THE ADDAMS FAMILY TOUR
Aria Entertainment and Music & Lyrics in association with The Festival Theatre Edinburgh have launched another UK tour of The Addams Family..
Joining Joanne Clifton (Morticia Addams) are Cameron Blakely (Gomez Addams), Scott Paige (Uncle Fester) until 5 March and then returns 19 April/Matt Slack from 8 March to 16 April, Kingsley Morton (Wednesday Addams), Grant McIntyre (Pugsley Addams),Carol Ball (Grandma), Sean Kingsley (Mal Beineke), Kara Lane (Alice Beineke), Ahmed Hamad (Lucas Beineke),Ryan, Ryan Bennett (Lurch) with ensemble members Abigail Brodie, Castell Parker, Jessica Keable, Ying Ue Li, Sean Lopeman, Sophie Hutchinson, Matthew Ives and Sario Solomon
With a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the creators of Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, the musical comedy will be based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams.
Directed by Matthew White (The Producers), the story follows Wednesday Addams, who's now all grown up and has a shocking secret: she has fallen for a man from a respectable family. Featuring Uncle Fester, Lurch, Pugsley and more it is a heart-warming story of love, family and friendship with a live orchestra and extraordinary original score. When the two families meet for dinner, will Gomez keep his daughter’s secret from his cherished Morticia, or will there be hilarious consequences?The Addams family host a dinner for her "normal" boyfriend and his parents, which proves to change everything. It has music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (Big Fish).
The original Broadway production starred Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth and ran for two years at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, before touring the US.
Addams' original stories were adapted into two Hollywood films in the '90s, The Addams Family and its sequel The Addams Family Values, which starred Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá and Christina Ricci.
THIS TOUR ENDED ON 30TH APRIL 2022
Eastbourne Congress |
10-14 May |
CANCELLED |
Oxford New |
24-28 May |
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Aberdeen His Majesty's |
7-11 June |