Avenue Q In Chicago

Broadway In Chicago has announced Avenue Q – the Tony Award-winning smash-hit musical about trying to make it in New York with big dreams and a tiny bank account – will hold its Chicago premiere this coming spring with a limited two-week engagement from May 27 – June 7, 2008 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St) as part of its national tour. 

Avenue Q is the creation of a host of talented young theatre artists and features music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; and directed by Jason Moore.  Avenue Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell their story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way.

Avenue Q opened on Broadway on July 31, 2003 to great critical and popular acclaim.   The New York Times hailed it as "a breakthrough musical of a very different stripe.  Savvy, sassy and delicious!" and Entertainment Weekly claimed it was "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see!"

Avenue Q went on to win three 2004 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Original Score of a Musical (Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx) and Best Book of a Musical (Jeff Whitty).  More than 1,500 performances later, Avenue Q remains one of Broadway's biggest and most enduring successes, playing to enthusiastic audiences eight times a week.

In June of 2006, Avenue Q opened its first international production in London's West End at the Noël Coward Theatre.  Previously, Avenue Q played a 10-month engagement in Las Vegas in 2005-06.

Avenue Q’s  features puppet design by Rick Lyon, musical supervision by Stephen Oremus, choreography by Ken Roberson, scenic design  by Anna Louizos, costume design by Mirena Rada, lighting design by Howell Binkley, and sound design by Acme Sound Partners.

Tickets are now available to groups of 20 or more by calling (312) 977-1710.  The individual ticket pricing and on-sale date will be announced at a later date.