The Addams Family - 2010 Broadway History , Info & More
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Broadway)
205 West 46th St. New York, NY
Based on the iconic characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, THE ADDAMS FAMILY is an all-new musical comedy starring Tony Award winner Roger Rees as Gomez and stage and screen star Brooke Shields as Morticia. 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.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY has a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (librettists of the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys), music and lyrics by Drama Desk Award winner Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party), direction and design by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter, The Metropolitan Opera's Satyagraha) and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Next to Normal, Jersey Boys).
The Addams Family - 2010 - Broadway Cast
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7 / 10
They don't give out awards for “most improved,” and “The Addams Family” did not undergo some spectacular 11th-hour artistic unification. But clear-eyed changes have moved what was a wildly uneven but ambitiously progressive affair in Chicago much more in the direction of classic, full-tilt, fast-paced, old-fashioned musical comedy — and regardless of reviews, they're almost certain to cement this immensely popular title as a commercial hit on Broadway and beyond. (The show opened on Broadway with a whopping $15-million-plus advance and has been racking up “Wicked”-like box office returns since previews).
The Addams Family
7 / 10
The stagecraft seldom disappoints; there are brilliant use of puppets, including a curtain tassel that springs to life and becomes a love interest for hairy Cousin Itt. And the cast, led by Broadway pros Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth as Gomez and Morticia Addams, works hard to put over a script that seriously drags in the first act and generally owes more to vaudeville than the dry wit of Charles Addams' original cartoons. Neuwirth interrupts her morbid love song 'Just Around the Corner' with the elbow-poking line 'Coroner. Get it? Death is just around the coroner.'
The Addams Family History
Other Productions of The Addams Family
| 2010 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2011 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | UK Tour |
UK Tour |
| 2024 | West End |
West End |
| 2025 | US Tour |
Non-Equity Tour US Tour |
The Addams Family - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Costume Design | Phelim McDermott |
| 2010 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Costume Design | Julian Crouch |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Nathan Lane |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musica | Kevin Chamberlin |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Carolee Carmello |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Natasha Katz |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Andrew Lippa |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Andrew Lippa |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | The Addams Family |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Phelim McDermott |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Basil Twist |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Nathan Lane |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Kevin Chamberlin |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Carolee Carmello |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Phelim McDermott |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Julian Crouch |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Andrew Lippa |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Kevin Chamberlin |
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