Avenue Q's cast consists of three human characters who interact with eleven puppet characters. The puppets are animated and voiced by … See more

Note: These descriptions come from the Characters section in the script.
Puppet characters
• Princeton: "A fresh-faced kid just out of college." See more

The Avenue Q puppets, which cost up to $10,000 each, and require up to 120 hours of hand fabrication per character, were designed and built by … See more

Off-Broadway
Avenue Q ran Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre for 72 performances from March 20 through May 4, 2003, with previews from February 19. The musical won the 2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical and … See more

The show is set on a fictional street in an "outer-outer borough" of New York City.
Act I
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 … See more

Instrumentation
The rental version of the musical is scored for bass (acoustic and electric), drums/percussion … See more

Jeff Marx met Robert Lopez at a songwriting class at the BMI Workshop. As part of the workshop, the two decided to write songs for a speculative Muppet movie based on " See more