Avenue Q Celebrates Fifth Birthday July 31; Alumni Invited
By Andrew Gans
and Kenneth Jones
31 Jul 2008
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Rod celebrates Avenue Q's fifth birthday.
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| photo by Carol Rosegg | You may find fur in the special cake that makes an appearance at Broadway's Avenue Q July 31. The Tony Award-winning musical celebrates its fifth birthday at Broadway's John Golden Theatre, and past performers are expected to be in the house.
The puppet-friendly musical recently celebrated another milestone when it played its 2,000th performance on Broadway June 3. The Jeff Marx-Robert Lopez-Jeff Whitty musical is now the 25th longest-running production in Broadway history, having surpassed the original runs of South Pacific (1,925) and Pippin (1,944).
Following the Thursday performance, there will be a brief on-stage ceremony, with appearances by Avenue Q company members past and present, including members of the original cast. A special furry Q cake will be on display for photo ops for company members and the audience.
The Broadway company currently includes Carey Anderson (Kate Monster and Lucy), Christian Anderson (Nicky, Trekkie Monster, Bear and others), Jennifer Barnhart (Mrs. T., Bear and others), Nicholas Kohn (Brian), Carla Renata (Gary Coleman), Ann Sanders (Christmas Eve) and Howie Michael Smith (Princeton and Rod).
Avenue Q features music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, a book by Jeff Whitty and direction by Jason Moore. The musical is produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, The Vineyard Theatre and The New Group.
Puppets were conceived and designed by original cast member Rick Lyon. The production has 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.
After an acclaimed Off-Broadway run at the Vineyard Theatre, Avenue Q began previews at the Golden Theatre July 10, 2003, and officially opened July 31. The original cast included Jennifer Barnhart, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia and Natalie Venetian Belcon. The musical won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Jeff Whitty) and Best Original Score (Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx).
For more information visit www.avenueq.com. For tickets call (212) 239-6200 or visit www.telecharge.com.
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