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Synopsis

Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, the hilarious Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again, along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colorful and worthwhile for it.

Note: This is the guide for the school edition of Avenue Q, which is an age-appropriate version of the show created for high school productions.

Show Information

Conceived By
Jeff Marx , Robert Lopez
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2012
Genres
Parody, Farce, Comedy
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
The mythic Avenue Q, in contemporary New York (and a nightclub)
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Medium
Dancing
None
Ideal For
High School, Ensemble Cast, Diverse Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast

Context

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Kate Monster

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Princeton

Lead

Male

Baritone

Brian

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Christmas Eve

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Gary Coleman

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Nicky

Supporting

Male

Baritone, Tenor

Rod

Supporting

Male

Baritone, Tenor

Trekkie Monster

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Lucy

Featured

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Mrs Butz

Featured

Female

Non-singer

Bad Idea Bear 1

Featured

Male

Tenor

Bad Idea Bear 2

Featured

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Songs

Act One

  • The Avenue Q Theme – Company
  • What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? – Princeton
  • If You Were Gay – Nicky with Rod
  • Purpose – Princeton and Company (via "singing boxes")
  • Everyone's a Little Bit Racist – Princeton, Kate, Gary, Brian, and Christmas Eve
  • My Social Life Is Online – Kate, Trekkie Monster, Brian, Gary Coleman, Rod, and Princeton
  • A Mix Tape – Kate and Princeton
  • I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today – Brian
  • Special – Lucy
  • Fantasies Come True – Rod, Kate, Nicky and Princeton
  • There's a Fine, Fine Line – Kate

Act Two

  • There Is Life Outside Your Apartment – Brian, Princeton, Christmas Eve, Gary, Nicky, Trekkie Monster, Lucy, and Company
  • The More You Ruv Someone – Christmas Eve and Kate
  • Schadenfreude – Gary and Nicky
  • I Wish I Could Go Back to College – Kate, Nicky and Princeton
  • The Money Song – Nicky, Princeton, Gary, Brian and Christmas Eve
  • The Money Song (Reprise) – Nicky, Princeton, Gary, Brian and Christmas Eve
  • There's a Fine, Fine Line (Reprise) – Princeton and Kate
  • What Do You Do With a B.A. in English? (Reprise) – Newcomer
  • For Now – Company

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Guide Written By:

Emma Houlahan

Emma Houlahan

Canadian vocalist and actor now based in London.