'Avenue Q' to return to the West End for 20th anniversary run

With music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q tells the story of Princeton, a college graduate who ends up in a shabby apartment on New York’s rundown Avenue Q.

Summary

• Avenue Q returns to the West End in celebration of its 20th anniversary
• The musical first opened in the West End in 2006
• Avenue Q won three Tony Awards and was Olivier Award nominated

The three-time Tony Award-winning and Olivier Award-nominated musical Avenue Q will return to the West End for a limited season at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 20 March to 29 August 2026. The musical will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

With music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q tells the story of Princeton, a college graduate who ends up in a shabby apartment on New York’s rundown Avenue Q. He quickly meets his new and colourful neighbours, and together they navigate the struggles of work, love, and paying the bills. The musical first opened in the West End in 2006 at the Noël Coward, before transfers to the Gielgud Theatre and Wyndham’s Theatre.

This revival production will reunite many of the original Broadway team, including director Jason Moore, original Broadway puppets, conceived and designed by Rick Lyon, music orchestrations and arrangements by Stephen Oremus, and set design by Anna Louizos.

Choreographer Ebony Molina joins for the anniversary production, with further UK creatives to be announced.

The show’s producers said, “We’re beyond excited to bring Avenue Q back to the West End to celebrate its 20th anniversary. When the show first opened on Broadway, it broke all the rules - it was bold, funny, and full of heart, speaking honestly about growing up and finding your place in the world. Two decades later, its message feels more relevant than ever. This revival is a love letter to the original production and to everyone who’s ever seen a bit of themselves in the residents of Avenue Q. We can’t wait to reintroduce this brilliantly irreverent, endlessly uplifting show to London audiences once again.”

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Photo credit: the Avenue Q puppets. (Courtesy of production)