Avenue Q

Avenue Q

A puppet-filled comedy follows a group of twenty-somethings seeking their purpose in big-city life.

Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart.

The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score, not to mention puppets, Avenue Q is a truly unique show that has quickly become a favorite for audiences everywhere. Although the show addresses humorous adult issues, it is similar to a beloved children's show; a place where puppets are friends, Monsters are good and life lessons are learned.

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Concert Selections for Avenue Q

Concert Selections are original Broadway orchestrations and exciting new symphonic arrangements of select songs for use in concert performances. Concert Selections are the perfect way to give audiences a taste of the musical theatre experience without the sets, props and costumes.

Pricing

Pricing is for individual songs only.

Pricing for Orchestral Suites and other items can be provided on receipt of your Application Form.

Amateur

A$99.50 for 1st five minutes (Base Hire rate)

A$19.00 per minute thereafter (to a maximum of 40 minutes for Small Rights works)

The minimum Base Hire period is 2 months which is calculated from the date required to the first performance date.

Extra months are charged at 25% of the hire fee per month or part thereof.

A 50% discount of the Base Hire fee is available for 2^nd and subsequent performances provided the fee is not less than the Base Hire rate (amateur only).

If your order requires immediate processing, a A$44.00 Priority Fee per work is applicable.

Professional

We will provide a quote once we receive your Application Form.

EVERYONE'S A LITTLE BIT RACIST

From
Avenue Q

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Lyrics by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Orchestrated by
Stephen Oremus

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Instrumentation

2 Piano Conductor Score, 3 Reed (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, 1 Guitar (Electric), 1 Keyboard 2, 1 Drums (Drum Set, Woodblock), 1 Bass (Acoustic)

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FINE, FINE LINE

From
Avenue Q

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Lyrics by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Orchestrated by
Stephen Oremus

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Instrumentation

2 Piano Conductor Score, 1 Reed (Flute), 1 Guitar (acoustic), 1 Keyboard 2, 1 Drum Set, 1 Bass (acoustic)

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IF YOU WERE GAY

From
Avenue Q

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Lyrics by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Orchestrated by
Stephen Oremus

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Instrumentation

2 Piano Conductor Score, 1 Reed (Clarinet), 1 Guitar (Banjo), 1 Keyboard 2, 1 Drums (Drum Set, Woodblock, Triangle, Siren Whistle, Cowbell), 1 Bass (Acoustic)

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OPENING (AVENUE Q)

From
Avenue Q

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Lyrics by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Orchestrated by
Stephen Oremus

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Instrumentation

2 Piano Conductor Scores, 3 Reed (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax), 1 Gutar (Acoustic, Electric, Banjo), 1 Keyboard 2, 1 Drums (Drum Set, Mark Tree, Woodblock {2}, Cowbell, Bongos, Finger Cymbal), 1 Bass (Acoustic, Electric), 7 Vocal Book

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PURPOSE

From
Avenue Q

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Lyrics by
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Instrumentation

2 Piano Conductor Score, 1 Reed (Alto Saxophone), 1 Guitar (Electric), 1 Keyboard, 1 Drum Set, 1 Bass (Electric)

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THERE'S A FINE, FINE LINE

From
Avenue Q

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

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Show Essentials

Music and Lyrics by

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Songs

The Avenue Q Theme

What Do You Do With a B.A. in English-It Sucks to Be Me

If You Were Gay

Purpose

Everyone's a Little Bit Racist

The Internet is For Porn

Mix Tape

I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today

Special

You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Making Love)

Fantasies Come True

My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada

There's a Fine, Fine Line

There Is Life Outside Your Apartment

The More You Ruv Someone

Schadenfreude

I Wish I Could Go Back to College

The Money Song

School For Monsters/ The Money Song

There's a Fine, Fine Line (Reprise) -What Do You Do With a B.A. in English (Reprise)

For Now

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Questions & Answers

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September 05, 2023

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Can I perform an Avenue Q song in competition for Thespian Districts? (And hopefully state.)

I'm planning on performing "Purpose" this year at Districts, and hopefully either "I Wish I Could Go Back To College" or "For Now" next year. Can I perform them?

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June 05, 2023

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Are you allowed to change the location from NYC to the city the production is being done?

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February 28, 2022

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When casting, is it acceptable to cast all of the parts separately where you end up with 13 separate characters (including the newcomer but not including the boxes)?

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December 15, 2011

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Avenue Q Licensing Question

I heard a rumor that MTI required performance groups doing Avenue Q to either rent their puppets or build according to the original design specifications, but I couldn't find a comfirmation of this on the show page. So, how about it -- are original puppet designs legal? I should note that this is in reference to a college production.

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By Sharon Parisi

July 25, 2011

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Building Avenue Q puppets

Has anyone thought of building their own puppets? What did you use for plans.

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By Shannon Pitonyak

May 23, 2011

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Puppet Rentals

I cannot wait to bring this show to my theater, but am looking for options ( beyond socks) for puppets. What are people doing for puppets and where are you getting them?

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