Ann Harada
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Broadway's Ann Harada will reprise her role as Christmas Eve in the London premiere of
Avenue Q when it opens at the Noel Coward Theatre (formerly the Albery) on 28 June (following previews from 1 June).
Harada, who won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favourite Featured Actress in a musical, is a New York stage veteran. Her Broadway credits
M. Butterfly in 1988 and
Seussical in 2000. She has also been seen in Broadway concert performances of
Chess (in 2003) and
Hair (in 2004). Her off-Broadway credits include
One Two Three Four Five, Hit the Lights!, America Dreaming and
The Moment When.
Avenue Q features music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and a book by Jeff Whitty, based on an original concept by Lopez and Marx. It is directed by Jason Moore. In the show, singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life's most vexing issues—including love, sex, money, race and how to tell your roommate he's gay.
The rest of the London company includes Jon Robyns as Princeton and Rod, Simon Lipkin as Nicky and Trekkie Monster, Julie Atherton as Kate Monster and Lucy T. Slut, Clare Foster as Mrs T and Sion Lloyd as Brian. The ensemble includes Luke Evans, Matthew J Henry, Gloria Onitiri, Giles Terrera, Gabriel Vick and Yanle Zhong.