The national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical comedy based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, makes its Denver premiere at The Buell Theatre June 19-July 1.
Charles Addams created several thousand cartoons, sketches and drawings — many of which were published in The New Yorker
— in a prolific career spanning six decades. It was his creation of
characters that came to be known as The Addams Family that brought
Addams his greatest acclaim. Addams’ drawings have entertained millions
worldwide and served as the inspiration for multiple television series
and motion pictures.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features
an original story and it's every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams,
the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a
sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents
have never met. As if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her
father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do
something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife,
Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful
night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his
parents. It’s a family portrait that’s completely off the wall.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
began performances on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March,
2010 and immediately became one of Broadway’s biggest hits. Chris Jones
of the Chicago Tribune described the production as “classic, full-tilt, fast paced, old-fashioned musical comedy!” John Simon of Bloomberg News called it “uproarious! A glitzy-gloomy musical entirely worthy of the macabre drawings by Charles Addams.”
Single tickets for THE ADDAMS FAMILY start at just $25. To
charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100.
TTY (for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582. Groups of 10
or more, please call 303.446.4829. Additionally, tickets may be
purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, located in the Helen
Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org/addamsfamily.
