PhotosPHOTO CALL: Backstage with The Addams Family Star Jackie HoffmanPlaybill.com was invited backstage for an exclusive look at actress Jackie Hoffman's transformation into her character, Grandma, in new Broadway musical The Addams Family.
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Ernio Hernandez, Krissie Fullerton
May 04, 2010
The star returns to Broadway in the new musical by Andrew Lippa (score), Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (book) based on the Charles Addams characters. Performances run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The cast of The Addams Family also features Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Zachary James, Krysta Rodriguez, Wesley Taylor and Adam Riegler.
Hoffman has appeared on Broadway in Xanadu and Hairspray. Other credits include Off-Broadway's Regrets Only, Pride & Joy, Book of Liz, the films "Garden State," "Legally Blonde II," and "Kissing Jessica Stein" as well as appearances on television's "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and "Strangers with Candy."
Here is a look backstage at her pre-show process with some commentary by Hoffman:
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.