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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Casts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Casts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Casts</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Casts-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Casts subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Casts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Notable_Broadway_replacements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_Broadway_replacements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Notable Broadway replacements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_Broadway_replacements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_numbers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_numbers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Musical numbers</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Musical_numbers-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Musical numbers subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Musical_numbers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Instrumentation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Instrumentation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Instrumentation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Instrumentation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_Avenue_Q_songs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_Avenue_Q_songs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Other <i>Avenue Q</i> songs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_Avenue_Q_songs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Puppet_development" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Puppet_development"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Puppet development</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Puppet_development-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Puppet development subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Puppet_development-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rod_puppets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rod_puppets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Rod puppets</span> </div> </a> <ul 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Q – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q_(sioe_gerdd)" title="Avenue Q (sioe gerdd) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Avenue Q (sioe gerdd)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88" title="خیابان کیو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="خیابان کیو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%A0%EB%B9%84%EB%89%B4_Q" title="애비뉴 Q – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="애비뉴 Q" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%95" title="אבניו קיו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אבניו קיו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BCQ" title="アベニューQ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アベニューQ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenida_Q_(Musical)" title="Avenida Q (Musical) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Avenida Q (Musical)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8E_%D0%9A%D1%8C%D1%8E" title="Авеню Кью – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Авеню Кью" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Q" title="Avenue Q – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Avenue Q" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%93" title="Q大道 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="Q大道" data-language-autonym="中文" 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former Avenue Q in Brooklyn, New York, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_lettered_Brooklyn_avenues" title="List of lettered Brooklyn avenues">List of lettered Brooklyn avenues</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Image-AvenueQlogo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="329" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><i>Avenue Q</i> logo</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Marx" title="Jeff Marx">Jeff Marx</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lyrics</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Robert Lopez</li> <li>Jeff Marx</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Book_(musical_theatre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Book (musical theatre)">Book</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Whitty" title="Jeff Whitty">Jeff Whitty</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Productions</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Off-Broadway" title="Off-Broadway">Off-Broadway</a></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a></li> <li>2005 <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a></li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a></li> <li>2009 <a href="/wiki/Off-Broadway" title="Off-Broadway">Off-Broadway</a></li> <li>Various touring and international productions (<a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Productions">see below</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Musical">Tony Award for Best Musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical">Tony Award for Best Book</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Tony Award for Best Original Score">Tony Award for Best Original Score</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Avenue Q</b></i> is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Marx" title="Jeff Marx">Jeff Marx</a> and book by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Whitty" title="Jeff Whitty">Jeff Whitty</a>. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Tony_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Tony Awards">2004 Tony Awards</a>. The show's format is a parody of <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>, but its content involves adult-oriented themes. It has been praised for its approach to themes of racism, homosexuality and internet pornography. </p><p>The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2003 at the <a href="/wiki/Vineyard_Theatre" title="Vineyard Theatre">Vineyard Theatre</a>, co-produced by the Vineyard Theatre and <a href="/wiki/The_New_Group" title="The New Group">The New Group</a>. In July of that same year, the show moved to the <a href="/wiki/John_Golden_Theatre" title="John Golden Theatre">John Golden Theatre</a> on Broadway, where it ran until 2009, playing for over 2,500 performances.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It transferred to the off-Broadway <a href="/wiki/New_World_Stages" title="New World Stages">New World Stages</a> within weeks of ending its Broadway run, where it played until 2019; together, the two productions played 6,569 performances.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Major productions have been staged in Las Vegas and the <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a>, and the musical has been staged and toured in several countries around the world. A school-friendly script has been produced. </p><p>The principal cast includes four puppeteers and three human actors. The puppet characters, Princeton, Kate, Nicky, and others, are played by the unconcealed puppeteers as the costumed human actors interact with the puppets. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_structure">Background and structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Background and structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Avenue Q</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s cast consists of three human characters who interact with eleven puppet characters. The puppets are animated and voiced by puppeteers who appear on stage, unconcealed. The puppet and human characters ignore the puppeteers, creating the illusion that the puppets are alive. To assist with the illusion, the puppeteers wear plain gray clothing in contrast to the human and puppet characters' colorful costumes. The same puppet may be operated by different puppeteers in different scenes, and the actor voicing the puppet may be, at times, not the one animating it. One puppeteer sometimes voices two or more puppets simultaneously. Conversely, the so-called "live-hands" puppets require two puppeteers&#160;– again, in full view of the audience. </p><p>The show draws inspiration from and imitates the format of children's educational television show <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>. Marx interned at the program early in his career, and all four of the original cast's principal puppeteers&#160;– <a href="/wiki/John_Tartaglia" title="John Tartaglia">John Tartaglia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo" title="Stephanie D&#39;Abruzzo">Stephanie D'Abruzzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Barnhart" title="Jennifer Barnhart">Jennifer Barnhart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Lyon" title="Rick Lyon">Rick Lyon</a>&#160;– were <i>Sesame Street</i> performers (D'Abruzzo returned to <i>Sesame Street</i> after leaving <i>Avenue Q</i><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>). Three of the puppet characters are direct recognizable parodies of <i>Sesame Street</i> puppets: Roommates Rod and Nicky are a riff on <a href="/wiki/Bert_and_Ernie" title="Bert and Ernie">Bert and Ernie</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while Trekkie Monster bears the distinctive voice and disposition of <a href="/wiki/Cookie_Monster" title="Cookie Monster">Cookie Monster</a>, though not his obsession with baked goods. (The production officially disclaims any connection with either <a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Sesame Workshop</a> or <a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">The Jim Henson Company</a>.)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>All of the characters (puppet and human) are young adults who face real-world problems with uncertain solutions, as opposed to the simplistic problems and invariably happy resolutions encountered by characters on children's television programming. Much of the show's ironic humor emerges from its contrasts with <i>Sesame Street</i>, including the differences between innocent childhood experiences and complex adulthood. The storyline presupposes the existence of "monsters" and talking animals, and human actors sing, dance and interact with puppets, both human and non-human, as if they were sentient beings, in a light-hearted, quasi-fantasy environment. However, the characters use a considerable amount of profanity, and puppet nudity and sex are portrayed. The show addresses adult themes, such as racism, pornography, <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">coming out</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Schadenfreude" title="Schadenfreude">schadenfreude</a>. </p><p>The story does not explain why three of the human characters are portrayed by human actors, while other characters intended to be perceived as humans are puppets.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One human character is a fictionalized version of the real-life celebrity <a href="/wiki/Gary_Coleman" title="Gary Coleman">Gary Coleman</a>, the juvenile actor who played <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Jackson_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arnold Jackson (character)">Arnold Jackson</a> in the 1980s American sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Diff%27rent_Strokes" title="Diff&#39;rent Strokes">Diff'rent Strokes</a></i> and later famously sued his parents and business advisers for stealing his earnings.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Coleman is portrayed (by a woman in most productions) as an adult, who happens to be the building superintendent in the run-down Avenue Q neighborhood due to his dire financial situation. Marx and Lopez said that they originally intended to offer the Gary Coleman role to Coleman himself, and he expressed interest in accepting it, but did not show up for a meeting scheduled to discuss it. They stated that the character illustrates "one of the most important themes in <i>Avenue Q</i> ... that life isn't as easy as we've been led to believe".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Coleman threatened to sue <i>Avenue Q</i> producers for their depiction of him, but ultimately he did not.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Coleman died on May 28, 2010, casts of both the Off-Broadway production in New York City and the second national tour in Dallas dedicated that evening's performances to his memory.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Coleman character remains in the show with modified dialogue.