The upcoming national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY- a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams- has trimmed down its Chicago engagement, according to the Chicago Tribune. The show, which was scheduled to play December 13 through January 1, will now run December 27 through January 1 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
Joining Tony Awardâ nominee Douglas Sills as Gomez and Sara Gettelfinger as Morticia are Tony Awardâ nominee Martin Vidnovic as Mal Beineke, two-time Tony Awardâ nominee Crista Moore as Alice Beineke, Blake Hammond as Uncle Fester, Pippa Pearthree as Grandma, Tom Corbeil as Lurch, Patrick D. Kennedy as Pugsley, Brian Justin Crum as Lucas Beineke and Cortney Wolfson as Wednesday.
Portraying the ancestors are
Ted Ely,
Karla Garcia,
Steve Geary,
Victoria Huston-Elem, Patrick
Oliver Jones,
Lizzie Klemperer,
Alexandra Matteo,
Christy Morton,
Brad Nacht,
Rebecca Riker,
Jonathan Ritter,
Roland Rusinek,
Geo Seery,
Samantha Shafer and
Jason Eric Testa. As previously announced, the production will begin performances September 15 and open September 23 at the
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans before continuing on to over 30 additional major markets across North America.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story and it's every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features a book by
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.
The production features lighting design by
Natasha Katz, sound design by
ACME Sound Partners and puppetry by
Basil Twist. The production also features music supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, music direction by
Valerie Gebert, orchestrations by
Larry Hochman, dance arrangements by
August Eriksmoen, hair design by
Tom Watson, make-up design by
Angelina Avallone and special effects design by
Greg Meeh.
In a prolific career spanning six decades,
Charles Addams created several thousand cartoons, sketches and drawings, many of which were published in The New Yorker. But it was his creation of characters that came to be known as The Addams Family that brought Addams his greatest acclaim. With a unique style that combined the twisted, macabre and just plain weird with charm, wit and enchantment, Addams' drawings have entertained millions worldwide and served as the inspiration for multiple television series and motion pictures.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, now in its second year on Broadway, began performances in March 2010 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre where it has since grossed over $72 million.
Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune described the production as "classic, full-tilt, fast paced, old-fashioned musical comedy!" and
John Simon of Bloomberg News called it "Uproarious! A glitzy-gloomy musical entirely worthy of the macabre drawings by
Charles Addams."
THE ADDAMS FAMILY tour is produced by
Stuart Oken,
Roy Furman,
Michael Leavitt,
Five Cent Productions,
Stuart Ditsky/AdamDitsky,
Stephen Schuler,
Eva Price,
James L. Nederlander,
Stephanie P. McClelland,
Pittsburgh CLO/Gutterman/Deitch, Vivek Tiwary/
Jamie deRoy/
Carl Moellenberg and
Mary Lu Roffe, by special arrangement with
Elephant Eye Theatrical. International productions have been announced for Brazil (March, 2012) and Australia (March, 2013) with others to be announced shortly.
For more information on THE ADDAMS FAMILY, visit
www.theaddamsfamilymusicaltour.com.
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