MORTICIA . [3], The post-tour return to Chicago was hailed as "triumphant" (New City Chicago),[33] and moved Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun-Times to issue this directive: "Note to Broadway (and not for the first time): If you want to see how to make a musical really snap into place — how to connect with an audience in that uncanny way that is so crucial for success, how to delineate characters so that we cannot help but cheer for them, and how to turn every production number into a giddy explosion of song and dance — pay a visit to the ideally intimate Mercury Theater Chicago." The cast featured Karl Hamilton (Gomez), Rebecca Prescott (Morticia), Harter Clingman (Uncle Fester), Amanda Hartley (Grandma), Dara Cameron (Wednesday), Brennan Dougherty (Pugsley Addams), Jeff Diebold (Lurch), Jason Grimm (Mal Beineke), Cory Goodrich (Alice Beineke), and Henry McGinniss (Lucas Beineke). Carolyn Jones was born April 28, 1930, in Amarillo, Texas. He is happy she's found someone to love, yet sad that his daughter is growing up ("Happy/Sad"). Los Locos Addams opened on October 31, 2013, at Teatro Marsano in Lima, Peru, directed by Domenico Poggi. [68] There was general praise for the performers, particularly Nathan Lane. The correct thing to do in the fall is to watch The Addams Family in October, then Addams Family Values in November. "[63] The Chicago Sun-Times theater critic wrote a laudatory review,[64] but while the Chicago Tribune critic found the musical enjoyable, he felt "the show is hijacked by the Addamses behaving weirdly (i.e. The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Her mother was Jeannette and her sister was Bette (Moriarty). [12], Some changes were made after the Chicago tryout. It had been hoped to tour to other Australian cities but it is understood the show had struggled at the box office and those plans were cancelled.[43]. The songs "One Normal Night", "Full Disclosure, Part 2", "Crazier Than You", "Move Toward the Darkness", and "Tango De Amor" were rewritten. Along with familiar characters, you will be in their family house family and will be best to improve the interior of the premises. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing Holding Up a Place Like This? The cast included Elio and Geppi Cucciari as Gomez and Morticia. [35], The first international production opened in March 2012 at Teatro Abril, São Paulo, Brazil, produced by T4F with Marisa Orth, Daniel Boaventura, laura Lobo and Beto Sargentelli as principal cast. [50][53] Due to the global COVID-19 Crisis, this tour was postponed until 2021.[54]. After the last show in January 2018, the show moved to the Casino de Paris on October 7, 2018, for a limited engagement. The Finnish premiere of The Addams Family took place in Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, also known as the TTT-Theatre of Tampere, on October 4, 2013. If you have short hair you can make it look very messy, or you can slick it back. A second tour of North America, produced by Phoenix Entertainment, launched in 2013, starring Jennifer Fogarty as Wednesday, KeLeen Snowgren as Morticia, Jesse Sharp as Gomez, Shaun Rice as Uncle Fester, and Sam Primack as Pugsley. In 1981, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. An original Broadway cast recording was produced by Decca Broadway. In 2007, the producers announced that they had obtained the rights from the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation to create a musical adaptation of The Addams Family for Broadway, and they anticipated an opening during the 2009–2010 season after an out-of-town tryout. While torturing Pugsley on a rack, Wednesday admits that love is pulling her in a new direction ("Pulled"). As a child Carolyn suffered from severe asthma. [24] Tour stops included Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Hartford, Saint Paul, Philadelphia, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Orlando, Florida, and San Diego. [69] The New York Times reported that despite "the sort of scathing reviews that would bury most shows", the production had $851,000 in ticket sales on top of a $15 million advance sale the weekend following its opening, "huge figures for a new Broadway run". [10] The Addams Foundation reportedly retained control over the show's content and insisted that, instead of drawing the plot from The Addams Family television series or films, the production team devise an original musical based solely on Addams' cartoons. ", "Morticia", and "Just Around the Corner". Password All-Star Weekday Charity Tournament, Eva Gabor, Carolyn Jones, Pamela Mason, Toni Halpern, Bill Williams and Barbara Hale vs, Carolyn Jones and Herb Green, Carolyn Jones, Howard Morris and Sandy Baron, Robert F. Kennedy, Carolyn Jones, Cliff Arquette, Nick Adams, Cesar Romero, Carolyn Jones - Day 4, Nick Adams, Cesar Romero, Carolyn Jones - Day 3, Nick Adams, Cesar Romero, Carolyn Jones - Day 2, My Name Is Buck: A Look Back at 'Eaten Alive', The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961. Mal and Alice start to have a fight about their marriage at the dinner after Alice makes a poem that doesn't rhyme. [57] "Let's Not Talk About Anything Else but Love" is "jazzy/swingy/catchy" and "Happy/Sad" is a ballad reminiscent of Stephen Sondheim.[58]. She was an imaginative child, much like her mother. Most of these cities include those that are members of Elephant Eye Theatricals and worked on producing The Addams Family on Broadway and tour. The album was recorded on April 19, 2010, and was produced by Lippa. [65], Reviews for the Broadway production were mixed but mostly negative (the median grade of 27 major reviews was "D+"). The Times attributed this success to a beloved brand-name title, nostalgia, star strength, and a top-notch marketing campaign by the producers. Meanwhile, Wednesday's parents, Morticia and Gomez, worry about her changing ways ("Where Did We Go Wrong"). "[49], On September 5, 2016, it was announced that The Addams Family musical would embark on a major UK and Ireland tour produced by Music & Lyrics Productions,[50] with Associate Producers James Yeoburn and Stuart Matthew Price for United Theatrical, and Guy James. The show received unanimous rave reviews. Mal wants to tear down the old house, Alice begins to spout happy poems at random, Pugsley, Fester, and Grandma fail at acting normal, and Wednesday, after wearing black for eighteen years, appears in a bright yellow dress. Gomez now goes up to the rooftop to profess his love for Morticia ("Live Before We Die"). Darkness and grief and unspeakable sorrow. As the families sing one last ballad, they are all shocked as Lurch sings out loud for the first time, just as a puff of smoke is seen on the moon, signaling Fester has just landed ("Move Toward the Darkness"). The cast includes John Waters as Gomez Addams, Chloe Dallimore as Morticia Addams, Russell Dykstra as Uncle Fester, Teagan Wouters as Wednesday Addams and Ben Hudson as Lurch. Directed by Tiina Puumalainen, visually designed by Teppo Järvinen, and conducted by Pekka Siistonen, the production featured a cast of Puntti Valtonen (Gomez), Eriikka Väliahde (Morticia), Laura Alajääski (Wednesday), Jukka Nylund (Pugsley), Matti Pussinen-Eloranta (Mumma / Grandma), Samuli Muje (Fester), Minna Hokkanen (Alice), Mika Honkanen (Mal), Juha-Matti Koskela (Lucas), and Sami Eerola (Lurch). Carolyn Jones was born April 28, 1930, in Amarillo, Texas. In addition to the original characters created by Addams, the musical introduces the new roles of Mal, Alice, and Lucas Beineke, who are described as "straight arrow Midwesterners. The German cast also produced an album, published in December 2014.[46]. "[12] The partners described the result as "an off-beat take on 19th Century Gothic". [23], A United States tour began in September 2011 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans. [21] Playbill reported in May 2011 that "plans for other international productions are currently underway. All plot references to the giant squid Bernice are completely removed, and some of the songs are either rearranged into new ones or completely cut altogether; most notably, the Act II song "Let's Not Talk About Anything Else But Love" is cut but portions of the lyrics are used in Act I with Fester's song "Fester's Manifesto" and a reprise titled "But Love". Starring: Petra Nielsen (Morticia), Christian Zell (Gomez), Jenny Holmgren (Wednesday), Fabian Nikolajeff/Kalle Jansson (Pugsley), Jesper Barkselius (Fester), Gunnel Samuelsson (Grandma), Jan Unestam (Lurch), Carina Söderman (Alice), Sven Angleflod (Mal) and Linus Henriksson (Lucas)[39], The musical premiered at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, Australia, starting in March 2013. Other cast members included Pierpaolo Lopatriello (Uncle Fester), Giulia Odetto (Wednesday), Leonardo Garbetta, Emanuele Ghizzinardi, and Giacomo Nasta (Pugsley), Sergio Mancinelli (Grandma), Filippo Musenga (Lurch), Paolo Avanzini (Lucas Beineke), Clara Maselli (Alice Beineke), and Andrea Spina (Mal Beineke). In the 1992 series, she wore a blue dress with a white collar. [17], The show won both the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design but received no other major awards. The Addams Family is a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938. [59] Featuring most of the show's musical numbers, it was released on June 8, 2010, although it was available to purchase at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from June 1, 2010. Costumes were designed by stylist Antonio Marras. Uncle Fester stops the Ancestors' return to their graves to enlist their help. [13][14] The production was originally estimated to cost $10 million,[15] but more recent reports give the budget as $15 million. [52], In November 2019, it was announced that The Addams Family musical would embark on another UK and Ireland tour, starting at the end of July 2020 at the Newcastle Theatre Royal. [1] Crouch said that, when brainstorming ideas for the overall appearance of the show, he and McDermott turned to the character of Uncle Fester for inspiration, asking themselves, "If Fester was going to do a Broadway show, what kind of Broadway show would he do? Gomez and Mal share a drink where Mal is introduced to Bernice, the family's giant pet squid, and Alice admits to Morticia that her marriage to Mal has grown passionless. [20] The show celebrated its 500th performance on June 16, 2011. Lippa said he wrote most of the score to match each character's personality. The songs "Clandango", "Passionate and True", "At Seven", and "Second Banana" were replaced with "When You're an Addams", "Where Did We Go Wrong? [citation needed], The show began previews on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on March 8, 2010, with an official opening night of April 8. So thrilled “The Addams Family” is playing there now. [1] The musical's lead producers were Stuart Oken and Roy Furman. Curated by her stylist, Mimi Cutrell, … Enjoyed L. Walter Stearns Mercury Theater production more than any of my previous visits with this family [including pre-Broadway tryout, Broadway, and National Tour production]. At dinner, "The Game" is played, where each person at the table confesses something ("Full Disclosure"). [29] The touring version has "a new central plot conflict, new or revised or reordered songs to replace old ones, fresh orchestrations and dance where necessary."[30]. ! Uncle Fester calls for an interlude as he plays his ukulele, singing a love song to the Moon ("The Moon and Me"). [37][38], The Addams Family had its European premiere on September 29, 2012, at Östgötateatern, Norrköping, Sweden. In Mexico, the show opened in October 2014 as Los Locos Addams, the name of the TV series in Mexico, starring Susana Zabaleta as Morticia, Jesús Ochoa as Homero (Gomez), Gloria Aura as Merlina (Wednesday), Miguel Ángel Pérez and Sebastián Gallegos as Pericles (Puglsey), Gerardo González as Tío Lucas (Uncle Fester), Raquel Pankowsky as Abuela (Grandma), José Roberto Pisano as Lurch, Luca Duhart as Tomás (Lucas) Beineke, Tomás Castellanos as Mauricio (Mal) Beineke, and Marisol del Olmo as Alicia (Alice) Beineke. [47], In Malta, a production in English premiered in the Mediterranean islands by ARTHAUS in March 2020, with the Artistic Direction of Lucienne Camilleri, Musical Direction by Ryan Paul Abela, and with Stefania Grech Vella as the Executive Producer. She succeeds, and the two embrace. Cynthia Erivo Glimmers in Jewel Encrusted Skater Dress & Barely There Heels at the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards. [56] This included giving Gomez a Flamenco-style Spanish score, Wednesday a more contemporary score, and Fester a vaudevillian score. Addams. Photo by Sarah Stortz/The Herald The cast of "The Addams Family Musical" singing during a dress rehearsal on March 24, 2021. After the opening song, Uncle Fester addresses the audience directly about the love between Wednesday and Lucas, and states that the Ancestors will not be allowed to return to their graves until love prevails. Cast members included Arnell Ignacio (Gomez), Eula Valdez (Morticia), K-La Rivera (Wednesday), and Ryan Gallagher (Lucas). It was presented in association with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW). "Comic perfection at the Mercury. Later, Lucas and Wednesday, away from their families, reveal that the reason they brought their families together is to announce their marriage. [22], The Broadway production closed on December 31, 2011, after 35 previews and 722 performances. The cast included theatre and television actors Uwe Kröger (Gomez), Edda Petri (Morticia), Jana Stelley (Wednesday), Enrico DePieri (Uncle Fester), Anne Welte (Grandma), Noah Walczuch (Pugsley), Ethan Freeman (Mal Beineke), April Hailer (Alice Beineke), and Dominik Hees (Lucas Beineke). The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. Grandma, hearing the word "love", comes to sing with Gomez and Fester ("Let's Not Talk About Anything Else But Love" (reprise)). They captured the hot and sultry romance between the two that was in the original TV show. "[66], Despite many negative reviews by New York critics, it has consistently played to 100% capacity and grossed third only to Wicked and The Lion King each week since it opened in previews. The musical began its Argentinian premiere at Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on June 19, 2013. Chaos engulfs both families, and Uncle Fester, trying to be helpful, instructs the Ancestors to create a sudden, terrible storm, trapping everyone in the mansion for the night ("Full Disclosure – Part 2"). Addams Family Values (1993) The film opens with Wednesday, Pugsley and Grandmama burying a live cat outside. He steals a potion from Grandma after she reveals it will bring out someone's dark nature. [18] However, it did win the Broadway.com Audience Awards for Favorite New Broadway Musical, Favorite Performance by a Featured Actor in a Broadway Musical (Kevin Chamberlin), Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Krysta Rodriguez), and Favorite Onstage Pair (Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth). But the moment Lurch ushers the Beinekes into the mansion, tensions begin to mount. It was produced by T4F (Time For Fun), a Brazilian entertainment company. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. She turns down Gomez's request to tango, leaving him alone and unsatisfied ("Morticia"). [31] "Much more relaxed and infinitely funnier. [51] The UK leg of the tour finished at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on November 4, 2017, and then the production was transferred to Singapore, where it ran at the MES Theatre from November 15 to December 3, 2017. GOMEZ (overcome, embracing her) I love it when you talk sexy! The Addams Family was marked by some great casting. This was the first time that Charles Addams' comic creations were licensed to serve as the basis for a stage production. Wednesday confesses her love of Lucas to Gomez but also makes him promise not to disclose her secret to Morticia until the two families all have dinner later that night. Whatever they are paying him – and I hope it is a lot – he's worth the price. Her mother was Jeannette and her sister was Bette (Moriarty). Although she loved ... Morticia Addams / Ophelia Frump / Lady Fingers, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Gomez Addams (played by Travis Mitchell) dancing with Morticia Addams (played by Hannah Tschetter) during a dress rehearsal on March 24, 2021. directed by Mattias Carlsson and conducted by Johan Siberg. Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston as Gomez and Morticia Addams are fantastic. You can do long, flat, hair like Morticia Addams, big wild curls like House of 1000 Corpse's Baby, or messy greasy locks like The Exorcist's Regan. The best show I've seen so far this year" (New City Chicago). [20][40][41][42] The show closed on June 9, 2013. The Italian version was directed by Giorgio Gallione and translated and adapted by Italian writer Stefano Benni. "Eye on the prize," Lopez captioned an Instagram post that showed her barefoot on the beach in a creme-colored off-the-shoulder gown with a full tulle skirt, her hair softly billowing in the breeze. Though Jennifer Lopez and fiancé Alex Rodriguez might be "working through some things" IRL, the Shotgun Wedding star is still going full bridal on her film's Dominican Republic set. Uncle Fester, wearing a rocket, tells everyone he is flying off to be with the moon. The “Thank U, Next” singer took to Instagram to show off her shimmering gold belted Versace dress to her fans. [11], Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice were engaged to write the book, and Andrew Lippa composed the show's score. Morticia Frump Addams, his wife (Carolyn Jones).Tall (but still shorter than Lurch), elegant, ivory-skinned and black-tressed, and always clad in a tight black dress.Morticia is calm reason to Gomez's maniacal exuberance and likes knitting, painting, and cutting the blooms off roses. The Addams Family premiered in Milan, Italy, in October 2014. In 1934, her father abandoned the family and her mother moved them in with her parents, also in Amarillo. As Mal, humiliated, attempts to leave with his family, Wednesday announces that she and Lucas will marry, to which Lucas sheepishly agrees. Notable Broadway cast replacements included Roger Rees as Gomez, Brooke Shields as Morticia, Brad Oscar as Fester, Rachel Potter as Wednesday, and Heidi Blickenstaff as Alice. [19], A May 2011 article in Playbill reported that the show had by then grossed over $62 million. The cast included Gabriel Goity as Homero (Gomez), Julieta Díaz as Morticia Santiago Ríos as Tío Lucas (Uncle Fester), Gabi Goldberg as Abuela (Grandma), Alejandro Viola as Mauricio Beineke (Mal Beineke), Dolores Ocampo as Alice Beineke, Laura Esquivel as Merlina (Wednesday), Marcelo Albamonte as Largo (Lurch), and Marco Di Mónaco as Lucas Beineke. [60], Note: "Not Today" was sung by Lippa as a bonus track for the iTunes release of the cast recording. Four children played Pericles (Pugsley): Kevin La Bella, Jorge Chamorro, Tadeo Galvé, and Valentino Grizutti. Improbable theatre founders Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott were the original directors and designers, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. An Associated Press reviewer stated: "Lane, complete with a deliciously phony Spanish accent, is the hardest working actor on Broadway. "[20], Cassandra Peterson was in talks to take over the role of Morticia until the producers decided to close the show at the end of the year. 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