Avenue Q confirms West End cast
Published on 28 January 2026
The filthy, fuzzy and f*king hilarious musical has more stars than the ones needed for its track listing (The Internet is for Prn, etc), as West End royalty pack up their bags to move into Avenue Q, including a former Six queen - we wonder how she’ll feel swapping a palace for a poorly maintained brownstone?
Who is in the 2026 cast of Avenue Q?
The much-anticipated 2026 revival stars Emily Benjamin (Bat Out of Hell) as Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut, **Noah Harrison **(Pretty Woman: The Musical) as Princeton and Rod, **Meg Hateley **(MAMMA MIA!) as Mrs T and Bad Idea Bear, Oliver Jacobson (The Book of Mormon) as Brian, Charlie McCullagh (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Nicky, Trekkie Monster and Bad Idea Bear, Amelia Kinu Muus (Kiss Me, Kate) as Christmas Eve and Dionne Ward-Anderson (Six the Musical) as Gary Coleman.
**Who are the creatives behind the Avenue Q revival? **
Original West End company member Julie Atherton (Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut) will serve as associate director, alongside original director Jason Moore, puppet designer Rick Lyon, set designer Anna Louizos, and arranger and orchestrator Stephen Oremus.
Joining the creative team will be musical director Benjamin Holder, choreographer Ebony Molina, costume designer Jean Chan, lighting designer Tim Lutkin, sound designer Paul Groothuis, video designer Nina Dunn for Pixellux, and puppetry coaches Lestyn Evans and Andy Heath for Talk to the Hand Puppets.
What is Avenue Q about?
Set in a scruffy New York neighbourhood, the Tony Award winning musical follows college graduate Princeton and his eclectic neighbours (a VPN-loving monster, a failed standup comedian, and a former child star, Gary Coleman, among others) try to find their place in the world. As they juggle jobs, friendships, love lives and crushing self-doubt, the musical asks life’s most difficult questions; how do you find your purpose? Can puppets and humans live together in harmony? And, most importantly of all, what do you do with a BA in English?
Where is Avenue Q?
Avenue Q is set in New York, but you can find it at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 20th March 2026 until the 29th August 2027.