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The show is set on a fictional street in an "outer-outer borough" of New York City. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Act_I">Act I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Act I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Princeton, a recent college graduate, is anxious to discover his purpose in life; but first, he must find an apartment and a job, with no work experience and an English degree ("What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?"). Beginning his search on Avenue A, he finally finds an affordable apartment on Avenue Q. His new neighbors are Kate Monster, a <a href="/wiki/Kindergarten" title="Kindergarten">kindergarten</a> assistant teacher; Rod, an <a href="/wiki/Anal_retentiveness" title="Anal retentiveness">obsessively neat</a> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> investment banker; Nicky, Rod's <a href="/wiki/Slacker" title="Slacker">slacker</a> roommate; Brian, an aspiring comedian recently laid off from his catering job; Christmas Eve, Brian's Japanese fiancée and a <a href="/wiki/Therapy" title="Therapy">therapist</a> with no clients; Trekkie Monster, a surly recluse who surfs the Internet all day in search of pornography; and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Coleman" title="Gary Coleman">Gary Coleman</a>, the former child actor who now serves as the apartment superintendent. Debates ensue over whose life is worst, and they conclude that it is Coleman's ("It Sucks to Be Me"). </p><p>Nicky, who is straight, suspects that Rod is gay and assures Rod it is okay with him if he is, but Rod insists otherwise ("If You Were Gay"). While moving into his apartment, Princeton learns that he has been <a href="/wiki/Layoff" title="Layoff">laid off</a> from the job he had lined up. He finds a penny minted in his birth year, declaring it a sign that he will soon find his purpose in life ("Purpose"). Kate Monster dreams of starting a "<a href="/wiki/Montessori" class="mw-redirect" title="Montessori">Monstersori</a>" school for young "people of fur". Princeton innocently asks Kate if she and Trekkie are related, since they are both monsters, but Kate angrily pronounces his assumption racist. Princeton, taken aback, counters that Kate's Monstersori School would discriminate against non-monsters. Gary, Brian, and Christmas Eve join them in agreeing that racism, while problematic, is an adult reality ("Everyone's a Little Bit Racist"). </p><p>Princeton receives money from his parents. The Bad Idea Bears, two charming troublemakers, convince him to spend it on beer. Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Thistletwat assigns Kate to teach the next morning's kindergarten class, her first solo teaching opportunity. She decides that her lesson will be about the Internet and all its educational attributes, but Trekkie Monster and the neighbors explain another reality of adulthood: many adults, even "normal people", use it to find pornography ("The Internet is for Porn"). </p><p>Princeton gives Kate a <a href="/wiki/Mixtape" title="Mixtape">mixtape</a>. His puzzling song selections make her question his intended message, but eventually, she decides that he must like her after he invites her on a date to the Around the Clock Café ("Mixtape"). Brian opens the show with his lame stand-up act ("I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today"), before introducing skanky chanteuse Lucy the Slut, who wows the guys, especially Princeton, with a seductive cabaret number ("Special"). The Bad Idea Bears suggest that Kate and Princeton order some "harmless" <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Iced_Tea" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Island Iced Tea">Long Island Iced Teas</a>, and once Kate is totally inebriated, Princeton takes her home to bed, where they have enthusiastic, high-decibel sex. Gary fields angry calls from other tenants but refuses to intercede ("You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want When You're Makin' Love"). </p><p>Meanwhile, Rod hears Nicky say, "I love you, Rod," in his sleep, and is jubilant, but he eventually realizes he was dreaming. Kate and Princeton profess their mutual love, and he gives her his lucky penny ("Fantasies Come True"). </p><p>The next morning, a hung-over Kate oversleeps and misses her teaching assignment. Mrs. Thistletwat berates her, and Kate angrily quits her job before she can be fired. Christmas Eve decides unilaterally that it is time she and Brian were married. At the wedding, Nicky blurts out his suspicion that Rod is gay. Rod, furious, insists he has a girlfriend none of them have ever met ("My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada") and tells Nicky he is no longer welcome in their apartment. </p><p>When Kate catches Christmas Eve's wedding bouquet, Princeton panics, confesses his fear of commitment, and asks Kate if they can just be friends. Kate retorts that she already has many friends, and ends their relationship ("There's a Fine, Fine Line"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Act_II">Act II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Act II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A despondent Princeton has been holed up in his apartment after breaking up with Kate ("It Sucks to Be Me" (reprise)), but the neighbors coax him outside, where he once again runs into Lucy, who seduces the rebounding Princeton ("There is Life Outside Your Apartment"). Kate is angry, but Christmas Eve explains that it means she is in love with him ("The More You Ruv Someone"). Kate writes a note to Princeton suggesting that they rendezvous at the <a href="/wiki/Empire_State_Building" title="Empire State Building">Empire State Building</a> and leaves it with Lucy, who promptly destroys it. Nicky, having been kicked off of all his friends' couches, laments his fate to Gary who confesses that he is deriving pleasure from Nicky's misfortune; they agree that this, while morally wrong, is yet another reality ("<a href="/wiki/Schadenfreude" title="Schadenfreude">Schadenfreude</a>"). </p><p>On the Empire State Building's viewing platform, Kate, thinking that Princeton has stood her up, throws his lucky penny away. A hundred stories below, Lucy, who had just dumped Princeton for lacking a job, plans or money, is knocked unconscious by the penny. At the hospital, Kate figures out that Lucy sabotaged the meeting, while Kate and Princeton unsuccessfully try to work out their problems over Lucy's comatose body. Rod is too proud to accept Nicky's repeated apologies, despite clearly missing him, and tearfully consults Christmas Eve. Princeton, Kate, and Nicky dream of returning to happier times ("I Wish I Could Go Back to College"). </p><p>Princeton gives a still-homeless panhandling Nicky a quarter, and marvels at how fantastic he feels. Since thinking only about himself has gotten him nowhere, he decides to raise money to build Kate's Monstersori School. He solicits everyone, even breaking the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_wall" title="Fourth wall">fourth wall</a> to shake down the audience, but the results are disappointing ("The Money Song"). Then Trekkie Monster, recalling his own traumatic school experiences, donates ten million dollars and explains to the astonished cast that "in volatile market, only stable investment is porn!" ("School for Monsters/The Money Song" (reprise)). </p><p>Kate joyfully opens her new school. Brian lands a consulting job, and Christmas Eve finally has a paying client (Rod), so the newlyweds move to a better neighborhood. Rod finally <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">comes out</a>, unsurprisingly, and takes Nicky back in. Nicky finds Rod a boyfriend&#160;– Ricky, a muscle-bound hunk who otherwise looks and sounds exactly like Nicky. The Bad Idea Bears discover <a href="/wiki/Scientology" title="Scientology">Scientology</a>. Lucy, having recovered from her head injury, becomes a <a href="/wiki/Born-again_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Born-again Christian">born-again Christian</a> and takes a vow of chastity. Kate and Princeton agree to give their relationship another go ("There's a Fine, Fine Line" (reprise)). </p><p>A new college graduate inquires about the vacancy in the building ("What Do You Do with a B.A. in English" (reprise)), and Princeton has an epiphany: he concludes that his purpose may be to put everything he has learned into a Broadway musical. Everybody, especially the newcomer, immediately ridicules him. The cast reminds Princeton that, in the real world, many people never find their purpose, but life goes on, and everything, both good and bad, is "only for now" ("For Now"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters">Characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg/220px-Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg/330px-Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg/440px-Avenue_Q_Nicky_and_Rod.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3137" data-file-height="2100" /></a><figcaption><i>Avenue Q</i> castmembers perform a duet with Nicky (left) and Rod for "Broadway on Broadway" in September 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Note: These descriptions come from the Characters section in the script. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Puppet_characters">Puppet characters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Puppet characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Princeton</b>: "A fresh-faced kid just out of college."</li> <li><b>Kate Monster</b>: "A kindergarten teaching assistant."</li> <li><b>Nicky</b>: "A bit of a slacker, who lives with Rod."</li> <li><b>Rod</b>: "A Republican investment banker with a secret." <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Matheson" title="Whitney Matheson">Whitney Matheson</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> described Rod as "New York's most famous (and perhaps only) gay Republican puppet."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Trekkie" title="Trekkie">Trekkie</a> Monster</b>: "A reclusive creature obsessed with the Internet."</li> <li><b>Lucy</b>: "A vixen-ish vamp with a dangerous edge."</li> <li><b>The Bad Idea Bears</b>: "Two snuggly, cute teddy-bear types."</li> <li><b>Mrs. Lavinia Thistletwat</b>: "Ancient, Kate's boss."</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Humans">Humans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Humans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Brian</b>: "A laid-back guy engaged to Christmas Eve." Brian is named after <a href="/wiki/Brian_Yorkey" title="Brian Yorkey">Brian Yorkey</a>, who played the role in the original workshop presentations.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Christmas Eve</b>: "A therapist who moved here from Japan."</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Gary_Coleman" title="Gary Coleman">Gary Coleman</a></b>: "Yes, that Gary Coleman. He lives on the Avenue, too. He's the superintendent."