Synopsis
Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again, along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult, R-rated realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colorful and worthwhile for it.
Creatives
Directors
Tayla Simpson & Daniel Dosek
Vocal Director
Rachel Love
Band Director
Peter Lavrencic
Credits
Avenue Q
Music and Lyrics by ROBERT LOPEZ and JEFF MARX
Book by JEFF WHITTY
Book based on an original concept by ROBERT LOPEZ and JEFF MARX
Avenue Q has not been authorized or approved by the Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia.
The Cast
Princeton: Michael Mills
Kate Monster: Rachel Love
Nicky: Mark Rickell
Rod: Michael Ware
Trekkie Monster: Dan Konstantinos
Brian: Lonnie Toia
Christmas Eve: Rowena Orcullo Ryan
Gary Coleman: Zara Lassey
Lucy: Clare Thomson
Bad Idea Bears: Laura Coulton & Sarah Engelsmann
Mrs T.: Sam McLaughlin
New Kid: Andrew Engelsmann
Ricky: Jack Barrett
Dance Captain: Samantha Graham
Featured Dancers: Nyisha Bill-Eteson, Hannah Davies, Marina Pennisi, Georgia Waters
The Orchestra
Keys
Shari Willner & Kent Lowrey
Reeds
Abbey Schumacher
Guitar
James Dent
Bass
Myles Willis
Drums
Peter Lavrencic