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The Addams Family Goes Green in New Public Service Announcement
The company of the Broadway musical comedy The Addams Family has partnered with the Broadway Green Alliance to create a creepy and kooky online public service announcement video to promote and inspire viewers to make more environmentally friendly choices in their everyday lives.
Opening Number From The 2011 Tony Awards
What a fabulous opening to the Tony Awards show last night! (And Brooke, we still love you – just proves you’re human!)
The Addams Family Returns to Millionaire’s Club
The Addams Family on Broadway made it back into the Millionaire’s Club last week, for the first time since March! Attendance for the week ending April 24, 2011 reached nearly 1.2 million, up 29.4% from the previous week. Congratulations, Addams Family! Keep up the good work.
The 38 shows on the boards grossed $28,847,803, up almost 22% from last week. The top grossing shows are listed below.
The Lion King, $1,911,078
Wicked, $1,843,855
Mary Poppins, $1,452,298
American Idiot, $1,355,740
The Phantom of the Opera, $1,325,964
The Addams Family, $1,187,771
Mamma Mia!, $1,167,769
Jersey Boys, $1,166,314
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, $1,150,953
Billy Elliot: The Musical, $1,146,401
The Book of Mormon, $1,014,228
New (Addams) Family Members Arrive Today
The Addams Family gets fresh blood today in the form of new cast members, including Brad Oscar (pictured right), Heidi Blickenstaff, Adam Grupper, Jesse Swenson (pictured left) and Rachel Potter! Meet the new cast in this Broadway.com exclusive video as they rehearse to become part of the kookiest family on Broadway.
New “FAMILY” Members to Arrive in March
from the BWW News Desk, Friday, February 4, 2011:
Blickenstaff, Grupper, Oscar, Potter & Swenson Join THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Heidi Blickenstaff
Adam Grupper
Brad Oscar
THE ADDAMS FAMILY welcomes five new principal cast members beginning Tuesday, March 8 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) when Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show]) assumes the role of Alice Beineke, Adam Grupper (Brighton Beach Memoirs) as Mal Beineke, Brad Oscar
(Tony-nominated for The Producers) as Fester, Rachel Potter (Wicked nat’l. tour) as Wednesday Addams and Jesse Swenson (Spring Awakening) as Lucas Beineke. Original cast members Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor will give their final performances on Sunday, March 6.
Rachel Potter
Jesse Swenson
click here to read BWW article
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from The Addams Family blog! Sorry for the lack of new content, but I took a little vacation from blogging. I’ll be back with new Addams Family info very soon.
Thanks for visiting, and come back soon.
Catherine
“A Christmas Carol – The Concert” Available From Amazon
“A Christmas Carol – The Concert”, featuring the voices of Merwin Foard (The Addams Family) and Daniel Reichard (Jersey Boys, The Midtown Men), is available for purchase from Amazon.com. This is what people are saying about the CD:
… I loved the music. It is very contemporary with a broadway musical flair. Any generation would love it. Merwin Foard is an amazing talent who plays Scrooge with a vengenance!! His baritone voice reaches the soul…
…This is the best Christmas Carol I have ever jheard, bar none, Merwin Foard’s voice is fabulous as Scrooge and the score and lyrics are clever and memorable. This deserves to be heard on the radio…
…This is a beautiful CD. The music is rich and varied and the lyrics are downright inspirational. One song brought me to tears. I can’t wait to listen to it again…
…I purchased this because I love the story. I’ve listened to it over and over because the music is so amazing! The narration and vocals are wonderful and the music is like no other version I have heard.
Click here to visit amazon.com and purchase your copy now.
Zachary James Will Teach One-Day AF Workshop
The Addams Family Workshop with Star, Zach James (Lurch), Logan Rowland (Pugsley u/s) & an Ashley Gonzalez of CESD Talent Agency!
Join Zach James (Lurch), Logan Rowland (Pugsley u/s) and Ashley Gonzalez of CESD Talent Agency for an Addams Family theme workshop!