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Casts">Casts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Casts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Principal original casts of major productions of <i>Avenue Q</i>: </p> <table class="wikitable" width="95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Character </th> <th>Original Broadway Cast </th> <th>Original London Cast </th> <th>Original Las Vegas Cast (alternating) </th> <th>First National Tour </th></tr> <tr> <th>Princeton/Rod </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/John_Tartaglia" title="John Tartaglia">John Tartaglia</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Robyns" title="Jon Robyns">Jon Robyns</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/John_Tartaglia" title="John Tartaglia">John Tartaglia</a> / Jonathan Root </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rob_McClure" title="Rob McClure">Rob McClure</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo" title="Stephanie D&#39;Abruzzo">Stephanie D'Abruzzo</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Julie_Atherton" title="Julie Atherton">Julie Atherton</a> </td> <td align="center">Brynn O'Malley / Kelli Sawyer </td> <td align="center">Kelli Sawyer </td></tr> <tr> <th>Nicky/Trekkie Monster/Bear </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Lyon" title="Rick Lyon">Rick Lyon</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Lipkin" title="Simon Lipkin">Simon Lipkin</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Lyon" title="Rick Lyon">Rick Lyon</a> / <a href="/wiki/David_Benoit_(actor)" title="David Benoit (actor)">David Benoit</a> </td> <td align="center">Christian Anderson </td></tr> <tr> <th>Gary Coleman </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Venetia_Belcon" title="Natalie Venetia Belcon">Natalie Venetia Belcon</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Giles_Terera" title="Giles Terera">Giles Terera</a> </td> <td align="center">Tonya Dixon / Haneefah Wood </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Carla_Renata" title="Carla Renata">Carla Renata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Christmas Eve </th> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Harada" title="Ann Harada">Ann Harada</a> </td> <td align="center">Angela Ai / Natalie Gray </td> <td align="center">Angela Ai </td></tr> <tr> <th>Brian </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Gelber" title="Jordan Gelber">Jordan Gelber</a> </td> <td align="center">Sion Lloyd </td> <td align="center">Nicholas Kohn / Cole Porter </td> <td align="center">Cole Porter </td></tr> <tr> <th>Mrs. T/Bear </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Barnhart" title="Jennifer Barnhart">Jennifer Barnhart</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Clare_Foster" title="Clare Foster">Clare Foster</a> </td> <td align="center">Sharon Wheatley / Rita Dolphin </td> <td align="center">Minglie Chen </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_Broadway_replacements">Notable Broadway replacements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Notable Broadway replacements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Princeton/Rod:</b> <a href="/wiki/Barrett_Foa" title="Barrett Foa">Barrett Foa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_McClure" title="Rob McClure">Rob McClure</a></li> <li><b>Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mary_Faber" title="Mary Faber">Mary Faber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stiles" title="Sarah Stiles">Sarah Stiles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christy_Carlson_Romano" title="Christy Carlson Romano">Christy Carlson Romano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anika_Larsen" title="Anika Larsen">Anika Larsen</a></li> <li><b>Nicky/Trekkie Monster/Bear:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rob_McClure" title="Rob McClure">Rob McClure</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Benoit_(actor)" title="David Benoit (actor)">David Benoit</a></li> <li><b>Gary Coleman:</b> <a href="/wiki/Haneefah_Wood" title="Haneefah Wood">Haneefah Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carla_Renata" title="Carla Renata">Carla Renata</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_numbers">Musical numbers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Musical numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Act I</dt></dl> <ul><li>"The Avenue Q Theme"&#160;– Company</li> <li>"What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?"&#160;– Princeton</li> <li>"It Sucks to Be Me"&#160;– Brian, Kate, Rod, Nicky, Christmas Eve, Gary Coleman, Princeton</li> <li>"If You Were Gay"&#160;– Nicky, Rod</li> <li>"Purpose"&#160;– Princeton, Ensemble</li> <li>"Everyone's a Little Bit Racist"&#160;– Princeton, Kate, Gary, Brian, Christmas Eve</li> <li>"The Internet Is for Porn"&#160;– Kate, Trekkie Monster, Brian, Gary, Rod, Princeton</li> <li>"Mix Tape"&#160;– Kate, Princeton</li> <li>"I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today"&#160;– Brian</li> <li>"Special"&#160;– Lucy</li> <li>"You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love)"&#160;– Gary, Bad Idea Bears, Princeton, Kate, Brian, and Christmas Eve</li> <li>"Fantasies Come True"&#160;– Rod, Kate, Princeton, Nicky</li> <li>"My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada"&#160;– Rod</li> <li>"There's a Fine, Fine Line"&#160;– Kate</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <dl><dt>Act II</dt></dl> <ul><li>"There Is Life Outside Your Apartment"&#160;– Brian, Princeton, Christmas Eve, Gary, Nicky, Trekkie Monster, and Lucy</li> <li>"The More You Ruv Someone"&#160;– Christmas Eve and Kate</li> <li>"Schadenfreude"&#160;– Gary and Nicky</li> <li>"I Wish I Could Go Back to College"&#160;– Kate, Nicky and Princeton</li> <li>"The Money Song"&#160;– Nicky, Princeton, Gary, Brian and Christmas Eve</li> <li>"School for Monsters"&#160;– Trekkie Monster</li> <li>"The Money Song" (reprise)&#160;– Nicky, Princeton, Gary, Brian and Christmas Eve</li> <li>"There's a Fine, Fine Line" (reprise)&#160;– Princeton and Kate</li> <li>"What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?" (reprise)&#160;– Newcomer</li> <li>"For Now"&#160;– Kate, Brian, Gary, Princeton, Nicky, Rod, Christmas Eve, Trekkie Monster, Lucy, Bad Idea Bears, Company</li></ul> <p>&#32; </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Instrumentation">Instrumentation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Instrumentation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rental version of the musical is scored for bass (acoustic and electric), drums/percussion (drum kit, bell tree, bongos, china cymbal, cowbell, egg shaker, finger cymbals, ice bell, mark tree, ratchet, siren whistle, slide whistle, tambourine, temple blocks, triangle, vibraslap, and wood block), guitars (acoustic, electric, and banjo), reeds (B♭ clarinet, alto sax, flute), and two electronic keyboards.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_Avenue_Q_songs">Other <i>Avenue Q</i> songs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Other Avenue Q songs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nine additional songs were written for <i>Avenue Q</i> or associated promotions, but are not part of the original Broadway production itself. </p> <ul><li><b>"Tear It Up and Throw It Away"</b>: Originally performed early in the first act, between "What Do You Do with a BA in English?" and "If You Were Gay"; Kate is called for <a href="/wiki/Jury_duty" title="Jury duty">jury duty</a>, and Nicky advises her to ignore the summons, pretending it was lost in the mail. ("Your civic duty? Who gives a doody?") Kate tears up the summons and is ticketed for littering. The number was cut during Off-Broadway rehearsals because it had no relevance to the plot, and because, according to Stephanie D'Abruzzo, there was no judicious way to dispose of the paper scraps, which remained onstage throughout Act One.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The cut came so late that early promotional materials included references to the song, and its main melody can be heard underscoring dialog in "The Money Song" on the original cast recording. It was included on a CD that accompanied the original souvenir program but not on the cast recording. An original audio clip is available on YouTube.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<b>Time</b>": Originally performed in a sequence where Nicky enjoys his time in the bathroom as Rod begs him to finish up so he can use the bathroom, and becomes increasingly distressed as the song continues. Eventually Rod decides to go use the Starbucks restroom, only for Nicky to hear him and ask to come with him.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song was cut during the development process but was resurrected for a video created for the London production. This video was originally shown on the on-stage video screens during intermission, just prior to the second act curtain; Nicky (<a href="/wiki/Simon_Lipkin" title="Simon Lipkin">Simon Lipkin</a>) sits on the toilet in the theatre's men's room at intermission, singing about all the "chores" he is getting done between acts. Several audience members waiting to use the stall become increasingly annoyed. British comedian <a href="/wiki/Matt_Lucas_(comedian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Lucas (comedian)">Matt Lucas</a> has a cameo role. The song was cut during early previews for unspecified reasons, but remained on the CD that accompanied the souvenir brochure, and was shown at the final West End performance on October 30, 2010. A video can be viewed on YouTube.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<b>Rod's Dilemma</b>": Written for Tony Award voters, this song spoofs <i>Avenue Q</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s competition for the 2004 Tony for Best Musical, and the entire Tony voting process. In the <a href="/wiki/Rotary_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotary Club">Rotary Club</a> presidential election, Rod cannot decide whether to vote for the guy he has a crush on (symbolizing <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boy_from_Oz" title="The Boy from Oz">The Boy from Oz</a></i>), a wealthy man (<i><a href="/wiki/Wicked_(musical)" title="Wicked (musical)">Wicked</a></i>), or an old friend (<i><a href="/wiki/Caroline,_or_Change" title="Caroline, or Change">Caroline, or Change</a></i>). The neighbors advise him against voting "for your friends, 'cause they say you should vote for the candidate you think is good." The song was a part of the production's successful Tony Award campaign, called "<i>Q '04 Now! Vote Your Heart!</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An audio cut is available on YouTube.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>"It Sucks to Be Me" (reprise)</b>: This song is sung by Princeton immediately after Act Two begins. It was not part of the original show or original cast recording. The song was first added to the Las Vegas production, and subsequently became part of the current off-Broadway show and the licensed script.</li> <li>"<b>Only in Vegas</b>": This parody of Las Vegas-style show tunes was written to promote the Las Vegas production. It featured Rick Lyon operating a <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wynn" title="Steve Wynn">Steve Wynn</a> puppet, who tells the cast of <i>Avenue Q</i> how happy they will be in Las Vegas. The song was performed on the <i><a href="/wiki/Regis_and_Kelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Regis and Kelly">Regis and Kelly</a></i> syndicated television show and in some press and media events.</li> <li>"<b>Rod's Christmas</b>": Found on the CD <i>Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5</i>: Rod headlines at the "Don't Tell Daddy's Cabaret and Night Club" (a parody of the New York piano bar Don't Tell Mama, which is named for a song from the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)">Cabaret</a></i>). Rod sings that Christmas is the time of year where he can combine his two great loves, "Christmas carols and show tunes."</li> <li>"<b>The Holi-daze</b>": Found on the CD <i>Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 8</i>. Written by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Patrick_Walker" title="Michael Patrick Walker">Michael Patrick Walker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Kreutz" title="Phoebe Kreutz">Phoebe Kreutz</a> (who both worked on the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of <i>Avenue Q</i>), the members of the company sing about how they cope with the stresses and problems of the holiday season. The song does not feature any characters from the show but was recorded by several of the original <i>Avenue Q</i> cast and band members, and was sub-titled "Drinkin' Our Way Through the Holidays".</li> <li>"<b>Christmas</b>": "Purpose" with new, festive lyrics. Written by the company of <i>Avenue Q</i>/London for Theatrecares' "West End Christmas" charity event. It is on a special CD, but can also be heard at <a href="/wiki/Jon_Robyns" title="Jon Robyns">Jon Robyns</a>'s Web site.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<b>How Much Do the People in Your Neighborhood Make?</b>": A parody on the classic <i>Sesame Street</i> song, "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood", the song was written very early in the show's history, and dropped when the original television show format was abandoned in favor of a stage production.<sup id="cite_ref-aisle_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aisle-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Puppet_development">Puppet development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Puppet development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Avenue Q</i> puppets, which cost up to $10,000 each, and require up to 120 hours of hand fabrication per character,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> were designed and built by original cast member Rick Lyon.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Lyon's company, The Lyon Puppets, built and maintained the puppets used in all North American productions, and several of the international productions, while supervising the construction of those from other productions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Three distinct types of puppets are used in the show: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rod_puppets">Rod puppets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Rod puppets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Single Rod: Princeton, Kate Monster</i><br /><i>Double Rod: Rod, Lucy, The Bad Idea Bears</i><br /> Rod puppets consist of a head and a torso with two arms, at least one of which is movable for gestures. "Single rod" puppets have one movable arm controlled by one rod, with the other arm "posed" in a permanent gesture or attached to the puppet's torso; both arms are movable on "double rod" puppets, each controlled by a separate rod. The puppeteer controls the puppet's head and mouth with his or her dominant hand, and holds one or both rods in the other hand.