Ruehl won a Tony Award for her work in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers and was also nominated for her performances in The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? and The Shadow Box. Other credits include Other People's Money, The Marriage of Bette and Boo and I'm Not Rappaport. Ruehl also won an Academy Award for her role as Anne Napolitano in "The Fisher King."
The Tony Award-winning Avenue Q currently plays Off-Broadway at New World Stages. The cast features Sala Iwamatsu, Nicholas Kohn, Maggie Lakis, Anika Larsen, Seth Rettberg, Cullen R. Titmas and Danielle K. Thomas.
Here's a look at her visit to Avenue Q:
Mercedes Ruehl
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Trekkie Monster, Cullen R. Titmas and Mercedes Ruehl
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Lucy T. Slut, Maggie Lakis, Mercedes Ruehl, Trekkie Monster and Cullen R. Titmas
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Mercedes Ruehl(right) with son Jake Xavier Ruehl Geiser and partner David Geiser
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Mercedes Ruehl and family with the cast of Avenue Q
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For more information and tickets for Avenue Q, please visit AvenueQ.com.