The workshop will focus on:
•Dance Combination& Song from Addams Family
•Song Interpretation & Vocal Coaching
•Scene Work from Addams Family
•Musical Theatre Audition Technique
•Mock Audition for a Talent Agent
When: Sat., Dec. 4th
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Ages: 7 – 16
Where: Ripley -Grier Studios – 520 8th Ave – 16th Fl. – between 36th & 37th St.
Normally: 150.00 Sale Price: 135.00
Broadway on “The Apprentice” including The Addams Family’s Alena Watters
The Thursday, October 28 episode of NBC’s “The Apprentice” will have the show’s contestants being given the challenge of holding a backers audition for two new Broadway musicals on stage at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, which currently houses the Tony Award-winning musical, Memphis.
The musicals to be presented will be Ryan Scott Oliver and B.T. Ryback’s Darling, sung by Alex Brightman, Lindsay Mendez, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Lindsay Northen, Alena Watters, and Nick Blaemire; and Kirstin Guenther’s Little Miss Fix- t, sung by Sam Tedaldi, Preston Sadleir, Farah Alvin, Stephen Bogardus, Jason Michael Snow, and Haviland Stillwell.
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth and producer Daryl Roth will serve as judges, along with the television program’s executive producer and host Donald Trump and Memphis producer John Yonove.
Alena Watters is Ready to Rock
Alena Watters may play dead on Broadway (Ancestor in The Addams Family) , but come November 8, you can find her very much alive and ROCKIN at Rockers on Broadway’s Dance Party at BB King Blues Club.
I asked Alena how she came to be a part of this year’s program, and here is her response:
I’m excited to be a part of this year’s Rockers on Broadway! I’ve worked with Donnie Kehr a couple of times over the past few years, and he asked me if I would be a part of this wonderful night of rockin’ out to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This is a cause near & dear to my heart, so I, of course, said yes! This will be my first experience with the event and it will be great to be among friends in the business for a night of fun. I will be a featured player during the evening, and excited and honored that I’ll share a stage packed with a ton of talent and vibrant energy to share- I hope people will come out to support the cause & join in the fun!
Of her role in The Addams Family musical, Alena has this to share:
I’m having a blast with the ‘Family’ living the death that is my saloon girl Ancestor, also known backstage as, ‘Bernadita Azura Addams’. (Bernadita was my given name from our Chicago production, and once our costumes were redesigned, Bebe named me ‘Azura’…or Azhura, not sure how she chooses to spell it). Each night the excitement from the audience fuels me to give it my all to rock out our dancing & singing on the big Broadway stage. I look forward to sharing all that energy in another way, with a new audience at B.B. Kings on the 8th! Come ready to rock & dance the night away!!!
Thank you so much, Alena, for sharing your thoughts with us, and we wish you continued success on Broadway!
For more info on Rockers on Broadway, click here.
Un-Happy Hour with The Addams Family
This sounds like fun!!
Un-Happy Hour with the Addams Family Cast
| When | Wed, October 20,6:00 pm – 7:30 pm |
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| Where | Village Pourhouse, Restaurant Row |
| Admission | Ticketed Event |
| Description |
Who: Join Krysta Rodriguez (Wednesday Addams) and other cast members for 2 for 1 Pugsley Rum Punch, Jim Beam “Black” and Cokes and “Black” and Blue Beer Cocktails until 7:30pm The first 25 people to RSVP will receive a Free Pugsley Rum Punch What: Bring your ticket stub from THE ADDAMS FAMILY any Wednesday for 15% off your bar tab and make sure you ask for the limited edition $19.95 Pre-Show ADDAMS FAMILY Menu that includes a Complimentary Pugsley Punch (non-alcoholic version available) Where: Village Pourhouse Restaurant Row 366 West 46th St RSVP: Emily@Yourpartyplanning.com When: 6PM – 730PM
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| Website | (click here) |
Rockers On Broadway – Dance Party at BB King Blues Club
The PATH Fund and The Frye Company Present: ROCKERS ON BROADWAY-Dance Party
Broadway stars and Rock stars will join the audience to dance the night away when Rockers on Broadway returns to BB King Blues Club on Monday, November 8th at 8pm.