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live-hands_puppets">Live-hands puppets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Live-hands puppets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Nicky, Trekkie Monster, Mrs. Thistletwat</i><br /> Live-hands puppets require two puppeteers, each of whom contributes one hand and arm dressed with a long sleeve and glove matching the puppet's costume, which become the arms and hands of the puppet. The speaking puppeteer controls the puppet's left hand, head, and mouth, while the second, silent operator controls the right hand. (Sides are sometimes reversed if the speaking puppeteer is left-handed.) During the show, one puppeteer will sometimes exit to take over another puppet, leaving the live-hands puppet with a single operator and only one functioning hand. In a variation, one or both of the puppet's hands can be attached to its torso to permit operation by a single puppeteer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mechanized_and_free_hand_puppets">Mechanized and free hand puppets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Mechanized and free hand puppets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mechanized puppets are not directly controlled by the puppeteer's hand. Instead, they are controlled by a concealed trigger that when pulled causes the mouth to open. The motion is similar to a toy grabber. Princeton's cardboard boxes, also used in "Purpose", are examples of such puppets. Free hand puppets do not have rods, mechanisms, or live-hands for their arms. While their head controls are the same as a rod puppet, the hands are moved by physically picking them up and moving them. In the show Ricky is the only puppet with this design because it is intended for use by a left handed puppeteer.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Marx" title="Jeff Marx">Jeff Marx</a> met <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> at a songwriting class at the <a href="/wiki/BMI_Workshop" class="mw-redirect" title="BMI Workshop">BMI Workshop</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As part of the workshop, the two decided to write songs for a speculative Muppet movie based on "<a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a>" called <i>Kermit, Prince of Denmark</i>. Encouraged by the class response to their songs, they decided to have someone actually performing a puppet present a song, since they were writing them for puppets. Through mutual friends, they contacted Rick Lyon, who agreed to perform <a href="/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog" title="Kermit the Frog">Kermit</a> singing a song in their class. He performed a Kermit replica puppet while sitting on a stool in full view of the audience. This visible puppeteer approach became a key component of <i>Avenue Q</i>. <i>Kermit, Prince of Denmark</i> was pitched to, but was ultimately turned down by, the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Henson</a> family.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The duo then decided to create a new show, with original puppet characters, which was a parody of <i>Sesame Street</i>. Lyon created the puppets.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Avenue Q</i> was originally conceived as a show for television, but following a public reading presented for potential producers/investors in 2000, Broadway producers Robyn Goodman and Jeffrey Seller expressed interest in developing it into a theatrical property.<sup id="cite_ref-aisle_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aisle-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Productions">Productions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Productions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Off-Broadway">Off-Broadway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: Off-Broadway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Avenue Q</i> ran Off-Broadway at the <a href="/wiki/Vineyard_Theatre" title="Vineyard Theatre">Vineyard Theatre</a> for 72 performances from March 20 through May 4, 2003, with previews from February 19. The musical won the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Lucille_Lortel_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucille Lortel Award">Lucille Lortel Award</a> for Best Musical and Outstanding Sound Design (Brett Jarvis). It was nominated for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Moore_(director)" title="Jason Moore (director)">Jason Moore</a>), Outstanding Choreographer (<a href="/wiki/Ken_Roberson_(choreographer)" title="Ken Roberson (choreographer)">Ken Roberson</a>) and Outstanding Scenic Design (<a href="/wiki/Anna_Louizos" title="Anna Louizos">Anna Louizos</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It won the 2003–2004 <a href="/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Outer Critics Circle Award">Outer Critics Circle Award</a>, Outstanding Ensemble Performance and Puppet Artistry and the 2004 GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadway">Broadway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Broadway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg/220px-Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg/330px-Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg/440px-Golden_Theatre_Avenue_Q.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1704" data-file-height="2272" /></a><figcaption><i>Avenue Q</i> at the <a href="/wiki/John_Golden_Theatre" title="John Golden Theatre">John Golden Theatre</a> on Broadway</figcaption></figure> <p>The musical opened on Broadway at the <a href="/wiki/John_Golden_Theatre" title="John Golden Theatre">John Golden Theatre</a> on July 31, 2003, following previews from July 10, again directed by Moore and choreographed by Roberson, with set design by Louizos,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> costume design by Mirena Rada, lighting design by <a href="/wiki/Howell_Binkley" title="Howell Binkley">Howell Binkley</a>, musical supervision by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Oremus" title="Stephen Oremus">Stephen Oremus</a>, musical direction by Gary Adler, and puppet design and execution by cast member Rick Lyon.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Seller" title="Jeffrey Seller">Jeffrey Seller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The show was nominated for six Tony Awards and won three: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.<sup id="cite_ref-Tony2004_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tony2004-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 22 previews and 2,534 regular performances, it closed on September 13, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-closing_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-closing-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of June 21, 2009, the production had grossed over $117&#160;million and had returned profits of $23.5&#160;million to its investors.<sup id="cite_ref-closing_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-closing-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>(All of the money collected from the audience during "The Money Song" is donated to <a href="/wiki/Broadway_Cares/Equity_Fights_AIDS" title="Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS">Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS</a>.) </p><p>After the show closed on Broadway, it reopened Off-Broadway at the <a href="/wiki/New_World_Stages" title="New World Stages">New World Stages</a> complex on October 9, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The production played there for a decade until its final performance on May 26, 2019, with many former cast members, and the show's creators in the audience.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Las_Vegas">Las Vegas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21" title="Edit section: Las Vegas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2005, <i>Avenue Q</i> opened at the <a href="/wiki/Wynn_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Wynn Hotel">Wynn Hotel and Casino</a> in Las Vegas under a production contract that precluded <i>Avenue Q</i> tours in North America during the Las Vegas run. A new 1,200-seat theater was built especially for the show. Variations from the Broadway production included a new reprise of "It Sucks to Be Me" for Princeton at the top of Act Two, some new orchestrations, a trimmed "The Money Song," and a new rock arrangement of "There Is Life Outside Your Apartment," as well as a few jokes written specifically for Las Vegas audiences.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Attendance was well below anticipated levels, and in January 2006 the show was cut to 90 minutes with the intermission removed. Hotel owner Steve Wynn promoted the show heavily, at one point decorating 20 city cabs in orange fuzz and large white "Q" letters. All such efforts were unsuccessful, and the show closed on May 28, 2006, after a nine-month run,<sup id="cite_ref-LATB021506_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LATB021506-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> terminating the exclusivity agreement and opening the way for national tours.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="West_End">West End</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22" title="Edit section: West End"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG/220px-No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG/330px-No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG/440px-No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre_3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><i>Avenue Q</i> at the <a href="/wiki/Noel_Coward_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Noel Coward Theatre">Noel Coward Theatre</a> on the West End</figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Mackintosh" title="Cameron Mackintosh">Cameron Mackintosh</a>-produced version of <i>Avenue Q</i> opened in 2006 in the <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a> at the <a href="/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward_Theatre" title="Noël Coward Theatre">Noël Coward Theatre</a> (formerly the <a href="/wiki/Albery_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Albery Theatre">Albery Theatre</a>). Several adaptive changes were made for British audiences, including portrayal of the Gary Coleman character by a male actor. The production ran 1,179 performances through March 2009, then reopened in June 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/Gielgud_Theatre" title="Gielgud Theatre">Gielgud Theatre</a>. After a further 327 performances, the show moved in March 2010 to the <a href="/wiki/Wyndham%27s_Theatre" title="Wyndham&#39;s Theatre">Wyndham's Theatre</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> where it closed on October 30, 2010, after a five-year run.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A single concert of the show is scheduled for 10 November 2024 at the <a href="/wiki/Sondheim_Theatre" title="Sondheim Theatre">Sondheim Theatre</a> to celebrate the production's 18th anniversary. The original West End cast are expected to reprise their roles.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Touring_productions">Touring productions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23" title="Edit section: Touring productions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first national tour began at the Spreckels Theatre in <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego</a>, California, on June 30, 2007. Broadway director and choreographer Jason Moore and Ken Roberson returned in those roles, as did most other Broadway creative team members. The tour played a total of 721 performances in 22 cities, and closed at the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Cities_Performing_Arts_Center" title="Fox Cities Performing Arts Center">Fox Cities Performing Arts Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Appleton,_Wisconsin" title="Appleton, Wisconsin">Appleton, Wisconsin</a> on May 10, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A second national tour opened in <a href="/wiki/Clemson,_South_Carolina" title="Clemson, South Carolina">Clemson</a>, South Carolina in September 2009 under direction of the same creative team, and closed in <a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville</a>, Alabama on April 23, 2011.