You do not attend a showing of The Addams Family to be moved or inspired; you go for laughs and fun. And when you have a cast as talented as the one at CM Performing Arts Center’s Noel S. Ruiz Theatre, you will exit the theatre thoroughly entertained.
This iconic brand has been around for quite some time and while the musical may not be the strongest of material per se, Andrew Lippa's score and the Marshall Brickman/Rick Elice's book are uproarious and, to be honest, does have heart.
The story centers on the pale, melodic, brother-torturing Wednesday Addams portrayed strongly by Gina Morgigno. She falls in love (gasp!) with the preppy (double gasp!) Lucas Beineke portrayed charmingly by Chris Loeschner. Ms. Morgigno was excellent in the role with her performance of “Pulled” being a favorite of the enthusiastic audience. …show more content…
The second part of the show, after an unusual (to say the least) dinner, the Beineke’s get stuck at the Addams’ house due to “bad weather”. As you can imagine, this makes for an interesting evening. It is truly sidesplitting to see these two worlds collide; the yuppie Beineke's trying to get along with the ethereal Addams.
Naturally, Mr. Grossman’s ensemble company is absolutely top notch with seemingly everyone getting to be featured at some instance.
CM vets Jon Rivera and Denise Antonelle make a terrific team portraying Wednesday's parents Gomez and Morticia. Additionally, the hysterical Marc Slomowitz is a natural as crazy Uncle Fester. Fester interacts with the audience at points, to much laughter, moving the story along. Mr. Slomowitz even peppers in some very current events that are a
This iconic brand has been around for quite some time and while the musical may not be the strongest of material per se, Andrew Lippa's score and the Marshall Brickman/Rick Elice's book are uproarious and, to be honest, does have heart.
The story centers on the pale, melodic, brother-torturing Wednesday Addams portrayed strongly by Gina Morgigno. She falls in love (gasp!) with the preppy (double gasp!) Lucas Beineke portrayed charmingly by Chris Loeschner. Ms. Morgigno was excellent in the role with her performance of “Pulled” being a favorite of the enthusiastic audience. …show more content…
The second part of the show, after an unusual (to say the least) dinner, the Beineke’s get stuck at the Addams’ house due to “bad weather”. As you can imagine, this makes for an interesting evening. It is truly sidesplitting to see these two worlds collide; the yuppie Beineke's trying to get along with the ethereal Addams.
Naturally, Mr. Grossman’s ensemble company is absolutely top notch with seemingly everyone getting to be featured at some instance.
CM vets Jon Rivera and Denise Antonelle make a terrific team portraying Wednesday's parents Gomez and Morticia. Additionally, the hysterical Marc Slomowitz is a natural as crazy Uncle Fester. Fester interacts with the audience at points, to much laughter, moving the story along. Mr. Slomowitz even peppers in some very current events that are a