Friday, January 13, 2012



The first national tour of the new musical comedy The Addams Family, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, comes to Oklahoma City’s Civic Center Music Hall for eight performances  January 17-22. 

The Addams Family, now in its second year on Broadway, has been described by Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune as a “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.” 
                      
Tonyâ Award nominee Douglas Sills and Sara Gettelfinger will star as Gomez and Morticia. The principal cast also includes Tonyâ Award nominee Martin Vidnovic as Mal Beineke, two-time Tonyâ 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.

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 Addams Family features an original story that is 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.

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.

Performances are January 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., January 20 at 8 p.m., January 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and January 22 at 2 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Tickets are $65 to $20, and may be purchased via phone,
(800) 869-1451, (405) 297-2264, in person at the Civic Center Music Hall Box Office or online at www.CelebrityAttractions.com.  Groups of 15 or more may call Celebrity Attractions at (800) 869-1451 ext. 220 for a discount.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY is presented by Celebrity Attractions and is part of Celebrity Attractions 2011-2012 Broadway Season which includes STOMP, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the add-on productions of MAMMA MIA! and the Tulsa engagement of JERSEY BOYS.


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