Andrew Lippa's The Addams Family snapped back onto the West End stage, and Playbill has photographic proof!
The concert production, which played the London Palladium February 12 and 13, starred Tony nominee Ramin Karimloo and RuPaul's Drag Race judge Michelle Visage starring as passionate duo Morticia and Gomez Addams.
Cast of The Addams Family
Cast of The Addams Family
Sam Buttery, Lesley Joseph, and Nicholas McLean
Sam Buttery, Dickon Gough, Kara Lane, and Ryan Kopel
Sam Buttery
Sam Buttery and cast of The Addams Family
Sam Buttery and Jessica Keable
Ramin Karimloo and cast of The Addams Family
Ramin Karimloo, Michelle Visage, and cast of The Addams Family
Ramin Karimloo and Michelle Visage
Nicholas McLean
Michelle Visage
Chumisa Dornford-May
Michelle Visage and cast of The Addams Family
Lesley Joseph and Ramin Karimloo
Kara Lane and Ryan Kopel
Dickon Gough and cast of The Addams Family
Chumisa Dornford-May and Ryan Kopel
Lesley Joseph
Kara Lane and Sean Kingsley
Ramin Karimloo, Sean Kingsley, and Dickon Gough
Cast of The Addams Family
Directed by Matthew White, the company also featured Lesley Joseph as Grandma, Sam Buttery (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Uncle Fester, Nicholas Mclean (Annie Get Your Gun) as Pugsley Addams, Dickon Gough (As You Like It) as Lurch, Sean Kingsley (Patriots) as Mal, Ryan Kopel (Disney’s Newsies) as Lucas, Kara Lane (Rebecca) as Alice, and Chumisa Dornford-May (Aspects of Love) as Wednesday Addams, with Leeroy Boone (The Phantom of the Opera), Abigail Brodie (Wind in the Willows), Gavin Eden (Hairspray), Chloe Gentles (Mamma Mia!), Katie Hutton (Cats), Matthew Ives (Back to the Future), Jessica Keable (42nd Street), and Castell Parker (Sister Act).
Based on characters created by Charles Addams, The Addams Family has a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa.
The musical, which opened on Broadway in April 2010 and ran through December 2011, follows Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, who has grown up and has a shocking secret that only dad Gomez knows: She’s fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family.
The concerts also featured choreography by Alistair David, production design by Diego Pitarch, musical supervision and orchestrations by Richard Beadle, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Richard Brooker, and casting by Jane Deitch.
The Addams Family is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and John Stalker Productions, with co-producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Guy James and is presented through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
Visit TheAddamsFamily.co.uk.
