Avenue Q Tickets

Avenue Q in London!

Come home to Avenue Q as the Tony-winning, boundary-pushing musical returns to London’s West End this Spring. This raunchy, raucous musical is “Sesame Street for grown-ups” (Entertainment Weekly) and tells the story of bunch of dissatisfied friends, both puppet and human, who live together in the titular borough of NYC. Avenue Q is an equal opportunity offender - with love, sexuality, and privilege all in the firing line. The musical comes to the Shaftesbury Theatre, in the heart of Covent Garden, for the first time in over two decades - you won’t want to miss it, read our review of Avenue Q secure your tickets today!

What is the musical Avenue Q about?

Set in a shabby outer borough of New York City, Avenue Q is a raucously funny and surprisingly heartfelt coming-of-age musical where humans and puppets live side by side. The story follows Princeton, a bright-eyed (puppet) college graduate who moves into Avenue Q with big dreams and a tiny bank account. As he tries to figure out his purpose in life, he meets a host of colourful neighbours, including Kate Monster, an earnest teaching assistant; Rod, a closeted banker and Nicky, his slacker roommate; landlord and former child-star Gary Oldman (yes, the Gary Oldman) and Trekkie Monster, who’s definitely not your average children’s puppet!

As the characters navigate adulthood, love, friendship, and disappointment, Avenue Q balances outrageous humour with relatable moments. From job-hunting to heartbreak, it captures the awkward hilarity of trying to grow up when you’re not quite sure how. With songs like “It Sucks to Be Me”, “There’s a Fine Fine Line”, “Schadenfreude”, “If You Were Gay”, and “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” the show isn’t afraid to tackle taboo topics with tongue firmly in cheek.

The History of Avenue Q

 Avenue Q premiered off-Broadway in 2003, winning a Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle award, before transferring to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway later that same year. The musical went on to win three Tony awards in 2004, including the award for Best Musical, which the edgy, underdog production controversially won over the smash-hit Wicked. The musical ran until 2009 on Broadway, when it transferred back off-Broadway and ran for a further ten years. The show has since toured internationally and across the United States. In 2006, Avenue Q premiered in the West End and ran for five years at various different venues. While an anniversary concert was held in 2024 to celebrate the show’s 18th anniversary, this brand new revival marks the first full run of the show in London in almost two decades. 

Who are the cast of Avenue Q?

Casting includes:

• Princeton / Rod - Noah Harrison
• Kate Monster / Lucy The Slut - Emily Benjamin
• Nicky / Trekkie Monster / Bad Idea Bear - Charlie McCullagh
• Mrs T / Bad Idea Bear - Meg Hateley
• Brian - OIiver Jacobson
• Christmas Eve- Amelia Kinu Muus
• Gary - Dionne Ward-Anderson

Who are the creative team of Avenue Q? 

Avenue Q has music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, with a book by Jeff Whitty.

Lopez and Marx are long-term collaborators who have worked together on the music and lyrics for the musical Book of Mormon, the musical episode of Scrubs, the songs for Disney films Frozen 1 and Frozen 2 as well as music for Bear in the Big Blue House and The Book of Pooh.

Lopez is an American songwriter and playwright. He is one of only 27 people in the world to hold an EGOT, meaning he has won an Emmy, Tony, Oscar and Grammy. Lopez is the youngest person to have won an EGOT, as well as the only person to have won all four awards more than once. As well as his collaborations with Marx, his credits include work on Disney’s Coco, South Park and Marvel series’ WandaVision and Agatha All Along.

Jeff Marx is an American composer and lyricist. Aside from his collaborations with Lopez, his credits include Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, Home Street Home and How To Win A High School Election.

Whitty is an American playwright, actor, and screenwriter. He is a Tony, Independent Spirit and Writers Guild of America Award winner, and an Academy Award and BAFTA nominee. His credits include the Libretto for Bring it On the Musical, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, and Oscar-nominated film Can You Ever Forgive Me?.

Tickets for Avenue Q at the Shaftesbury Theatre!

All your fantasies can come true with Avenue Q! This outrageous, hilarious, “savvy, sassy and eminently likeable” (The New Yorker) musical returns to the West End for the first time in almost two decades. Book your tickets for Avenue Q today and check out this memorable musical for yourself at the Shaftesbury Theatre!