulations of twentysomethings, closes Sept. 13 on Broadway after a six-year run of more than 2,500 performances. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Warm and fuzzy feeling Aug 28, 2009
Michael Idato comes across muppets in various states of undress on Avenue Q. ... This very dilemma reared its ugly head with the launch of Avenue Q, the musical music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty much beloved on Broadway and in West End ... Avenue Q enjoys pride of place among the thesbian set partly because it is innovative, clever, original and terribly, terribly witty but largely because it features muppets shagging. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Murphy's corollary Aug 27, 2009
Individual tickets go on sale Monday for "Avenue Q," the first Erie Broadway Series show of 2009-10 set for Oct. 12 at Warner Theatre. Bob Dylan sets Oct. 13 release date for first Christmas CD, "Christmas in the Heart." :: Oak Ridge Boys return to Warner Theatre on Sept. 4 with new CD including cover of White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
Actors' 'Q' Tips Aug 26, 2009
LADY Luck has been subletting a place on "Avenue Q" since the smash hit made its off-Broadway premiere in March 2003 ... It will be the 2,534th performance, making "Avenue Q" the 20th longest-running show in Broadway history ... Reciting these gems year after year has been a course in existentialism for the "Avenue Q" cast. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Light on drama but fun fur all Aug 14, 2009
AVENUE Q Theatre Royal, August 12 Until September 13. EVERYTHING is eternally ''A-OK'' on Sesame Street but on Avenue Q, life is a little more, well, complicated ... In Avenue Q, writer Jeff Whitty has created a musical without recourse to high drama or stirring incident. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 13, 2009
Also: the musical Avenue Q is spotlighted. Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 1:07 a.m. on Chs. (Boston Globe)
LONG-RUNNING AND OFF BROADWAY Jul 31, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009 Last Update: 05:00 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Why I hate the Helpmanns Jul 31, 2009
The musicals kicked it up a beat, with production numbers performed by the casts of Wicked, Chicago and Avenue Q, a Ku Klux Kan Kan from the cast of Jerry Springer: The Opera, an inexplicable appearance by Hale and Pace I thought they were dead, quipped one audience member and everyone s favourite, a new Australian work starring Debra Byrne as a randy old granny. The highlight, however, was comedy goddess Gina Riley presenting an award to theatre monarch Robyn Nevin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A real handful Jul 25, 2009
WHEN bright-eyed college graduate Princeton, still in his graduation robes, arrives on Avenue Q in search of a place to live, he meets locals Kate, a prim kindergarten teacher; Rod, an investment banker; and Nicky, Rod's cheery but slovenly flatmate ... These are the stars of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q, a parody of and homage to Sesame Street and the Muppets that has become an adults-only hit around the world ... It is about Princeton's - and the residents of Avenue Q's -... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
On your brooms: musical witches poised to clean up Jul 25, 2009
Other than Avenue Q at the Theatre Royal, Wicked will largely have the field to itself when it opens at the Capitol Theatre in September, at least until Mamma Mia. ups the stakes when it returns to the Lyric Theatre, Star City, in October as part of its 10th anniversary tour. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
STARS DELIVER BROADWAY FOR LUNCH Jul 15, 2009
WATCHING Broadway stars perform in street clothes is a little weird, but watching the cast of "Avenue Q" perform without their puppets is downright bizarre. "You would never see us doing the show without the puppets," says Anika Larsen, who plays puppets Kate and Lucy in the Broadway smash hit. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp return to ‘Rent’ Jul 12, 2009
Rent is widely credited with luring a new, young audience to the theater and paving the way for outside-the-box musicals like Spring Awakening and Avenue Q. It has also inspired a devoted cult following, many of whom return year after year to see the national touring companies that regularly roll through town. This year, audiences will see two lead actors pushing 40 and, at Rapp s and Pascal s request, a supporting cast of a similar vintage. (Boston Globe)
Master of the puppets Jul 10, 2009
Trekkie Monster with fellow Avenue Q performer Luke Joslin admits he has an addictive personality ... SUPPOSEDLY, there's no one big star in Avenue Q, the hit Broadway musical playing in Melbourne and starring an ensemble cast of furry puppets and humans ... Avenue Q, for the unenlightened, is something like Rent but with puppets; a Sesame Street for adults, with the puppets swearing, singing songs such as Everyone's a Little Bit Racist and even having some wild sex on stage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Walk, don't run, Showcase Jul 9, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Warrant added to Roar on the Shore lineup for July 18 at the Hub in Perry Square. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Recession Redux Jul 3, 2009
From Sesame Street to Avenue Q, low tech has long paid. 2008-2009 Washington Post. (Slate)
'Nutty' Idea For Lewis Musical Jun 30, 2009
Meanwhile, "Avenue Q" -- home to the aforementioned Lucy, Kate the Monster, Rod the (closeted) Republican and the rest of the potty-talking puppet parade -- announced that it will fold its tent on Sept. 13, six years and three Tonys since it opened. Along the way, the saucy, 20-something spin on "Sesame Street" whupped box-office Goliath "Wicked" in one of the biggest upsets in Tony history. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Avenue Q reaches the end of Broadway road Jun 30, 2009
