A SMASH-hit on Broadway, in the West End and most recently in a critically-acclaimed UK tour, award-winning comedy musical Avenue Q will bring a host of fuzzy friends to the Grand Opera House, in York, from Tuesday, September 15 to Saturday, September 19.

Featuring the naughtiest puppets in town, brought hilariously to life by an ensemble cast of 11 performers, Avenue Q is a Tony Award-winning musical about growing up, dreaming big and finding your purpose in life.

Meet Princeton, a bright-eyed graduate, who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account.

Soon discovering that the only neighbourhood in his price range is Avenue Q, he finds himself moving in with some truly quirky characters.

There’s Brian, the out-of-work comedian, and his therapist fiancée Christmas Eve; Nicky, the good-hearted slacker, and his closet gay Republican room mate Rod, an internet "sexpert" called Trekkie Monster and a very cute kindergarten teacher named Kate Monster. And would you believe the building’s superintendent is Gary Coleman?

Featuring hysterically funny songs, Avenue Q is a hilarious musical with a warm, and very fuzzy heart.

Avenue Q first opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in 2003, before transferring to Broadway later that year where it won three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book.

In 2006 it transferred to the West End produced by Cameron Mackintosh, where it ran for five years before touring the UK. It has appeared in more than ten countries all over the world.

Avenue Q is co-created by Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Robert Lopez, who also co-created the smash-hit Broadway and West End musical The Book of Mormon.

With his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert also co-wrote the songs for Disney’s recent animated feature Frozen, with his work also seen on television in Scrubs, The Simpsons and Southpark.

Tickets are available from the box office on 0844 871 3024 or go to atgtickets.com/york

The Gazette & Herald has a pair of tickets to giveaway for Avenue Q at the Grand Opera House, in York, on Tuesday, September 15.

To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the following question and send your answer, along with your name, address and daytime phone number, to Avenue Q Competition, Gazette & Herald, 84-86 Walmgate, YO1 9YN, or email gazette@gazetteherald.co.uk, by Wednesday, August 26

Question: Who is the creator of Avenue Q?

Usual Newsquest rules apply.