You picked out his shirt, and perhaps you even ironed it. You taught him the meaning of the words “hair brush,” and he’s practiced not dropping the “F-Bomb” for days. Tonight, he is in the “hospitality industry,” not a bartender at FUBAR. Still, your palms are sweating, and you can’t help but brief him over and over, repeating the same sentences until he can’t remember feeling so nervous since his last Chemistry II test. Many college girls (or even guys) have been there at some point: bringing him home to the parental units. For some, it takes a few tries to get it right. There was that one guy with too many tattoos who secretly (or so he thought) kept his iPod earbuds in at the dinner table, failing to realize that the blood-curdling screams of his metallic rock could be heard over the mashed potatoes. Then, there was that one who dressed perfectly and seemed to have a great head on his shoulders, until you found out he never actually graduated high school and planned to live off his trust fund for the remainder of his life. “Can’t you just meet a nice, normal boy from Ohio?” they asked.
Those were extremes and they probably did not get that specific on their desires for your romantic life, but really – what parents wouldn’t want their daughter with a kind, respectable, sane boy? Apparently, there are two. In The Addams Family Musical, Morticia and Gomez are devastated by Wednesday’s relationship with an appallingly “normal” boy named Luke…who is–shudder!–from Ohio. When the Addams are forced to have Luke and his parents over for dinner, the Addams’ mansion becomes even more chaotic than usual.
Charles Addams’ ironically beloved, macabre characters are brought to you live by Broadway Across America’s tour of this musical. You can see Cousin It in the flesh (well, in the hair) somewhere besides your bathroom mirror after you first wake up and delight (or perhaps, despair) in the monotony of Lurch’s door-answering; however, the story of the musical is all new and totally separate from the shows and films.
While the tour cast does not include the New York show’s big names like Brooke Shields as Morticia or Roger Rees as Gomez, the show boasts incredible talent, such as actress Courtney Wolfson as Wednesday. While you probably picture a pre-teen Christina Ricci, Wolfson brings an older, romantically-ready-while-still-dark Addams daughter to the stage.
The Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in downtown Orlando becomes the Addams’ mansion on November 1st. Get an excuse to prolong your Halloween spirit and grab a ticket for any show from now until the 6th. You can buy tickets through broadwayacrossamerica.com, bob-carr.performing-arts-center.com, ticketmaster.com, and more. Special group ticket pricing is also available.