Avenue Q
Winner of 3 Tony Awards® including Best Musical;
Makes Dallas Debut
at the AT&T Performing Arts Center
May 25, 2010 through June 6, 2010
edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady
 Avenue Q, the smash-hit
Broadway musical, will make it’s Dallas debut at the AT&T Performing Arts
Center Winspear Opera House in Dallas from Tuesday, May 25, 2010 through
Sunday, June 6, 2010 for a strictly limited run of only 16 performances. The
three-time Tony Award-winning musical about real life in New York City, as
told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent,
Tony-winning book and score is the final show in the AT&T Performing Arts
Center’s Lexus Broadway Series inaugural season.
Avenue Q tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves
to NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. The only apartment he can
afford is way out on Avenue Q, where everyone is looking for the same things
he is: a decent job, a stable relationship, and a "purpose." Eventually,
Princeton learns to embrace the ups and downs of city life and realizes that
"the real world" isn't so bad, after all!
The New York Times hailed Avenue Q 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 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
is directed by Jason Moore; puppet design by Rick Lyon, orchestrations 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 Lew Mead; associate director is Evan Ensign and music supervisor
is Andrew Graham.
Avenue Q is produced by Work Light Productions.
For more information on Avenue Q visit
www.avenueqontour.com.
Due to adult situations (like full-puppet nudity and language), Avenue Q is
not appropriate for children.
ROBERT LOPEZ (Music and Lyrics, Original Concept, Animation Design) is still
reeling from winning the 2004 Tony Award for Best Score for Avenue Q, which
has been produced in New York, Vegas, London, Stockholm, Helsinki, and now
this tour! Bobby’s musical version of Finding Nemo, co-written with
his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, is currently playing in Walt Disney World.
In 2007, he co-wrote songs for a musical episode of NBC’s “Scrubs.” He
and his brother Billy Lopez have written music for Nick Jr’s “The Wonder
Pets!” and Disney’s “Johnny and the Sprites.” Bobby is busy at work on lots
of new projects. He grew up in Greenwich Village, graduated Yale 1997 (with
a BA in English!) and now lives in Manhattan with his wife and daughter.
JEFF MARX (Music and Lyrics). B'way debut. Jeff would like to take
this opportunity to plug his book, How To Win A High School Election. A
serious guide for student council candidates, it has sold over 15,000 copies
and can be found in bookstores and on the internet. This is Jeff's first
musical. He is now living in Los Angeles, writing various projects with
different collaborators. He went to L.A. to work on the musical episode of
“Scrubs,” loved it there, and stayed. He has a law degree, a Tony Award, a
Mustang convertible, and a wonderfully sweet rescue doggie named Princeton.
Many thanks to the hundreds of people whose contributions helped make
Avenue Q a reality.
JEFF WHITTY (Book) won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for
Avenue Q. Plays include The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler (next
appearing in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2008 season), The Hiding
Place, The Plank Project, Suicide Weather, and Balls. Theaters presenting
his work include the Atlantic Theater Company, South Coast Repertory, the
Vineyard Theater, the New Group, and New York Stage and
Film/Vassar. Currently at work on the libretto for a musical version of
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. As an actor, he has appeared
regionally, Off-Broadway, and in film and TV. Website:
www.Whitless.com.
JASON MOORE (Director). Broadway: Shrek, Steel Magnolias, Avenue
Q. Off-Broadway: Jerry Springer The Opera (Carnegie Hall), Speech and
Debate (Roundabout), Avenue Q, Guardians, The Crumple Zone. Regional: Vices
(Mixed Blood Theatre, Minnesota), Opening Day (Powerhouse Theatre, Los
Angeles). Associate directing: Les Misérables (Broadway, National Tour),
Ragtime (Vancouver). Writer: The Floatplane Notebooks (Charlotte
Repertory Theatre). TV: episodes of “Dawson's Creek,” “Everwood,” “One Tree
Hill”, and “Brothers and Sisters.”
About the AT&T Performing Arts Center
The AT&T Performing Arts Center, a new multi-venue Center for music, opera,
theatre and dance opened in October 2009, completing the 30-year vision of
the Dallas Arts District. Located at 2403 Flora Street, the Center serves as
a gateway from downtown Dallas’s business center to the Dallas Arts
District. Featuring multiple state-of-the-art facilities that are woven
together by a ten-acre urban park, which creates a dynamic cultural
destination, the Center includes:
The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, designed by Foster + Partners in a
modern horseshoe configuration, seats 2,200 (with capacity up to 2,300).
The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre designed by REX/OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus
(partner in charge) and Rem Koolhaas, seats up to 600 and uses a superfly
system to rapidly change the performance hall’s configuration to proscenium,
thrust or flat floor, depending on the nature of the performance.
The Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park, designed by Michel Desvigne, is a
lush urban park that unifies the AT&T PAC’s venues with the Arts District
and surrounding neighborhoods of Dallas.
The completely new Annette Strauss Artist Square, designed by Foster +
Partners, is the Center’s outdoor entertainment venue. (Opening 2010.)
The City Performance Hall, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, provides
main stage production space for many of Dallas’ smaller performing arts
organizations. (Opening 2011.)
Two underground parking areas that accommodate more than 850 vehicles.
The Dallas Fort Worth Lexus Dealer Association is the title sponsor of the
Center’s Lexus Broadway Series. Lexus is the official vehicle of the Center
and its resident companies, the official valet sponsor and the naming rights
holder for the Center’s two underground parking areas.
More information on the AT&T Performing Arts Center is available at
www.attpac.org.
Tickets can be purchased at www.attpac.org,
by phone at 214.880.0202, at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Box Office at
the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora Street (Monday through Saturday, 10 am
- 6 pm; Sunday 11 am – 4 pm), or at the remote Box Office at Park Place
Lexus Plano at 1025 Preston Road. Ticket prices range from $25.00 to
$150.00.
Madelyn Miller is a travel and food writer who is eager to see Avenue Q.
Read her stories on www.travellady.com,
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PHOTO CREDIT AVENUE Q National Tour 2009
© John Daughtry 2009
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