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Addams Family Musical to Make Australian Premiere in 2013

The Broadway cast of The Addams Family
(© Jeremy Daniel)
The Broadway cast of The Addams Family
(© Jeremy Daniel)

The Broadway musical, The Addams Family will make its Australian premiere at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in March 2013.

Featuring a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, the musical comedy is based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams.

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. Lighting design is by Natasha Katz, sound design by Acme Sound Partners and puppetry by Basil Twist.

The Addams Family is currently playing Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. For more information on that production, click here.