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>The first UK tour began at the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre Royal Bath">Theatre Royal Bath</a> in February 2011 and closed at <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Derngate" class="mw-redirect" title="Derngate">Derngate</a> in July.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A second UK and Ireland tour began in January 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Plymouth" title="Theatre Royal, Plymouth">Theatre Royal, Plymouth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sell_A_Door_Theatre_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Sell A Door Theatre Company">Sell A Door Theatre Company</a> launched a British revival of the show in April 2014, which ran for 3 weeks at <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Theatre" title="Greenwich Theatre">Greenwich Theatre</a>, followed by a 12-week UK tour. The tour differed from the West End production in that Gary Coleman, as in the Broadway production, was portrayed by a female actress.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The production toured the UK again in 2015–16; another touring production started in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Productions">International Productions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24" title="Edit section: International Productions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An Australian production opened in June 2009 at the Comedy Theatre, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, directed by Jonathan Biggins and featuring a local cast, including <a href="/wiki/Michala_Banas" title="Michala Banas">Michala Banas</a> as Kate/Lucy. The production visited <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> in August, before touring <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a> (Australian Capital Territory), <a href="/wiki/Perth,_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Perth, Western Australia">Perth</a> (Western Australia), <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a>), <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a> (<a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a> in New Zealand, and closed in June 2010. The show won a number of Helpmann Awards, including Best Direction, Best Actress and Best Actor.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Avenue Q</i> has had additional international productions in Australia,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Brazil,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Denmark,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> France,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Germany,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hong Kong,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mexico,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Portugal,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> South Africa<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Spain,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> among others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Avenue_Q:_School_Edition"><i>Avenue Q: School Edition</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=25" title="Edit section: Avenue Q: School Edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Avenue Q</i> and <a href="/wiki/Music_Theatre_International" title="Music Theatre International">Music Theatre International</a> collaborated on the <i>Avenue Q: School Edition</i> to facilitate production of the musical by high school drama departments. Most of the profanity and sexual themes are removed from the script and score, and two songs ("My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada" and "You Can Be As Loud as the Hell You Want") are removed. "The Internet Is for Porn" is replaced with "My Social Life Is Online", and Trekkie's obsession with pornography is replaced by an obsession with social networking sites. The characters Mrs. Thistletwat and Lucy the Slut are renamed Mrs. Butz and Lucy, respectively. The scenes involving the Bad Idea Bears are altered to deemphasize alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Avenue_Q_promotional_events"><i>Avenue Q</i> promotional events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=26" title="Edit section: Avenue Q promotional events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg/220px-Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg/330px-Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg/440px-Avenue_Q_cast_-_Broadway_on_Broadway_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3137" data-file-height="2100" /></a><figcaption><i>Avenue Q</i> cast performing at <a href="/wiki/Broadway_on_Broadway" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway on Broadway">Broadway on Broadway</a> with the puppets.</figcaption></figure> <p>On September 30, 2004, the day of <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_debates" title="2004 United States presidential debates">the first Bush–Kerry presidential debate</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a>, on a stage set up in <a href="/wiki/Times_Square" title="Times Square">Times Square</a>, the cast of <i>Avenue Q</i> presented their version of the debate, called <i>Avenue Q&amp;A</i>, with portrait puppets of Bush and Kerry created by Rick Lyon. Eighteen television networks covered the event. Lyon operated the Bush puppet, while Jennifer Barnhart operated the Kerry puppet. Each puppet sang responses to questions from Avenue Q's concerned residents, and the whole cast sang "Vote Your Heart" (see <b>Other Songs</b> above) to the rain-drenched crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rod (played by Tartaglia) moderated the mock-debate.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Also in 2004, Rod and Tartaglia appeared on the syndicated game show <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Squares" title="Hollywood Squares">Hollywood Squares</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Regis_Philbin" title="Regis Philbin">Regis Philbin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Ripa" title="Kelly Ripa">Kelly Ripa</a> puppets created by Lyon hosted the first few minutes of an episode of <i>Live with Regis and Kelly</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, Rod and John Tartaglia did "man on the street"-style interviews on the 2005 <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> broadcast of the <a href="/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade" title="Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade">Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rod and John also appeared alongside other Broadway stars in a <a href="/wiki/World_AIDS_Day" title="World AIDS Day">World AIDS Day</a> benefit concert of <i><a href="/wiki/Pippin_(musical)" title="Pippin (musical)">Pippin</a></i> held at the <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Center" title="Manhattan Center">Manhattan Center</a> on November 29, 2004; Rod played "The Head."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In another <a href="/wiki/Broadway_Cares/Equity_Fights_AIDS" title="Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS">Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS</a> benefit in 2005, the original cast of <i>Avenue Q</i> and the cast of the Broadway revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></i> presented a 10-minute spoof of both musicals called "Avenue Jew."<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Trekkie Monster poorly plays the <i>Fiddler</i> theme, pauses, and eats the fiddle. Tevye, his wife Golde and two of their daughters, having immigrated to the US, arrive on Avenue Jew, an area inhabited by Jewish versions of the <i>Avenue Q</i> characters. The human cast expresses frustration at being upstaged by the puppets in the song "<a href="/wiki/Tradition_(song)" title="Tradition (song)">The Puppets/The Humans</a>." Jewish-American Princeton asks "What do you do with a B.A. in <a href="/wiki/Yiddish_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yiddish language">Yiddish</a>?" Tevye's daughter Shprintze falls in love with Princeton; Tevye forbids her union to a puppet but later relents. Princeton laments, "<a href="/wiki/If_I_Were_a_Rich_Man_(song)" title="If I Were a Rich Man (song)">If I were a human</a>". Rod sings "<a href="/wiki/Matchmaker,_Matchmaker" title="Matchmaker, Matchmaker">Matchmaker, Matchmaker</a>" begging the matchmaker (played by Mrs. Thistletwat) to find him a Jewish husband. She sets Rod up with Lazar Wolf; the two ask permission to be married from <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">the Tsar</a> puppet, who forbids a <a href="/wiki/Gay_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay marriage">gay marriage</a>, only to be interrupted by theater critic <a href="/wiki/Ben_Brantley" title="Ben Brantley">Ben Brantley</a>, who objects to casting non-Jewish actors in <i>Fiddler.</i> The company concludes "everyone's a little bit Jewish". Princeton and Shprintze return in wedding attire, and the cast raises a <a href="/wiki/Chuppah" title="Chuppah">chuppah</a> adorned with a furry orange <i>Avenue Q</i> logo. </p><p>In November 2005, the <i>Avenue Q</i> website held a "One Night Stand" contest for amateur puppeteers and their puppets. Andrew MacDonald Smith and his puppet Maurice Tipo won, and on March 10, 2006, appeared in the evening performance in the opening song, the café scene, and the <a href="/wiki/Curtain_call" title="Curtain call">curtain call</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> In October 2006, Jonathan Root and Princeton presented the award for Best Young Adult Novel at the <a href="/wiki/Quill_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Quill Awards">Quill Awards</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> In November 2006, the London cast appeared on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> program <i><a href="/wiki/Children_in_Need" title="Children in Need">Children in Need</a></i> and performed "It Sucks to Be Me".<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2006, the London cast performed on the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Variety_Performance" title="Royal Variety Performance">Royal Variety Performance</a> and performed "It Sucks to Be Me", "For Now", and "Special", in which Lucy the Slut suggested through lyrics and dialogue that she was making a pass at (then) <a href="/wiki/Charles_III_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles III of the United Kingdom">Prince Charles</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>The cast and puppets took to the stage at Trafalgar Square on July 4, 2009, as part of the "London Pride 2009" celebration, performing "If You Were Gay", "Special" and "For Now", with Lucy the Slut assuring all the ladies in the audience that she is <a href="/wiki/Bisexuality" title="Bisexuality">bisexual</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Cast members appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Late_Night_with_Jimmy_Fallon" title="Late Night with Jimmy Fallon">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</a></i> on August 13, 2009, to promote the last month of shows, performing "The Internet is for Porn" for the first time on national television.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> As a response to the <a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(The_Muppets)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (The Muppets)">Muppets' Bohemian Rhapsody</a> video, <i>Avenue Q</i> created a video called <i>We Will Rock Q</i>. Released on YouTube on May 4, 2010, it features the Off-Broadway cast performing covers of the <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> songs "<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cast appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Today_(U.S._TV_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (U.S. TV program)">Today Show</a> in 2018 to promote the show's 15th year.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Original_Broadway_cast_recording">Original Broadway cast recording</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=27" title="Edit section: Original Broadway cast recording"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original cast recording was made on August 10, 2003, at Right Track Studio A in New York City, produced by <a href="/wiki/Jay_David_Saks" title="Jay David Saks">Jay David Saks</a> for <a href="/wiki/RCA_Victor" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA Victor">RCA Victor</a>. The album contains almost all of the music from the show, with the original Broadway cast and orchestra. Released on October 6, 2003, it has been in the top ten of the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard magazine">Billboard</a></i> Top Cast Album Chart since the chart's launch on January 12, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was nominated in the Musical Show Album category for a 2004 Grammy Award.