CMT Mainstage presents the winner of the 2004 Tony Triple Crown (Best Score, Best Book, Best Musical): the laugh-out-loud Avenue Q!
Bright-eyed college grad Princeton arrives in the city with big dreams and a tiny bank account. All he can afford is a shabby apartment in the “outer-outer boroughs.” Still, the neighbors seem nice: girl-next-door Kate, Rod the Republican, internet entrepreneur Trekkie, Gary Coleman the superintendent and the other denizens of Avenue Q.
They struggle (hilariously) to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life. Assured for years by parents and children’s television programs that they “could do anything,” Princeton and his friends are now discovering that their real-world options are rather more limited.
A coming-of-age parable, Avenue Q recognizes and sharply satirizes the issues and anxieties of young adulthood – through puppets, animated by unconcealed actors. The ironic humor, biting sarcasm and clever lyrics will resonate with anyone who’s ever tried to find an apartment, land a job, get a date – or just grow up.
CMT Mainstage productions feature casts of talented performers, ages 14-20.
Advisory: Contains adult themes and language.
Tickets are on sale as of March 30th.
Performances:
- Friday, May 11, 2018 @ 7pm
- Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 2pm, 7pm
- Sunday, May 13, 2018 @ 1pm, 6pm
- Thursday, May 17, 2018 @ 7pm
- Friday, May 18, 2018 @ 7pm
- Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 2pm, 7pm
- Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 1pm