APT presents "The Addams Family" in Rogers

Arkansas Public Theatre (formerly Rogers Little Theatre) brings the smash-hit musical comedy The Addams Family to Northwest Arkansas. The play opened October 30 and runs through November 15.

The Addams 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 weren't upsetting enough, she 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 brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and, of course, Lurch to spooky and spectacular life. This magnificently macabre new musical comedy is created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and Drama Desk-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party).

In a prolific career spanning six decades, Charles Addams created several thousand cartoons, sketches and drawings, many of which were published in The New Yorker. But it was his creation of characters that came to be known as The Addams Family that brought Addams his greatest acclaim. With a unique style that combined the twisted, macabre and just plain weird with charm, wit and enchantment, Addams’ drawings have entertained millions worldwide and served as the inspiration for multiple television series and motion pictures.

APT performances are at The Victory Theater, in Rogers. Play dates are October 30 through November 15. Tickets range from $17 to $30, and are available online at www.arkansaspublictheatre.org, or by calling the box office at (479) 631-8988.

The Gayly – November 7, 2015 @ 5:30 a.m.