The national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams comes to the Fox Theater. Joining the previously announced Tony Award® nominee Douglas Sills as Gomez and Sara Gettelfinger as Morticia are Tony Award® nominee Martin Vidnovic as Mal Beineke, two-time Tony Award® 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. The production begins performances Stonight at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis for 16 performances through October 9.
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.
The U.S. Bank Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre snaps open with THE ADDAMS FAMILY September 27-October 9. Performance times are Tuesday-Saturday evenings at 8pm; Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2pm and Sunday, October 2 at 7:30pm. There is also a weekday matinee on Thursday, October 6 at 1pm. Ticket prices start at $15 & $25 and are subject to change; please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com and by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available by calling 314-535-2900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd. THE ADDAMS FAMILY is part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and sponsored by American Airlines.
For more information on THE ADDAMS FAMILY, visit
www.theaddamsfamilymusicaltour.com.
