And neither is this year's Tony award-winner for Best Musical, Avenue Q, which features a gay Republican puppet.
Written by Stone, Parker and Avenue Q's co-creator Robert Lopez, the show is directed by Parker and Casey Nicholaw.
Last year, the highly popular "Wicked" was bested by "Avenue Q, " a plucky little puppet show that moved from off-Broadway.
" When "Avenue Q" began at New World Stages, Ms. Goodman's producing partner, Kevin McCollum, coined the term "Broadway adjacent.
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"Avenue Q, " the puppet musical about young New Yorkers finding their purpose in an "outer-outer-borough, " is currently marking its 10-year anniversary.
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The art of live puppetry in general has gained a high profile after the success of stage shows like War Horse and Avenue Q.
Unlike with "Peter, " though, Ms. Goodman and her fellow "Avenue Q" producers declined additional funding from their Broadway investors when they transferred to the smaller space.
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It has that in common with 'Avenue Q.
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The theater is now a staple in New York, premiering Pulitzer-Prize winning plays (including Paula Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive"), launching Tony-winning musicals ("Avenue Q") and nurturing some of the city's most talented playwrights (Rajiv Joseph, Nicky Silver).
And sometimes, Broadway takes a lesson from Washington: Earlier this year, the producers of Avenue Q decided to have some fun and "campaign" for the Best Musical nod with posters and buttons, and even a new only-on-DVD sketch sent out to Tony voters.
As a symbolic gesture to the public, the venue is marking the changeover with a free concert on Thursday that will include acts from Broadway shows ("Chicago, " "Avenue Q, " "Phantom"), plus the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, the Town Hall Broadway's Rising Stars Chorus, and others.
The statue is located outside MCU Park, where the minor league Cyclones team plays at Surf Avenue and West 17th Street, near the last stop on the D, F, N or Q train to Coney Island.
Hours after the attack, Q, N and R trains were still bypassing the station at West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue as police continued the investigation.
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