The Addams Family Musical: School Edition

Full-length
(2.5 HRS)
Comedy
4W, 4M, 2 Any, Ensemble
Musical

Overview

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every 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. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday 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.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY School Edition has been adapted from the original Broadway production. The School Edition has been carefully edited, with additional director’s notes throughout, to make the show more producible for high school groups. Song keys have been adjusted to sit more comfortably in the range of high school performers. In some cases, problematic language has been changed, while in others an alternate choice is offered at the discretion of the director.

Casting & Production

Casting

GOMEZ ADDAMS
MORTICIA ADDAMS
UNCLE FESTER
GRANDMA
WEDNESDAY ADDAMS
PUGSLEY ADDAMS
LURCH
MAL BEINEKE
ALICE BEINEKE
LUCAS BEINEKE
THE ADDAMS ANCESTORS – 5m, 5w (or more if desired, opportunities for flexible casting)

Orchestral Information

12 Musicians

Piano Conductor (Keyboard 1)
Keyboard 2
Reed 1 (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
Reed 2 (Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Bass Clarinet)
Trumpet (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Trombone (Trombone, Bass Trombone), Violin (1 Player), Cello (1 Player), Bass (Acoustic, Electric), Guitar (Solid Body Electric, Banjo, Ukulele, Nylon Acoustic, Arch Top, Semi Hollow Body), Drums/Percussion (2 players)

Credits

THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL
Book by MARSHALL BRICKMAN and RICK ELICE
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA
Based on Characters Created by CHARLES ADDAMS

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Mar 24May 04, 2025
Franklin High School
Elk Grove, CA
Mar 28Apr 05, 2025
Columbian High School
Tiffin, OH
Apr 0104, 2025
Waitaki Boys' and Waitaki Girls' High Schools
Oamaru, New Zealand

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