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/Playbill" title="Playbill">Playbill</a></i>, it was likely the first cast recording to use a <a href="/wiki/Parental_Advisory" title="Parental Advisory">Parental Advisory</a> label.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=28" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Avenue Q</i> received nearly unanimous favorable reviews, both nationally and internationally. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> theatre critic Ben Brantley called it a "...savvy, sassy and eminently likable...breakthrough musical", and compared its potential long-term influence to <i><a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story" title="West Side Story">West Side Story</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_King_and_I" title="The King and I">The King and I</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a></i> described it as "...an ingenious combination of 'The Real World' and <i>Sesame Street</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> described it as "...how <i>Friends</i> might be if it had Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy arguing about their one-night stand, but with more angst, expletives and full-on puppet sex."<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Avenue Q</i> made <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a>'</i>s 2010 end-of-the-decade "best-of" list: "This 2003 smash musical is <i>Sesame Street</i> for grown-ups, with filthy-minded puppets who teach useful lessons like 'The Internet Is for Porn.' Somewhere, Big Bird is molting."<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=29" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_Broadway_production">Original Broadway production</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avenue_Q&amp;action=edit&amp;section=30" title="Edit section: Original Broadway production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="95%"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Award Ceremony </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Nominee </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="5">2003 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award" title="Drama Desk Award">Drama Desk Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical">Outstanding Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Book_of_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical">Outstanding Book of a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Whitty" title="Jeff Whitty">Jeff Whitty</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Musical" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical">Outstanding Actress in a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo" title="Stephanie D&#39;Abruzzo">Stephanie D'Abruzzo</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lyrics" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics">Outstanding Lyrics</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Marx" title="Jeff Marx">Jeff Marx</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Music" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music">Outstanding Music</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="8">2004 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tony2004_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tony2004-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Musical">Best Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical">Best Book of a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Whitty" title="Jeff Whitty">Jeff Whitty</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Tony Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Score</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Marx" title="Jeff Marx">Jeff Marx</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Leading_Actor_in_a_Musical" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical">Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tartaglia" title="John Tartaglia">John Tartaglia</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Leading_Actress_in_a_Musical" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical">Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo" title="Stephanie D&#39;Abruzzo">Stephanie D'Abruzzo</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Direction_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical">Best Direction of a Musical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Moore_(director)" title="Jason Moore (director)">Jason Moore</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" colspan="2" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Theatre_World_Award" title="Theatre World Award">Theatre World Award</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo" title="Stephanie D&#39;Abruzzo">Stephanie D'Abruzzo</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tartaglia" title="John Tartaglia">John Tartaglia</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; 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April 23, 2004. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-avenue-q-and-fiddler-spread-joy-at-easter-bonnet-divas-on-disc-plus-news-of-wicked-stars-com-119263">the original</a> on February 3, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Musical</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">1949–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate" title="Kiss Me, Kate">Kiss Me, Kate</a></i> (1949)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)" title="South Pacific (musical)">South Pacific</a></i> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></i> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_and_I" title="The King and I">The King and I</a></i> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Wonderful_Town" title="Wonderful Town">Wonderful Town</a></i> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kismet_(musical)" title="Kismet (musical)">Kismet</a></i> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pajama_Game" title="The Pajama Game">The Pajama Game</a></i> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">Damn Yankees</a></i> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a></i> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_Man" title="The Music Man">The Music Man</a></i> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Redhead_(musical)" title="Redhead (musical)">Redhead</a></i> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music" title="The Sound of Music">The Sound of Music</a> / <a href="/wiki/Fiorello!" title="Fiorello!">Fiorello!</a></i> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie" title="Bye Bye Birdie">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Succeed_in_Business_Without_Really_Trying_(musical)" title="How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</a></i> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum" title="A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</a></i> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></i> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_La_Mancha" title="Man of La Mancha">Man of La Mancha</a></i> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)">Cabaret</a></i> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hallelujah,_Baby!" title="Hallelujah, Baby!">Hallelujah, Baby!</a></i> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/1776_(musical)" title="1776 (musical)">1776</a></i> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Applause_(musical)" title="Applause (musical)">Applause</a></i> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Company_(musical)" title="Company (musical)">Company</a></i> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona_(musical)" title="Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)">Two Gentlemen of Verona</a></i> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Night_Music" title="A Little Night Music">A Little Night Music</a></i> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Raisin_(musical)" title="Raisin (musical)">Raisin</a></i> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> (1975)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Chorus_Line" title="A Chorus Line">A Chorus Line</a></i> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical)" title="Ain&#39;t Misbehavin&#39; (musical)">Ain't Misbehavin'</a></i> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a></i> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Evita_(musical)" title="Evita (musical)">Evita</a></i> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/42nd_Street_(musical)" title="42nd Street (musical)">42nd Street</a></i> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Nine_(musical)" title="Nine (musical)">Nine</a></i> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cats_(musical)" title="Cats (musical)">Cats</a></i> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></i> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood_(musical)" title="The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)">The Mystery of Edwin Drood</a></i> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical)" title="Les Misérables (musical)">Les Misérables</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical)" title="The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></i> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Robbins%27_Broadway" title="Jerome Robbins&#39; Broadway">Jerome Robbins' Broadway</a></i> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(musical)" title="City of Angels (musical)">City of Angels</a></i> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Will_Rogers_Follies" title="The Will Rogers Follies">The Will Rogers Follies</a></i> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Crazy_for_You_(musical)" title="Crazy for You (musical)">Crazy for You</a></i> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(musical)" title="Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)">Kiss of the Spider Woman</a></i> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Passion_(musical)" title="Passion (musical)">Passion</a></i> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(musical)" title="Sunset Boulevard (musical)">Sunset Boulevard</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rent_(musical)" title="Rent (musical)">Rent</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(musical)" title="Titanic (musical)">Titanic</a></i> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lion_King_(musical)" title="The Lion King (musical)">The Lion King</a></i> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fosse_(musical)" title="Fosse (musical)">Fosse</a></i> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Contact_(musical)" title="Contact (musical)">Contact</a></i> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(musical)" title="The Producers (musical)">The Producers</a></i> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Thoroughly_Modern_Millie_(musical)" title="Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)">Thoroughly Modern Millie</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></i> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Avenue Q</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Spamalot" title="Spamalot">Monty Python's Spamalot</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Boys" title="Jersey Boys">Jersey Boys</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(musical)" title="Spring Awakening (musical)">Spring Awakening</a></i> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heights" title="In the Heights">In the Heights</a></i> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Elliot_the_Musical" title="Billy Elliot the Musical">Billy Elliot the Musical</a></i> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Memphis_(musical)" title="Memphis (musical)">Memphis</a></i> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon_(musical)" title="The Book of Mormon (musical)">The Book of Mormon</a></i> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Once_(musical)" title="Once (musical)">Once</a></i> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a></i> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Gentleman%27s_Guide_to_Love_and_Murder" title="A Gentleman&#39;s Guide to Love and Murder">A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder</a></i> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fun_Home_(musical)" title="Fun Home (musical)">Fun Home</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)">Hamilton</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_Evan_Hansen" title="Dear Evan Hansen">Dear Evan Hansen</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Band%27s_Visit_(musical)" title="The Band&#39;s Visit (musical)">The Band's Visit</a></i> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hadestown" title="Hadestown">Hadestown</a></i> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)" title="Moulin Rouge! (musical)">Moulin Rouge!