I had been looking forward to seeing this ever since I found out it was going to be go. There is nothing like an evening of escapism and giggles.
The Addams family are a quirky family who live on the darker side of life. Gomez, the father, played by John Waters, is very much the head of the family but very much under the thumb of his beloved wife Morticia played by Chloe Dallimore. These two are the centre of much of the musical. They were well chosen for the roles they played; which were faultless. The story revolves around their daughter Wednesday (Teagan Wauters) who has fallen in love with Lucas Beineke (Tim Maddren) Usually Wednesday never smiles but love has changed her. Gomez is torn between his wife and daughter as he tries to keep it secret that Wednesday wants to marry Lucas. Wednesday is terrified that something will go wrong when the two families meet. Of course some chaos does ensue but all works out in the end.
The singing and dancing in this musical are great. I particularly enjoyed the larger choreographed routines with some of the former Addams family members. The set design was very good, just as you would imagine a stage set for the Addams family. The use of the red curtains was very good and helped keep the flow of the show. Many of the producers and creatives had worked together before, notably on the Jersey Boys, which must have helped when putting this show together.
It was a great show and if you want to catch it, it is playing at the Capitol Theatre at until mid May, tickets are through Ticketmaster.
