"They're creepy and they're kooky / Mysterious and spooky / They're altogether ooky / The Addams Family."
If you love that jingle and the famously freaky family associated with it, you'll be thrilled to know that The Addams Family is haunting Hayes Theatre, Potts Point until August 9. Cue dark humour and death stares in this in this Gothic musical comedy where love, family and chaos collide.
Brought to life by the acclaimed team behind The Producers, this new production is directed by Julia Robertson (The Producers, Metropolis) and choreographed by Shannon Burns (Gutenberg! The Musical, The Producers). Based on the beloved characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, the musical follows Wednesday Addams as she falls for a “normal” boy – forcing the wonderfully weird Addams clan to confront love, acceptance and the awkward business of meeting the in-laws.
Leading the cast is Erika Heynatz as Morticia Addams (Legally Blonde, Menopause the Musical), bringing plenty of gothic glamour to the iconic matriarch. Marcus Rivera steps into the role of devoted husband Gomez Addams (Miss Saigon, City of Angels), while Jenny Guigayoma plays Wednesday Addams (Nine, Peter Pan) and Georgia Oom takes on the mischievous Pugsley (Werkaholics, Footloose). Evan Lever brings his peculiar charm to Uncle Fester (The Normal Heart, Muriel’s Wedding), Deborah Galanos embraces the chaos as Grandmama and Elliot Aitken makes his professional debut as the deadpan Lurch.
The Addams Family delivers toe-tapping numbers, laughs galore – and a reminder that every family has its own skeletons in the closet.
The Addams Family runs at Hayes Theatre, Potts Point until August 9. The show is 2.5 hours (incl. an interval) and adult tickets are $95. Find out more here.
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