</a></i> (2020/21)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Strange_Loop" title="A Strange Loop">A Strange Loop</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Akimbo_(musical)" title="Kimberly Akimbo (musical)">Kimberly Akimbo</a></i> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Outsiders_(musical)" title="The Outsiders (musical)">The Outsiders</a></i> (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:TonyAward_MusicalBook" title="Template:TonyAward MusicalBook"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:TonyAward_MusicalBook" title="Template talk:TonyAward MusicalBook"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:TonyAward_MusicalBook" title="Special:EditPage/Template:TonyAward MusicalBook"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical">Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">1950–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)" title="South Pacific (musical)">South Pacific</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II">Oscar Hammerstein II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Logan" title="Joshua Logan">Joshua Logan</a> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Stewart_(playwright)" title="Michael Stewart (playwright)">Michael Stewart</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stein" title="Joseph Stein">Joseph Stein</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Company_(musical)" title="Company (musical)">Company</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/George_Furth" title="George Furth">George Furth</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona_(musical)" title="Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)">Two Gentlemen of Verona</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Guare" title="John Guare">John Guare</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mel_Shapiro" title="Mel Shapiro">Mel Shapiro</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Night_Music" title="A Little Night Music">A Little Night Music</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Wheeler" title="Hugh Wheeler">Hugh Wheeler</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Candide_(operetta)" title="Candide (operetta)">Candide</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Wheeler" title="Hugh Wheeler">Hugh Wheeler</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_(musical)" title="Shenandoah (musical)">Shenandoah</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/James_Lee_Barrett" title="James Lee Barrett">James Lee Barrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Udell" title="Peter Udell">Peter Udell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philip_Rose_(theatrical_producer)" title="Philip Rose (theatrical producer)">Philip Rose</a> (1975)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Chorus_Line" title="A Chorus Line">A Chorus Line</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/James_Kirkwood_Jr." title="James Kirkwood Jr.">James Kirkwood Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Dante" title="Nicholas Dante">Nicholas Dante</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_(writer)" title="Thomas Meehan (writer)">Thomas Meehan</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Twentieth_Century" title="On the Twentieth Century">On the Twentieth Century</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Betty_Comden" title="Betty Comden">Betty Comden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Green" title="Adolph Green">Adolph Green</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street">Sweeney Todd</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Wheeler" title="Hugh Wheeler">Hugh Wheeler</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Evita_(musical)" title="Evita (musical)">Evita</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Woman_of_the_Year_(musical)" title="Woman of the Year (musical)">Woman of the Year</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Stone_(writer)" title="Peter Stone (writer)">Peter Stone</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls_(musical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreamgirls (musical)">Dreamgirls</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Eyen" title="Tom Eyen">Tom Eyen</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cats_(musical)" title="Cats (musical)">Cats</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/T._S._Eliot" title="T. S. Eliot">T. S. Eliot</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Fierstein" title="Harvey Fierstein">Harvey Fierstein</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/William_Hauptman" title="William Hauptman">William Hauptman</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood_(musical)" title="The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)">The Mystery of Edwin Drood</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Holmes" title="Rupert Holmes">Rupert Holmes</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical)" title="Les Misérables (musical)">Les Misérables</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Alain_Boublil" title="Alain Boublil">Alain Boublil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Claude-Michel_Sch%C3%B6nberg" title="Claude-Michel Schönberg">Claude-Michel Schönberg</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Into_the_Woods" title="Into the Woods">Into the Woods</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/James_Lapine" title="James Lapine">James Lapine</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(musical)" title="City of Angels (musical)">City of Angels</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Larry_Gelbart" title="Larry Gelbart">Larry Gelbart</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Garden_(musical)" title="The Secret Garden (musical)">The Secret Garden</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Marsha_Norman" title="Marsha Norman">Marsha Norman</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Falsettos" title="Falsettos">Falsettos</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/William_Finn" title="William Finn">William Finn</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Lapine" title="James Lapine">James Lapine</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(musical)" title="Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)">Kiss of the Spider Woman</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Terrence_McNally" title="Terrence McNally">Terrence McNally</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Passion_(musical)" title="Passion (musical)">Passion</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/James_Lapine" title="James Lapine">James Lapine</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(musical)" title="Sunset Boulevard (musical)">Sunset Boulevard</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Hampton" title="Christopher Hampton">Christopher Hampton</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rent_(musical)" title="Rent (musical)">Rent</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Larson" title="Jonathan Larson">Jonathan Larson</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(musical)" title="Titanic (musical)">Titanic</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Stone_(writer)" title="Peter Stone (writer)">Peter Stone</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)" title="Ragtime (musical)">Ragtime</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Terrence_McNally" title="Terrence McNally">Terrence McNally</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Parade_(musical)" title="Parade (musical)">Parade</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Uhry" title="Alfred Uhry">Alfred Uhry</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/James_Joyce%27s_The_Dead" title="James Joyce&#39;s The Dead">James Joyce's The Dead</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nelson_(playwright)" title="Richard Nelson (playwright)">Richard Nelson</a> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(musical)" title="The Producers (musical)">The Producers</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_(writer)" title="Thomas Meehan (writer)">Thomas Meehan</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Urinetown" title="Urinetown">Urinetown</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Kotis" title="Greg Kotis">Greg Kotis</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_(writer)" title="Thomas Meehan (writer)">Thomas Meehan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_O%27Donnell" title="Mark O&#39;Donnell">Mark O'Donnell</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Avenue Q</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Whitty" title="Jeff Whitty">Jeff Whitty</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_25th_Annual_Putnam_County_Spelling_Bee" title="The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</a></i> by Rachel Sheinkin (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Drowsy_Chaperone" title="The Drowsy Chaperone">The Drowsy Chaperone</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Martin_(comedian)" title="Bob Martin (comedian)">Bob Martin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_McKellar" title="Don McKellar">Don McKellar</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(musical)" title="Spring Awakening (musical)">Spring Awakening</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Steven_Sater" title="Steven Sater">Steven Sater</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Passing_Strange" title="Passing Strange">Passing Strange</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stew_(musician)" title="Stew (musician)">Stew</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Elliot_the_Musical" title="Billy Elliot the Musical">Billy Elliot the Musical</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lee_Hall_(playwright)" title="Lee Hall (playwright)">Lee Hall</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Memphis_(musical)" title="Memphis (musical)">Memphis</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiPietro" title="Joe DiPietro">Joe DiPietro</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon_(musical)" title="The Book of Mormon (musical)">The Book of Mormon</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Trey_Parker" title="Trey Parker">Trey Parker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stone" title="Matt Stone">Matt Stone</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Once_(musical)" title="Once (musical)">Once</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Walsh" title="Enda Walsh">Enda Walsh</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Matilda_the_Musical" title="Matilda the Musical">Matilda the Musical</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Kelly" title="Dennis Kelly">Dennis Kelly</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Gentleman%27s_Guide_to_Love_and_Murder" title="A Gentleman&#39;s Guide to Love and Murder">A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Freedman" title="Robert L. Freedman">Robert L. Freedman</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fun_Home_(musical)" title="Fun Home (musical)">Fun Home</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Kron" title="Lisa Kron">Lisa Kron</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)">Hamilton</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda" title="Lin-Manuel Miranda">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_Evan_Hansen" title="Dear Evan Hansen">Dear Evan Hansen</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Steven_Levenson" title="Steven Levenson">Steven Levenson</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Band%27s_Visit_(musical)" title="The Band&#39;s Visit (musical)">The Band's Visit</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Itamar_Moses" title="Itamar Moses">Itamar Moses</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Tootsie_(musical)" title="Tootsie (musical)">Tootsie</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horn_(writer)" title="Robert Horn (writer)">Robert Horn</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill_(musical)" title="Jagged Little Pill (musical)">Jagged Little Pill</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Diablo_Cody" title="Diablo Cody">Diablo Cody</a> (2020/21)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Strange_Loop" title="A Strange Loop">A Strange Loop</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_R._Jackson" title="Michael