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To order tickets by phone:

Call Telecharge at 212-239-6200

To order tickets online:

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If you are like us, and never like to pay full-price for anything lottery tickets are also available. For those who are unfamiliar with this process, generally each day, 2½ hours prior to show time people who present themselves at the box office will have their names placed in a hat. 30 minutes later, names will be drawn for 28 front-row seats at $25 each. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person, cash only. Photo-ID required.

Performance Schedule

Tuesday at 7:00PM, Wednesday-Saturday at 8:00PM, matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00PM and Sunday at 3:00PM.

Address:

Golden Theater

252 West 45th Street

New York, NY 10036

(between Broadway and 8th Avenue)

How do I get to Avenue Q? No, it’s not in Brooklyn, or by Avenue R and S, or the construction site down the street. It’s on Broadway! The musical puppet-and-people show “Avenue Q” at the Golden Theater has people raving and asking, “Where is Avenue Q?” With an exceptionally gifted cast, a strong book by Jeff Whitty, with equally strong music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, and the splendid direction of Jason Moore this musical is difficult for one not to recognize. The play is about Christmas Eve (Ann Harada), a Japanese-born therapist who can’t seem to book a client, lives on Avenue Q, in an unspecified New York City borough, with her fiancé, Brian (Jordan Gelber), an unemployed caterer who once harbored dreams of becoming a comedian on late-night TV. The couple live on the same street (Avenue Q) as a slacker named Nicky (Rick Lyon) and his closeted gay roommate Rod (John Tartaglia); a kindergarten teacher’s aide, Kate Monster, and a lounge singer called Lucy T. Slut (both performed by the great Stephanie D’Abruzzo); and the former child star Gary Coleman (played by Natalie Venetia Belcon), now a building superintendent, who is reduced to wearing a tool belt along with his cynicism. Princeton (John Tartaglia) is a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

An ingenious combination of “The Real World” and “Sesame Street,” the show presents the friends on Avenue Q as something both more and less than “Friends.” In a city where dreams are invariably dashed, the neighbors perform a cranky and adorable skit called Life. But be careful, just because this show is about puppets finding their purpose in life doesn’t mean that it is appropriate for all ages. Adults love AVENUE Q, but whether it's appropriate for kids is ambiguous. We believe “Avenue Q” is great for teenagers because it's about real life. It may not be appropriate for young children because “Avenue Q” addresses issues like sex, drinking, and surfing the web for porn. It's hard to say what exact age is right to see “Avenue Q” - parents should use their discretion based on the maturity level of their children. Even more than "Rent," the only other show on Broadway pitched directly to theatergoers over 12 and under 40, "Avenue Q" shimmeringly reflects the sensibility of that demographic segment so coveted by television advertisers. For Broadway producers, who count every head in their audiences that isn't gray as a bonus, "Avenue Q" qualifies as a serious blessing.