THE ADDAMS FAMILY Makes South American Premiere in Brazil, 2012

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Broadway's musical comedy based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will receive its first international production when it debuts at Teatro Abril in Sao Paulo, Brazil next spring (2012), produced in partnership with Time for Fun Productions.

Plans were also recently announced for an Australian production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY in Sydney, in March, 2013. The U.S. national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY will begin performances this September at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts in New Orleans. Plans for additional international productions are also underway. THE ADDAMS FAMILY opened at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March of 2010 and immediately became one of Broadway's biggest hits. In its fourteen months on the Great White Way, the show has grossed more than $65 million. Brooke Shields will join the cast as Morticia Tuesday, June 28, succeeding Bebe Neuwirth, who will give her final performance Sunday, June 26. Roger Rees continues in the role of Gomez. THE ADDAMS FAMILY features a book by Jersey Boys co-writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. The production is directed and designed (sets and costumes) by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch, with creative consultation by Jerry Zaks and choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Lighting design is by Natasha Katz, sound design by ACME Sound Partners and puppetry by Basil Twist.THE ADDAMS FAMILY is produced on Broadway by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt, Five Cent Prods., Stephen Schuler, Decca Theatricals, Scott M. Delman, Stuart Ditsky, Terry Allen Kramer, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Eva Price, JAM Theatricals/Mary Lu Roffe, Pittsburgh CLO/Gutterman-Swinsky, Vivek Tiwary/Gary Kaplan, The Weinstein Co./Clarence, LLC and Adam Zotovich/Tribe Theatricals, by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical.