THE ADDAMS FAMILY welcomed five new principal cast members beginning Tuesday, March 8 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) when Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]) assumed the role of Alice Beineke, Adam Grupper (Brighton Beach Memoirs) the role of Mal Beineke, Brad Oscar (Tony-nominated for The Producers) as Fester, Rachel Potter (Wicked nat'l. tour) as Wednesday Addams and Jesse Swenson (Spring Awakening) as Lucas Beineke. Original cast members Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor will give their final performances on Sunday, March 6.
In a fun new video recently posted on Youtube, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT's divas show off their dance moves to Martin Solveig & Dragonette's 'Hello.' Click below to check it out!
The stars of Broadway's new hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will appear at a special live performance at Barnes & Noble's upper east side flagship location (150 East 86th Street at Lexington Avenue) on Thursday, April 7 at 5:00pm to celebrate the release of the musical's Original Broadway Cast Recording.
The stars of Broadway's new hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will appear at a special live performance at Barnes & Noble's upper east side flagship location (150 East 86th Street at Lexington Avenue) on Thursday, April 7 at 5:00pm to celebrate the release of the musical's Original Broadway Cast Recording.
The national tour of the new Broadway musical comedy THE ADDAMS FAMILY, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, announces the first leg of its tour route through the New Year. Launching on September 15 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans, the national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY will visit:
New Orleans, LA 9/15 - 9/24 Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
St. Louis, MO 9/27 - 10/9 The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Charlotte, NC 10/11 - 10/16 Ovens Auditorium
Tampa, FL 10/18 - 10/23 David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
Miami, FL 10/25 - 10/30 Adrienne Arsht Center
Orlando, FL 11/1 - 11/6 Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
West Palm Beach, FL 11/8 - 11/13 The Raymond Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Toronto, ON 11/16 - 11/27 Toronto Centre for the Arts
Schenectady, NY 11/29 - 12/4 The Proctors Theatre
Buffalo, NY 12/6 - 12/11 Shea's Performing Arts Center
Chicago, IL 12/13 - 1/1 The Cadillac Palace Theatre
The production will continue on to more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada in 2011 and 2012, including Houston, Boston, Hartford, Durham, Baltimore, Cleveland, St. Paul, San Diego, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh and more. Additional cities will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit www.TheAddamsFamilyMusical.com.
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. To date, it has grossed over $59 million. Prior to Broadway, the musical grossed $12,031,010 during 8 weeks at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, becoming the most successful pre-Broadway engagement in that city's history (a city that also hosted the world premieres of such huge successes as The Producers and Spamalot).
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 production also features music supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, 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.
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.
For more information on THE ADDAMS FAMILY, visit Uwww.theaddamsfamilymusical.comU. For tour booking information, please contact Meredith Blair at The Booking Group (212) 869-9280 mblair@thebookinggroup.com
THE ADDAMS FAMILY welcomed five new principal cast members beginning Tuesday, March 8 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) when Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]) assumed the role of Alice Beineke, Adam Grupper (Brighton Beach Memoirs) the role of Mal Beineke, Brad Oscar (Tony-nominated for The Producers) as Fester, Rachel Potter (Wicked nat'l. tour) as Wednesday Addams and Jesse Swenson (Spring Awakening) as Lucas Beineke. Original cast members Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor will give their final performances on Sunday, March 6.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL's star trio takes to the airwaves today, Friday, March 25 following opening to critical acclaim on Broadway this week.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the global hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL, produced by Priscilla's orchestrator, arranger and musical supervisor Stephen 'Spud' Murphy and Frank Filipetti, will be available in retail outlets nationwide on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
Seems the PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT cast knows how to have fun just as much off stage. In this video below, PRISCILLA cast member John Brannoch animates the company doing 'The Frog Song.' Intended for cast party fun, BroadwayWorld brings you a look here!
The lights in Times Square burned brighter Sunday night with the arrival of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL at the Palace Theatre on Broadway. We're now excited to present the conclusion of our exclusive video series with a look at three more numbers from the fabulous musical, including 'It's Raining Men', 'Say A Little Prayer' and 'Color My World'!
Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. Broadway Beat was there to party with the cast following the opening and takes you inside the post-party below!
Grandma Addams, the feisty potient-brewing matriarch of the Addams clan (played by comic actress Jackie Hoffman), turns 116 on Wednesday, March 30 and to celebrate, the producers of THE ADDAMS FAMILY are offering a free ticket to the matinee for 116 real grandmothers age 60 or older who were born in March.
Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. BroadwayWorld.com was there to party with the cast and brings you a special look at the colorful lobby botique below!
Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. Here's part two of our photo coverage of the show's starry opening night red carpet arrivals!
Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. BroadwayWorld.com was there to party with the cast!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY welcomed five new principal cast members beginning Tuesday, March 8 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) when Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]) assumed the role of Alice Beineke, Adam Grupper (Brighton Beach Memoirs) the role of Mal Beineke, Brad Oscar (Tony-nominated for The Producers) as Fester, Rachel Potter (Wicked nat'l. tour) as Wednesday Addams and Jesse Swenson (Spring Awakening) as Lucas Beineke. Original cast members Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor gave their final performances on Sunday, March 6. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at their first new family photo below!
Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. Here's part one of our photo coverage of the show's starry opening night red carpet arrivals!
Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the cast's joyous opening night curtain call!!
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL star Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, director Simon Phillips and Academy Award winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner will be featured on NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday" on March 20, in advance of the spectacular new musical opening that evening at Broadway's Palace Theatre.
