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| The Addams Family | |
|---|---|
| A New Musical Comedy | |
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| Music | Andrew Lippa |
| Lyrics | Andrew Lippa |
| Book | Marshall Brickman Rick Elice |
| Basis | comic strip The Addams Family by Charles Addams |
| Productions | 2009 Chicago tryout 2010 Broadway 2011 North America tour 2013 US/Asia tour 2017 UK tour 2021 UK tour 2024 West End Concert |
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. Although numerous film and television adaptations of Addams' cartoons exist, the musical is the first stage show based on the characters.[1] The Addams Family is also the first show produced by Elephant Eye Theatricals.[2]
After a tryout in Chicago in 2009,[3] the musical opened on Broadway in April 2010. The original cast featured Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia.[4] The production closed on December 31, 2011, and a revised national tour of North America began in September 2011.
The Addams Family won several awards during its Broadway run including a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design,[5] an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Set Design,[6] and the 2010 Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award (presented to Nathan Lane).[7] The show was nominated for two Tony Awards, among other nominations.[8]
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (May 21, 2007). "Go, Go, Go Gomez! Addams Family Musical, by Lippa, Brickman and Elice, In Development". Playbill. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Elephant Eye Theatrical". The Bushnell. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Healy, Patrick (April 14, 2010). "Critics May Rant, but 'Addams Family' Rakes It In". New York Times.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (6 March 2011). "Goodbye, Gomez: Nathan Lane Among 'Addams Family' Actors Exiting Broadway Musical March 6" Playbill. Archived March 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Lenzi, Linda (May 24, 2010). "Photo Coverage: 2010 Drama Desk Awards Press Room". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "2009-2010 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Drama League 2010 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Addams Family Tony Awards Info". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.