The cast of the upcoming West End production of Avenue Q has been announced. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the production will open at the Shaftesbury Theater on 20 March 2026.
The cast includes Emily Benjamin as Kate Monster and Lucy The Sl*t, Noah Harrison as Princeton and Rod, Meg Hateley as Mrs T and Bad Idea Bear, Oliver Jacobson as Brian, Charlie McCullagh as Nicky, Trekkie Monster and Bad Idea Bear, Amelia Kinu Muus as Christmas Eve and Dionne Ward-Anderson as Gary Colemanson.
Jasmine Beel, Jonathan Carlton, Angelis Hunt, Lesley Lemon, Jessica Niles Kadi and Joshua Williams-Ward round out the cast. The production will also feature the original Broadway puppets during the limited run.
Produced by Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson Productions, directed by original Broadway director Jason Moore, with puppetry by Rick Lyon, orchestrations and arrangements by Stephen Oremus and set design by Anna Louizos.
The creative team also includes choreography by Ebony Molina, costume design by Jean Chan, lighting design by Tim Lutkin, sound design by Paul Groothuis, video design by Nina Dunn for Pixellux, puppetry coaching by Iestyn Evans and Andy Heath for Talk to the Hand Puppets, and casting by Pearson Casting.
Original West End company member Julie Atherton will serve as associate director of the production, with musical direction by Benjamin Holder.
Written by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, with a book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q is a mischievous and fierce musical that has a large following around the world. Fresh out of college and in search of his purpose, Princeton finds himself in a shabby apartment on New York’s seedy Avenue Q. He quickly meets his new and colorful neighbors where together they navigate life’s struggles of work, love and paying the bills in their own hilarious way.
Tickets to Avenue Q are available now with performances from 20 March to 29 August 2026. The show will run at a reduced capacity as the Shaftesbury Theater will undergo refurbishment work.
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