The end of the road for Avenue Q

Alas, all good things must reach their end.

Playbill.com is reporting that the groundbreaking Broadway musical Avenue Q will have its final curtain  at the John Golden Theatre on Sept. 31, exactly two months after its sixth anniversary on Broadway.

Featuring music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, a book by Jeff Whitty and direction by Jason Moore, Avenue Q is produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, The Vineyard Theatre and The New Group.

When it closes, the Tony Award winning musical featuring Sesame Street style puppets will have played 22 previews and 2,534 performances.

Avenue Q started out with an acclaimed Off-Broadway run at the Vineyard Theatre then began previews at the Golden Theatre July 10, 2003 officially opening July 31 of that year.

The original cast included Jennifer Barnhart, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia and Natalie Venetian Belcon. The musical won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Jeff Whitty) and Best Original Score (Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx). 

For more info: visit www.avenueq.com. For tickets call (212) 239-6200 or visit www.telecharge.com.