The Addams Family opens today!

Denver Center Attractions presents the national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, at The Buell Theatre June 19-July 1.

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.

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.

Rawr! The Lion King is the king of The Buell Theatre's jungle

With eight performances still remaining in Denver, Disney’s THE LION KING is already celebrating a sold-out, record-breaking engagement at The Buell Theatre.  By the time the triumphant, five-week return engagement concludes on Sunday, December 4, it will have entertained nearly 110,000 people and grossed over $8.5 million at the box office.  The award-winning musical grossed over $2 million during the week of November 21, making it the highest-grossing week of any theatrical production in the venue’s history.    

 “The return of THE LION KING to Denver and its overwhelming success is a tribute to the entire Disney Theatrical team and the incredibly talented people involved in the creation of the show,” said President and COO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Randy Weeks.  “Additionally, it is a testament to the ongoing commitment of the Disney company maintaining their productions at the highest possible standards.  Is it possible that THE LION KING is better now than it was when it first opened here?  I believe so.” 

This is THE LION KING’s third visit to Denver.  The North American Tour launched in Denver in April 2002 where it played a sold-out 10-week engagement at The Buell Theatre.  The production returned to The Buell Theatre in September 2006 where it played a seven-week sold-out engagement.