Casting Unveiled for Upcoming ‘Addams Family’ Musical

The Broadway premiere of the new musical The Addams Family, a spin on the dark characters originally crafted by cartoonist Charles Addams, has recently been announced, and it’s no surprise that this quirky story will be revealed for the first time on Friday the 13th. The Addams Family will open at Chicago’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts’ Oriental Theatre on Friday, November 13, 2009, with the official Broadway opening on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Lunt-Funtanne Theatre.

Casting was recently announced for the upcoming Addams Family musical, and it’s Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth who will take the starring roles as Gomez and Morticia, while the rest of the star-studded cast includes Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, Carolee Carmello as Alice Beineke, Kevin Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandmama, Zachary James as Lurch, Adam Riegler as Pugsley, Wesley Taylor as Lucas Beineke and Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday. Rehearsals begin today for the fall world premiere of The Addams Family, which features producing by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt and Five Cent Productions. The book for The Addams Family is by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (Jersey Boys), with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and direction and design by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch.

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Posted in General on September 8, 2009

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