Opened at the Vineyard Theatre on July 31, 2003. Closed September 13, 2009 after 2,534 performances — 6.1 years. 3 Tony Awards in 2004, including Best Musical Avenue Q is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and a book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of Sesame Street, but its content involves adult-oriented themes. It has been praised for its approach to themes of racism, homosexuality and internet pornography. Wiki link