'Avenue Q' Opens This Weekend at Cain Park

Avenue Q may include puppets, but this musical opening at this weekend is definitely not for kids.

The show is a fun, comedic take on recent college grads and twenty somethings trying to make it in New York City and features songs like “What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?" and "It Sucks to Be Me."

The people and puppets dance and sing about drinking, sex and internet pornography, and characters include Kate, the girl next door, ROD the Republican and Princeton, the recent grad.

The nearly decade-old hit won the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, according to a press release from Cain Park about the opening.

The Cain Park production is dedicated to Paul Gurgol, who died March 24 and was supposed to direct the show. Russ Borski, a Cleveland Heights resident and theater director who was originally going to be the artistic director, took over.

The show runs Thursdays through Sundays June 14 (preview date) through July 1 at Alma Theater. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows start at 7 p.m., and the Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the June 14 preview and all matinees. Advanced tickets are $24 center, $22 sides, and two dollars more the day of the shows.

Cain Park included this note about whether the show is appropriate for children: AVENUE Q is great for teenagers because it's about real life. It may not be appropriate for young children. Parents are strongly advised to use their discretion based on the maturity level of their children. Children under the age of 13 will not be admitted without an adult.

For more information, call 216-371-3000 and visit The Cain Park website.