The national tour of the new musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its Nashville premiere January 3 through 8 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center as part of the HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC series.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, entering its second year on Broadway, began performances in March 2010 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and immediately became one of Broadway's biggest hits, regularly grossing over $1 million a week.
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 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 ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story. It's every parent's nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what's worse, has fallen deliriously in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. Yes, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has a "normal" boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it's a shocking development that turns the Addams house upside down when they are forced to host a dinner for the young man and his parents.
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 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.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices range from $28 to $70 and will be available at the TPAC box office (505 Deaderick), by visiting tpac.org, or by calling 615-782-4040. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 615-782-4060.
For more information on THE ADDAMS FAMILY, visit
www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com.
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