Comments on: Review: The Addams Family Musical

By: Wednesday

Wednesday — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:42:35 +0000

well, i saw it on opening night on broadway. And i thought it was great. Im pleased to inform you that they cut a lot of those “pointless songs.” They cut Clandango, At Seven, Second Bannana, Teach me How to Tango, Swordfight/Tango and a few others. Now, they are still in previews on broadway, so they might come back. But honestely, I LOVED IT.

By: lynnebogo

lynnebogo — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:20:22 +0000

Fabulous show. Fester and the moon, Grandma, great singing by all the non-lead characters. Breathing the same air as Nathan Lane was worth the price of admission. Bebe Neuworth’s voice wasn’t very strong and overly full of vibrato – I enjoyed her more when she did Rex Harrison type talk/singing. She is perfect for the part and she has won Tony awards for other musicals. This left me quite puzzled. What happened to her voice? The scenery was amazing. Beautifully choreographed by using the chorus to move stairs, etc.
I wish Chicago audiences would be more interested in applauding than in exiting in such a hurry. The cast worked hard and deserved about 4 curtain calls

By: Grneyejeff

Grneyejeff — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:24:41 +0000

I saw it,..and agree wioth most of your review I guess. I would just say it was “fair” at best. I didnt leave the theater wanting to see it again or even remembering any melody.

I joined in a standing ovation as I always do for any production; I respect the time and talents put into the show (even if I dont really think it’s that good). I personally dont think this will last long on Broadway. Unless many changes are made.

I agree that the songs do nothing to move the story, but the overall plot is slightly boring. It is also to long. Its the first time in a LONG time that I kept cheking the program to see when the last song was coming up so we could leave.

Bottom line,..this is a comedic musical,..but nothing like Wicked or Hairspray.

By: Random Esquire

Random Esquire — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:53:39 +0000

Hey there, Ally – I’ll say this about Pulled – a day or so later, I did find myself humming the tune so it did stick with me more than previously.

We agree that Wednesday was a great casting decision. Thank you for chiming in with your opinion! Glad we’ve got a well balanced group of comments here.

-R.

By: Ally

Ally — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:51:47 +0000

I just saw this last night, and i beg quite to differ on your ideas of pointless songs. I was blown away by Crazier than you and Pulled. I think Wednesday was cast perfectly. I don’t see how you aren’t amazed by the music pieces…but everyone’s got their opinions i guess. I would recommend this to anyone, GO SEE IT. NOW. DO IT. lol.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:48:35 +0000

Amanda, in answer to your question

LIKED: Phantom, Les Miserables, Lion King, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Evita, Annie, MaMaMia, Beauty and the Beast & Young Frankenstein

DID NOT LIKE: Cats, Wicked, Addams Family

And many that fall in between. To name a couple: JC Superstar, Joseph

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:42:22 +0000

Well, I certainly didn’t love it, but I think it’s fixable. If I had to pick a musical it’s most similar to in polish and style, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels comes to mind. It’s about equally funny, but the DRS score is catchier.

For the record, my favorite musicals are: Wicked, Billy Elliot (in London), Spring Awakening, Aida and Evita.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:16:58 +0000

I’m curious….for those of you who didn’t love (or even like) this play, what plays/musicals have you enjoyed? I’m considering seeing the play later this month, and just wondering if our tastes match. Thanks in advance.

By: Trudie

Trudie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:55:27 +0000

Four of us saw the play December 5 and at the intermission we all turned to each other and said:” I really want to like this, but I just don’t.” But all agreed that it was a treat to see Nathan Lane and BeBe Neuwirth.

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:21:08 +0000

Saw the show on the 5th of Dec. I agree with the comments above. The show is very weak to say the least. The music nothing memorable. However, wouldn’t have been fun if they had given Thing more to do, even a solo. He could have done it in sign language as someone sang it to the audiences. Of course, it would have had to be a love song. So Thing could have found a partner too.