Avenue Q

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List of main characters

• Princeton, a recently graduated English major; role originated by John Tartaglia, and currently puppeteered by Barrett Foa
• Kate Monster, a lovelorn kindergarten teaching assistant who wishes to create a school for monsters; puppeteered by Stephanie D'Abruzzo Seems to be a parody of Elmo, although female and an adult.
• Rod, a Republican investment banker who is secretly gay; role originated by John Tartaglia, and currently puppeteered by Barrett Foa Parody of Bert
• Nicky, Rod's roommate, a messy slacker; Nicky was originally puppeteered by Rick Lyon, and is currently puppeteered by Christian Anderson Parody of Ernie
• Trekkie Monster, who spends most of his time on the Internet looking at porn; Trekkie was originally puppeteered by Rick Lyon, and is currently puppeteered by Christian Anderson Parody of Cookie Monster
• Lucy the Slut, a nightclub singer who is as slutty as her name suggests; also puppeteered by Stephanie D'Abruzzo Parody of possibly the Count, although female.
• Gary Coleman, the former star of Diff'rent Strokes, is the superintendent of Avenue Q; a non-puppet character, he is played by Natalie Venetia Belcon
• Brian, a down-on-his-luck 32-year-old who has trouble keeping steady employment and dreams of being a stand-up comedian; a non-puppet character, he is played by Jordan Gelber
• Christmas Eve, a Japanese immigrant. She is a therapist who has no clients; a non-puppet character, she is played by Ann Harada