Is there no one left that wants to write an original Broadway musical anymore? Has inspiration been lost to the almighty $$$?
Since Broadway has been inundated with revivals and movie musical remakes, it was only a matter of time before producers went after 1960s sitcoms for material.
We’ve just learned that The Addams Family is making its way to Broadway in April, after a limited release in Chicago. The reviews came in mixed and most agreed that the show requires some major tweeks before it comes to Broadway.
But it is coming and now we have word that leading the rework will be Jerry Zaks, mastermind behind the recent revivals of La Cage aux Folles and Little Shop of Horrors.
Our instincts tell us that this could be a flop, but there are two things keeping it afloat. Their names are Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, who are starring as leads Gomez and Morticia Addams.
That’s a Broadway royalty pairing we can not ignore!
Will U go see the show in the spring?
[Image via WENN.]
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