R. Jackson">Michael R. Jackson</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Akimbo_(musical)" title="Kimberly Akimbo (musical)">Kimberly Akimbo</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/David_Lindsay-Abaire" title="David Lindsay-Abaire">David Lindsay-Abaire</a> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Suffs" title="Suffs">Suffs</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Shaina_Taub" title="Shaina Taub">Shaina Taub</a> (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:TonyAward_MusicalScore" title="Template:TonyAward MusicalScore"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:TonyAward_MusicalScore" title="Template talk:TonyAward MusicalScore"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:TonyAward_MusicalScore" title="Special:EditPage/Template:TonyAward MusicalScore"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Tony Award for Best Original Score">Tony Award for Best Original Score</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">1947–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Scene_(opera)" title="Street Scene (opera)">Street Scene</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Weill" title="Kurt Weill">Kurt Weill</a> (1947)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate" title="Kiss Me, Kate">Kiss Me, Kate</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Cole_Porter" title="Cole Porter">Cole Porter</a> (1949)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)" title="South Pacific (musical)">South Pacific</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" title="Richard Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Call_Me_Madam" title="Call Me Madam">Call Me Madam</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/No_Strings" title="No Strings">No Strings</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" title="Richard Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Oliver!" title="Oliver!">Oliver!</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Bart" title="Lionel Bart">Lionel Bart</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Herman" title="Jerry Herman">Jerry Herman</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof" title="Fiddler on the Roof">Fiddler on the Roof</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Bock" title="Jerry Bock">Jerry Bock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Harnick" title="Sheldon Harnick">Sheldon Harnick</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_La_Mancha" title="Man of La Mancha">Man of La Mancha</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Leigh" title="Mitch Leigh">Mitch Leigh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Darion" title="Joe Darion">Joe Darion</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)">Cabaret</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Kander" title="John Kander">John Kander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ebb" title="Fred Ebb">Fred Ebb</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hallelujah,_Baby!" title="Hallelujah, Baby!">Hallelujah, Baby!</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jule_Styne" title="Jule Styne">Jule Styne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Betty_Comden" title="Betty Comden">Betty Comden</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Green" title="Adolph Green">Adolph Green</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Company_(musical)" title="Company (musical)">Company</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Follies" title="Follies">Follies</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Night_Music" title="A Little Night Music">A Little Night Music</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Gigi_(musical)" title="Gigi (musical)">Gigi</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Loewe" title="Frederick Loewe">Frederick Loewe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner" title="Alan Jay Lerner">Alan Jay Lerner</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Smalls" title="Charlie Smalls">Charlie Smalls</a> (1975)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Chorus_Line" title="A Chorus Line">A Chorus Line</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edward_Kleban" title="Edward Kleban">Edward Kleban</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_(musical)" title="Annie (musical)">Annie</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Strouse" title="Charles Strouse">Charles Strouse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martin_Charnin" title="Martin Charnin">Martin Charnin</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Twentieth_Century" title="On the Twentieth Century">On the Twentieth Century</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Cy_Coleman" title="Cy Coleman">Cy Coleman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Betty_Comden" title="Betty Comden">Betty Comden</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Green" title="Adolph Green">Adolph Green</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street">Sweeney Todd</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Evita_(musical)" title="Evita (musical)">Evita</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Woman_of_the_Year_(musical)" title="Woman of the Year (musical)">Woman of the Year</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Kander" title="John Kander">John Kander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ebb" title="Fred Ebb">Fred Ebb</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Nine_(musical)" title="Nine (musical)">Nine</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Maury_Yeston" title="Maury Yeston">Maury Yeston</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cats_(musical)" title="Cats (musical)">Cats</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and <a href="/wiki/T._S._Eliot" title="T. S. Eliot">T. S. Eliot</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Herman" title="Jerry Herman">Jerry Herman</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Big_River_(musical)" title="Big River (musical)">Big River</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller" title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood_(musical)" title="The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)">The Mystery of Edwin Drood</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Holmes" title="Rupert Holmes">Rupert Holmes</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical)" title="Les Misérables (musical)">Les Misérables</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Claude-Michel_Sch%C3%B6nberg" title="Claude-Michel Schönberg">Claude-Michel Schönberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Kretzmer" title="Herbert Kretzmer">Herbert Kretzmer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alain_Boublil" title="Alain Boublil">Alain Boublil</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Into_the_Woods" title="Into the Woods">Into the Woods</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(musical)" title="City of Angels (musical)">City of Angels</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Cy_Coleman" title="Cy Coleman">Cy Coleman</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Zippel" title="David Zippel">David Zippel</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Will_Rogers_Follies" title="The Will Rogers Follies">The Will Rogers Follies</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Cy_Coleman" title="Cy Coleman">Cy Coleman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Betty_Comden" title="Betty Comden">Betty Comden</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Green" title="Adolph Green">Adolph Green</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Falsettos" title="Falsettos">Falsettos</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/William_Finn" title="William Finn">William Finn</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(musical)" title="Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)">Kiss of the Spider Woman</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Kander" title="John Kander">John Kander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ebb" title="Fred Ebb">Fred Ebb</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/The_Who%27s_Tommy" title="The Who&#39;s Tommy">The Who's Tommy</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Pete_Townshend" title="Pete Townshend">Pete Townshend</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Passion_(musical)" title="Passion (musical)">Passion</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(musical)" title="Sunset Boulevard (musical)">Sunset Boulevard</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Hampton" title="Christopher Hampton">Christopher Hampton</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rent_(musical)" title="Rent (musical)">Rent</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Larson" title="Jonathan Larson">Jonathan Larson</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(musical)" title="Titanic (musical)">Titanic</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Maury_Yeston" title="Maury Yeston">Maury Yeston</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ragtime_(musical)" title="Ragtime (musical)">Ragtime</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Flaherty" title="Stephen Flaherty">Stephen Flaherty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens" title="Lynn Ahrens">Lynn Ahrens</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Parade_(musical)" title="Parade (musical)">Parade</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Jason_Robert_Brown" title="Jason Robert Brown">Jason Robert Brown</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Aida_(musical)" title="Aida (musical)">Aida</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #C0C0C0;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(musical)" title="The Producers (musical)">The Producers</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Urinetown" title="Urinetown">Urinetown</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hollmann" title="Mark Hollmann">Mark Hollmann</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Kotis" title="Greg Kotis">Greg Kotis</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Marc_Shaiman" title="Marc Shaiman">Marc Shaiman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Wittman" title="Scott Wittman">Scott Wittman</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Avenue Q</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Marx" title="Jeff Marx">Jeff Marx</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light_in_the_Piazza_(musical)" title="The Light in the Piazza (musical)">The Light in the Piazza</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Adam_Guettel" title="Adam Guettel">Adam Guettel</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Drowsy_Chaperone" title="The Drowsy Chaperone">The Drowsy Chaperone</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Lambert" title="Lisa Lambert">Lisa Lambert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Morrison" title="Greg Morrison">Greg Morrison</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(musical)" title="Spring Awakening (musical)">Spring Awakening</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Sheik" title="Duncan Sheik">Duncan Sheik</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steven_Sater" title="Steven Sater">Steven Sater</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heights" title="In the Heights">In the Heights</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda" title="Lin-Manuel Miranda">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Next_to_Normal" title="Next to Normal">Next to Normal</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kitt_(musician)" title="Tom Kitt (musician)">Tom Kitt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Yorkey" title="Brian Yorkey">Brian Yorkey</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Memphis_(musical)" title="Memphis (musical)">Memphis</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/David_Bryan" title="David Bryan">David Bryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiPietro" title="Joe DiPietro">Joe DiPietro</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon_(musical)" title="The Book of Mormon (musical)">The Book of Mormon</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Trey_Parker" title="Trey Parker">Trey Parker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stone" title="Matt Stone">Matt Stone</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Newsies_(musical)" title="Newsies (musical)">Newsies</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Feldman_(songwriter)" title="Jack Feldman (songwriter)">Jack Feldman</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" 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