Following the journey of The Addams Family has been surprising. Before I started, I wasn’t even sure the original creative team would want to go on record with me about the show’s tumultuous development. And yet, their gracious excitement to ju

The Addams Family (Rock Ridge High School - feat. Anthony Cimino-Johnson, Rebekah Hess)

Feb 17th, 2021 20m 28s

In learning about how The Addams Family found popularity after its initial professional mountings, I wanted to dig one level deeper. Thanks to Jim Hoare at Theatrical Rights Worldwide, I had learned why the show was a popular choice for amateur

The Addams Family (Student Productions, feat. Jim Hoare)

Feb 10th, 2021 17m 52s

In my conversations with the original creative team of The Addams Family, I was learning how the show was refined and restructured to become a success on tour and around the world. But this wasn’t bridging the gap between these professional pro

The Addams Family (International Productions, feat. Steve Bebout. Dontee Kiehn)

Jan 28th, 2021 16m 46s

In my journey to chronicle the transformation of The Addams Family musical through its many incarnations, I was starting to understand what made the show so unique. Most first national tours are essential replicas of the Broadway production, bu

The Addams Family (feat. Steve Bebout)

Jan 20th, 2021 24m 37s

One of the not-so secret secrets in this show about secrets is that The Addams Family went through massive structural changes multiple times on its way to becoming the most popular musical in America. Many of the changes were noted in my previo

The Addams Family (feat. Dontee Kiehn)

Jan 13th, 2021 27m 17s

The original production of The Addams Family was choreographed by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo. Once a Broadway ensemblist himself, The Addams Family came along when Sergio had four productions running simultaneously on Broadway: our show,

The Addams Family (feat. Rick Elice)

Jan 6th, 2021 27m 18s

My first stop on this journey was reaching out to an old colleague, Rick Elice. Along with Marshall Brickman, Rick wrote the book for the musical adaptation of The Addams Family. Rick and I’s path crossed a handful of times during my tenure wit

The Addams Family

Dec 30th, 2020 15m

It was supposed to be the biggest Broadway show of the season. Two theatre titans taking on two of the most familiar roles in popular culture. The combination of wildly successful source material and innovative theatremakers were sure to create

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