B1 SPORTSTHURSDAY D1-8 HOUSE & HOME F1-10 THURSDAY STYLES G1-8 OBITUARIES B10 ARTS E1-10 ` Avenue Q ' to Close in Las Vegas After five lackluster months on the Las Vegas Strip , the producers of '' Avenue Q , '' the 2004 Tony Award winner for best musical , said they would close the Vegas version of the ribald , puppet-happy musical in late May .