Avenue Q reaches the end of Broadway road - Arts, books, more- msnbc ... Avenue Q reaches the end of Broadway road ... "Avenue Q," which features a cast of people and puppets with names such as Kate, Rod, Princeton, Lucy, Christmas Eve and Trekkie Monster, won the 2004 Tony for best musical. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Orpheum Broadway series changes announced Jun 19, 2009
The Broadway at the Orpheum 2009-10 Season also includes another family favorite, "The Wizard of Oz;" "Rain -- A Tribute to the Beatles;" a risque musical that examines people and puppets in New York City, "Avenue Q; and Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Cats. "Subscriptions to the season are on sale now. Subscriber benefits include guaranteed same seats to all season shows, as well as the chance to renew those seats from year to year. Subscribers also receive additional ticket discounts and the chance to... (Sioux City Journal)
Shows announced for new theater season Jun 16, 2009
11); "Avenue Q" (April 3, 2010) and "Cats" (May 13, 2010). Season tickets are available at the Tyson Events Center Box Office or by calling the subscriber hotline at (712) 279-4850. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Today in History Jun 6, 2009
"Avenue Q" won best musical at the Tony Awards, while "I Am My Own Wife" was named best play; Phylicia Rashad, who starred in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun," became the first black actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role. Unseeded Gaston Gaudio upset Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 to win the French Open. (Yahoo News)
'Racist' isn't term to use lightly Jun 5, 2009
By this definition believing that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race it may be true, as the song from the musical Avenue Q claims, that Everyone s a Little Bit Racist. And if this is the definition of racism that the politicians and pundits are using, does it really have much meaning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Jason Moore to Like Totally Bring 'VALLEY GIRL' Musical to Life Jun 3, 2009
He was previously nominated for a Tony for his direction of Avenue Q in 2004. In addition to episodes of Brothers & Sisters, One Tree Hill and Everwood, Moore also directed the 2005 Broadway revival of Steel Magnolias. (PR Newswire)
Sisterhood Of The Traveling Knickknacks Jun 1, 2009
At least, that's what you'd expect, based on their appearances in "Rent" and "Avenue Q," respectively. Here, they're misdirected in a misguided show. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
New events, old favorites returning as GBPAC marks 10th anniversary season May 31, 2009
The result is an eclectic season that includes returning favorites like Second City, RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles, Itzhak Perlman and Soweto Gospel Choir, and such new shows as Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Jack Hanna and his live animal demonstrations, Winter Dance Party, Broadway hits "Mamma Mia" and "Avenue Q," Mannheim Steamroller and Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre's performance of "Salome.". Several birthday celebrations are planned throughout the season, including a birthday bash on... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Warne's appeal turned down May 30, 2009
The Australian premiere of Avenue Q, directed by Jonathan Biggins, is also attracting keen interest, so too the blockbuster Wicked, which opens at the Capitol in September. "In difficult economic times people tend to go to the shows they know," says Tim McFarlane of Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Company. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
APT hosts its first cabaret May 28, 2009
The popular musicals Wicked, Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q, Kiss Me Kate and Little Shop of Horrors will all be featured in the show. When you go to a cabaret, it is usually the same songs done over and over again. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Galveston woman sees image of Jesus on bathroom tile May 27, 2009
Ward chose to ride out the storm, and her home at Avenue Q and 56th Street in Galveston received 10 inches of rainwater in the second story. I said a little prayer, and I thought it was a miracle, she said. (KHOU.com, TX)
Play abandoned: Musical in off a short run May 22, 2009
The hit Broadway show Avenue Q, directed by Jonathan Biggins, opens at the Theatre Royal in late August, while a remount of Jekyll & Hyde is waiting for an Australian tour after seasons in South-East Asia. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Broadway musicals coming to King Center feature puppets, Pacific romance May 19, 2009
Tony Award-winning shows "South Pacific," "Avenue Q" and "A Chorus Line" and Tony nominee "Legally Blonde: The Musical" are on their way to the King Center in Melbourne ... All the shows except "Avenue Q," are Equity tours, Janicki said ... "Avenue Q," the Broadway hit about life in New York City as told through a Sesame Street-esque cast of real life people and puppets, won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. (Florida Today)
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, May 24 May 18, 2009
"Avenue Q." Love blossoms among the 20-something set a group that includes puppets in this very funny, adult musical comedy. Golden. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
I-STAR ENTERTAINMENT to Present Pet Rocks(R) Scavenger Hunt in New York City's Central Park Zoo on Saturday, May 9, at 12 Noon May 8, 2009
