OXFORD,OH – Miami University department of theatre will present AVENUE Q, the musical, opening on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Gates-Abegglen Theater, located in the Center for Performing Arts. Repeat performances are April 17-18 at 7:30 pm, April 23-25 pm, and a matinee performance, Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 pm.
The 2004 winner of Tony’s triple crown of Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, the smash-hit Broadway musical is about real life in New York City. The play, intended for mature audiences, displays puppets and humans, enacting to create a sensationalized spoof of Sesame Street characters as lead character Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad moves to Avenue Q with big dreams and a tiny bank account. His colorful new neighbors soon teach him the ups and downs of city life with their outrageous and irreverent humor.
Miami’s production is directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre, Saffron Henke with music direction by Stephen Lytle, Director of Athletic Bands at Miami University. Show designers include Scene Design, Gion DeFrancesco; Costume Design, Melanie Mortimore; Lighting Design, Russ Blain; Sound Design, Geoffrey D. Fishburn; and Puppet Design, Grant Lemasters.
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 orchestrations and arrangements by Stephen Oremus.
Tickets, $10 adults, $8 seniors, and $7 students/youth are available at the Miami University box office located in the Shriver Center. Contact the box office at (513) 529-3200 or at MiamiOH.edu/boxoffice.
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