Avenue Q - New York NY

Avenue Q the Musical is mainly inspired by the characters of Sesame Street, but like sesame street it is not for the young audiences, as it contains adult content and sheds light on topics like racism, pornography and homosexuality. All the characters on the stage are operated by on stage actors dressed up in black and grey clothing. The musical premiered at the Vineyard Theatre off-Broadway in March 2003, and the lyrics and music of the musical are given by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, while the book was written Jeff Whitty. During its performance run at the Vineyard Theatre it also won Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. On the 31 July of the same year, the musical was transferred to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. The following year the musical won Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical opened at the London's West End Production at the Noel Coward Theatre in June 2006. West End's production was produced by Cameron Mackintosh. The production was scheduled to close on April 25, 2009, but the schedule was cut short and now it will close on March 28, 2009. Following its success, several international productions also opened in several countries.