A number of Broadway celebrities will attend the event, including Drama Desk Award nominee Megan Hilty, currently starring in the Broadway musical "9 to 5" in the role created by Dolly Parton in the film; Henry Hodges, who was featured in three Broadway shows last season, "Mary Poppins," "Macbeth" and "13"; and two of the popular puppet characters from Broadway's long-running hit "Avenue Q" - Trekkie Monster and Kate Monster. Noted radio deejay Johnny Rocks (who else, considering the event. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Click here to read more. May 1, 2009
And theatrically, they've starred in a number of adult productions, including the Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals "The Lion King" and "Avenue Q." And let's not forget about Audrey II, the giant man-eating plant in the musical "Little Shop of Horrors.". "They can be quite powerful," said McCluskey, who helped students build an enormous puppet in 2005 for a UMW production of "Kindertransport.". (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
NIACC Arts, Leadership Series: From 'Camelot' to country Apr 16, 2009
Avenue Q on March 25 ... 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. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Casino Mogul Steve Wynn's Midas Touch Apr 13, 2009
He had the courage to put on the Broadway Hit "Avenue Q" when no one else in the conservative casino world would touch its controversial appeal to simple human values of love, tolerance and acceptance of our differences. His genius entertained millions, and I am personally thankful for having his gracious hotels and restaurants to entertain family and friends. (CBS News)
AVENUE Q- Show Information and Enter to Win Apr 10, 2009
AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit 2004 Tony Award winner for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called 'one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see' by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risque and downright entertaining way ... Make sure you include your Full Name, Address, City, State,... (FOX19.com, OH)
iPOD SHUFFLE Apr 10, 2009
"It Sucks to Be Me" from the musical "Avenue Q". 2. (Boston Globe)
Original cast to reprise hit musical Cotton Patch Gospel’ this summer Mar 22, 2009
Enders, who is now artistic director at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre in Michigan, was originally approached about the Civic s Avenue Q production for the festival. But when he couldn t get the licensing house in New York to agree to let them perform it at Monaco, Enders suggested the beloved little musical that could. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT Mar 20, 2009
CALENDER - New York Post. Friday, March 20, 2009 Last Update: 07:50 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Musical cabaret tonight at Pump House Mar 20, 2009
The show has music from several Broadway musicals including "Spring Awakening," "Avenue Q," "Floyd Collins," "Jekyll " "The Full Monty" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel." Viterbo student Ian Kane also has written a song. The cast features seven Viterbo students: Kane, Kate Bakalars, Johanna Brooks, Paul Hibbard, Nikki Hilsen, Mark Sopchyk and Courtney Toepel. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Joan Acocella: Puppets in New York. Mar 17, 2009
Avenue Q, a sort of hipster offshoot of The Muppet Show, has been playing on Broadway for almost six years. In this musical, two hand puppets have sex on the stage quite a trick, in view of the fact that their bodies end at the waist. (New Yorker)
West End reprieve for puppet play Mar 10, 2009
Puppet comedy Avenue Q will have a new home from 1 June following the decision to extend its run in London's West End at a different theatre ... "When I first saw Avenue Q over five years ago, I found it a very funny, fresh and clever look at the trials and tribulations of young people finding their way in life," said producer Cameron Mackintosh ... "I'm delighted to announce that Avenue Q will continue its run on the Avenue - Shaftesbury, that is - at the start of June.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Picoult's life is far from wrenching novels Mar 3, 2009
It contains puppets the boys will use for an upcoming duet from Avenue Q to raise money for a local theater troupe. Little sister Sammy, 13, cuddles on the floor with one of the family's three English springer spaniels. (USA Today -- Life)
Broadway Cabaret Feb 27, 2009
The event will feature musical selections from Broadway productions Opening Night, Avenue Q and Spamalot and love songs of Lloyd, Weber and Loesser. The performance is an offering of the Briar Cliff University Opera Workshop, which provides opportunities for students to prepare and stage standard opera and musical theatre repertoire. (Sioux City Journal)
Catching up with Armistead Maupin Feb 20, 2009
Jeff Whitty, who won a Tony for "Avenue Q," is writing the libretto. It's brilliant. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nickelodeon Embarks on a Three-Ring Circus Adventure in The Wonder Pets! 'Join The Circus!,' New Prime-Time Special Premiering Monday, March 9, at 8:00PM (ET/PT) Feb 18, 2009
from creator/executive producer Josh Selig of Little Airplane Productions, Inc., is TV's first mini-operetta for preschoolers and the first preschool series to feature an extensive lineup of Tony award-winning and nominated Broadway composers, including the series' lead composer Larry Hochman (orchestration for Monty Python's Spamalot), Bobby Lopez (Avenue Q), and Jason Robert Brown (Parade). Grammy Award-winning producer and recording engineer Jeffrey Lesser serves as music producer/music... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
September's shaping up to be entertaining Feb 8, 2009
2 to 5, Howie Mandel Oct. 11,The Jimmies Oct. 18, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Oct. 14 to 19, "At This Performance" Nov. 17, "Avenue Q" Jan. 13 to 18, 2009, "Jersey Boys" Feb. 4 to 22, 2009, "A Chorus Line" March 24 to 29, 2009, and "The Color Purple" June 9 to 14, 2009. For tickets, call or visit The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, at (860) 987-5900 or online at www. (Middletown Press, CT)
