"Avenue Q was one of the classic '00s musicals, a subversive comedy that mixed gritty realism - or a parody of it - with adorable Sesame Street-style puppets. The brainchild of Jeff Marx and Book of Mormon co-writer Robert Lopez , it was one of the defining musicals of its time, running for five years here and a walloping 16 years on and off-Broadway, all told."
"For those unfamiliar - and it's been 15 year since it wrapped up its original West End run - the musical centres on Princeton, a young puppet who has just graduated with a BA in English and must now attempt to find a job in a far-flung 'outer outer borough' of New York. He eventually settles upon the rundown, eccentric Avenue Q,"
Avenue Q is a subversive '00s musical combining gritty realism with Sesame Street-style puppets, created by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez. It ran five years in the West End and 16 years on and off-Broadway. The plot follows Princeton, a puppet BA in English seeking work in an 'outer outer borough' who moves to a rundown Avenue Q and meets characters including Kate Monster, Lucy the Slut, the Bad Idea Bears, and former child actor Gary Coleman as superintendent. Signature songs include 'Everyone's A Little Bit Racist' and 'What Do You Do with a BA in English?'. The original Broadway puppets and director Jason Moore return for a limited 2026 revival at the Shaftesbury Theatre with UK tweaks (Mar 20–Aug 29).
Read at Time Out London
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