Casting is now complete for the February 12–13 performances of The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy at the London Palladium.
As previously reported, Matthew White will direct a cast led by Michelle Visage as Morticia Addams, Ramin Karimloo as Gomez Addams, and Lesley Joseph as Grandma.
The trio will be joined by Sam Buttery (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Uncle Fester, Nicholas Mclean (Annie Get Your Gun) as Pugsley Addams, Dickon Gough (As You Like It) as Lurch, Sean Kingsley (Patriots) as Mal, Ryan Kopel (Disney’s Newsies) as Lucas, Kara Lane (Rebecca) as Alice, and Chumisa Dornford-May (Aspects of Love) as Wednesday Addams, with Leeroy Boone (The Phantom of the Opera), Abigail Brodie (Wind in the Willows), Gavin Eden (Hairspray), Chloe Gentles (Mamma Mia!), Katie Hutton (Cats), Matthew Ives (Back to the Future), Jessica Keable (42nd Street), and Castell Parker (Sister Act) rounding out the company.
Based on characters created by Charles Addams, The Addams Family has a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa.
The musical, which opened on Broadway in April 2010 and continued through December 2011, follows Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, who has grown up and has a shocking secret that only dad Gomez knows; she’s fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family.
The forthcoming concerts will also have choreography by Alistair David, production design by Diego Pitarch,
musical supervision and orchestrations by Richard Beadle, lighting
design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Richard Brooker, and casting by
Jane Deitch.
The Addams Family is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and John Stalker Productions, with co-producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Guy James and is presented through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
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