- November 25, 2024
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The characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel cartoon have grown through the ages from pages of the New Yorker in the 1930s, to a television show in the 1960s to the movie screen in the 1990s.
The Addamses, the ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre, didn’t stay hidden for long. The musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice opened on Broadway in 2010 and has now found a home on the stage at the Limelight Theatre in St. Augustine.
“’The Addams Family’ has had an indelible impact on American culture,” said Gary Cadwallader, director of the show at the Limelight. “The Addamses are a witty representation of embracing our dark side. Their wit and lightness take the fear out of the sinister, and redefine normal. They’re dealing with fearful things – the unknown and death and the show makes light of it and allows us to laugh at it.”
In the musical, 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. The show is all about family and learning to love your family for how they are. That theme is what Cadwallader said resonates with him and why he thinks other can connect to the story.
The cast includes Dave Alan Thomas as Gomez, Lisa Black as Morticia, Kayla Alvarez as Wednesday, Evan Gray as Pugsley, Deborah Hurm as Grandmama, Thomas Muniz as Uncle Fester, James Desmond as Lurch, Brian Johnson as Mal, Andrea McCook as Alice, Butler Robertson as Lucas; and the ensemble includes Will Gallagher, Brian H. Matthews, Ryne Renz, E. Rock Rasmussen, Kyle Thompson, Maria Helfrich, Madi Mack, Morgan Williams, and Alison Zador.
IF YOU GO
What: “The Addams Family”
When: 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. every Sunday starting Sept. 18 through Oct. 19
Where: Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine
Info: Tickets are $25. Call 904-825-1164 or visit limelight-theatre.org.
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Preview: Jan. 22 • Terrific Tuesday: Jan. 27
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Preview: March 5 • Terrific Tuesday: March 10
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Preview: April 16 • Terrific Tuesday: April 21
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