The latest edition of ROCKERS ON BROADWAY returns to BB King’s for another great evening of music but this time with a twist–they’ve cleared the dance floor so the audience can rock out to their favorite dance hits. Directed by Donnie Kehr, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY–Dance Party features some of the hottest dance tunes from Elvis to GaGa, performed by Broadway stars and the Rock stars who made them famous. The concert will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Dreams Foundation, Broadway in South Africa, and The Bendheim Performing Arts Center Scholarship Fund.
Starring:
Chris Barron from Spin Doctors; Randy Jones from The Village People; Fred Schneider from The B52s, and Sirius Radio Star “Cousin Brucie” Morrow. Plus, Tony Award Winners Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) and Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent) and Tony Nominees Chad Kimball (Memphis) & Daphne Rubin Vega (Rent, Anna in the Tropics).
Featuring From Broadway:
Kathy Brier (Hairspray, TV’s Boardwalk Empire), Tituss Burgess (Guys & Dolls, Little Mermaid, Jersey Boys), Ben Cameron (Wicked, Aida), Te’Rea Campbell (Lion King), Jessica Dillan (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Anika Ellis (The Color Purple), Felicia Finley (The Wedding Singer), John Arthur Greene (West Side Story), Steve Gouveia (Jersey Boys), Emma Hunton (Next to Normal, Spring Awakening), Adam Kantor (Rent), Donnie Kehr (Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys), James Kinney (Sweet Charity), Jeremy Kushiner (Jersey Boys, Footloose, Rent), Jay Leslie (rock group The Tokens), Ian Liberto (Promises, Promises). Michael Longoria (Jersey Boys), Alex Nordin, Jermaine R. Rembert (Memphis), Sara Schmidt (Jersey Boys), Jeremy Schonfeld (Clear Blue Tuesday, Drift), Nikki Snelson (Legally Blonde), Wendi Stoltzfus, Doug Storm (Dance of the Vampires) Alena Watters (The Addams Family), Tommar Wilson (Hair).
Rockers on Broadway, now in its 17th year, was founded by Donnie Kehr while appearing in the Broadway run of The Who’s Tommy and was inspired by Pete Townshend, who wanted the play’s performers to experience the feeling of singing with a rock band in a concert style venue, and to transfer the rawness of that edge to the stage.
Don’t Miss Nathan on “Modern Family”
Don’t miss Nathan Lane as “Pepper” on Modern Family – Wednesday, October 6 at 9:00 (EST) on ABC!!!
Merwin Foard Featured On New Christmas Carol Recording
Two of my Broadway favorites, Merwin Foard and Daniel Reichard, can be heard together on new ‘Christmas Carol’ recording!
Foard at "The Little Mermaid" Opening Night
Reichard at "The Addams Family" Opening Night
Daniel Reichard (Jersey Boys) as Fred and Ghost of Christmas Past, and Sean Palmer as Young Scrooge.
A Christmas Carol–The Concert features music by Bob Christianson and lyrics and a book adaptation by Alisa Hauser.
Who Would Be YOUR Picks For Gomez and Morticia Replacements?
According to several news sources, producers of The Addams Family are actively searching for replacements for Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, whose contracts expire in March, 2011. Although (according to the NY Times) star actors were deliberately played down in the show’s advertising – emphasizing instead the famous Addams brand – which would make it easier for actors to “slide” into the lead roles, after the recent hit the box office took when Lane was out on vacation, it would seem they are searching for recognizable names to fill the Gomez and Morticia costumes.
It is rumored that John Leguizamo and Minnie Driver, who would have fit the bill quite nicely, both turned down offers, with no specific reasons given. So the search continues.
Who would YOU pick to replace Bebe and Nathan? Let’s hear it from the fans!
