Published April 22, 2021
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The traditional musical theater spring production returns to the University of Louisiana
Monroe with a four-day run of 鈥淭he Addams Family 鈥� A Musical Comedy.鈥�
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The School of Visual and Performing Arts presents 鈥淭he Addams Family鈥� at 7:30 p.m.,
April 29-31 and May 1, and at 2 p.m. on May 2. The production will be livestreaming
from Brown Auditorium on BookTix.
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Tickets are required and are free on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-addams-family-tickets-148785113279).
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Ticketholders will receive an email before the performances with a passcode to access
the livestreaming on BookTix. The performances will not be available on YouTube. For more information, contact the VAPA office at 318-342-3811.
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鈥淭he Addams Family鈥� music and lyrics are by Andrew Lippa, and the book is by Marshall
Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon 鈥淭he Addams Family鈥� characters created
by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American
family with an affinity for all things macabre.
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The production director is Mark Ross Clark, Ph.D., with orchestra conductor Deborah
Chandler, Ph.D., musical director is Justin Havard, choreographer Sarah Talmage, technical
director Steven Burnside, and costumer Margaret Hall.
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The production is double-cast, with 网曝门 students sharing the title roles (+Thursday/Saturday
and ++ Friday/Sunday): Gomez Addams 鈥� Gray Hall+, Jarryd Gutierrez++; Morticia Addams
鈥� Leah Huber+, Allison Newton++; Wednesday Addams 鈥� LeeAnn Hammons+, Emma McCandlish++;
Fester Addams 鈥� Preston Anderson; Pugsley Addams 鈥� Morgan Oden+, Harper Innis++; Lucas
Beineke 鈥� Cameron Ott+, Brandon Hale++; Mal Beineke 鈥� Caleb Norman, Davonzell Moncrief;
Alice Beineke 鈥� Kylie Daigle+, Hope Wells++; Grandma Addams 鈥� Thomaneisha Little+,
Hannah Parker++; Lurch 颅鈥� James Wright+, Gabe Wright++; and the Ancestors 鈥� Hanna
Atsedewoin, Sabrina Curtis, Ashtyn Henderson, Madison Hernandez, Cornelius Johnson,
Rebekah Johnson, Naomi Kilpatrick, Emma Lovell, Abigail McClung, Olivia Myers, Mallory
Spradling, and Sarah Talmage.
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鈥淭he Addams Family鈥� is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized
performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of
the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com.
