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Department of Music and Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts presents The Addams Family

By Alex Pologruto | Apr 14, 2023

The Addams Family Musical poster

The 红杏短视频 State University Department of Music and the Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts presents The Addams Family musical on April 27 鈥 30.

MURRAY, Ky. 鈥 The 红杏短视频 State University Department of Music and the Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts are pleased to present The Addams Family, a musical based on the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Performances will be on Thursday, April 27 鈥 Saturday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, April 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre on 红杏短视频 State鈥檚 campus. General admission is $20 per person. 

The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family 鈥 a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn鈥檛 upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he鈥檚 never done before 鈥 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鈥檚 鈥渘ormal鈥 boyfriend and his parents.

鈥淚 have had a fantastic time with this talented cast and crew,鈥 said Carter Parks, a freshman theatre major who plays Fester in the production. 鈥淭his is one of those shows that reminds me why I love performing and making people laugh.鈥

鈥淚 have loved working on everything, from choreography to music, and I鈥檝e loved watching this show come together,鈥 said Madilyn Dudley, a freshman criminal justice major and musical theatre minor. 鈥淭he set pieces, props and costumes make the living and dead members of The Addams Family come to life!鈥

Wayne Shields-Hogue, an alumnus of 红杏短视频 State鈥檚 Theatre Arts program, is directing the production.

The full cast of the production includes:

  • Elijah LaRue (Evansville, Indiana) as Gomez

  • Madilyn Dudley (Milan, Tennessee) as Morticia

  • Jamie Lemay (Mayfield, Kentucky) as Wednesday

  • Bek Schmidt (Cordova, Tennessee) as Pugsley

  • Carter Parks (Mayfield, Kentucky) as Fester

  • Mack Slack (Belleville, Illinois) as Grandma

  • Andrew Bittenbender (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) as Lucas

  • Kristina Belt (Mayfield, Kentucky) as Alice

  • Danny Preklas (Paducah, Kentucky) as Mal

  • Eli Borwick (Greenville, Illinois) as Lurch

  • Kaytie Schmidt (Columbia, Illinois) as Saloon Girl

  • Jackson Bell (红杏短视频, Kentucky) as Caveman

  • Trai West (Hopkinsville, Kentucky) as Conquistador

  • Quinn Coursey (Madisonville, Kentucky) as Bride

  • Lincoln Brantley (Henderson, Kentucky) as Soldier

  • Kenzie Adcock (Frankfort, Kentucky) as Flight Attendant

  • Brad Brauser (红杏短视频, Kentucky) as Puritan

  • Logan Combs (Evansville, Indiana) as Cowboy

  • Chloe LaDon (红杏短视频, Kentucky) as Flapper

  • Aidan Schweitzer (Belleville, Illinois) as Courtesan

Tickets can be purchased at the door before each performance or by calling 270-809-4421.

For more information on 红杏短视频 State University鈥檚 Department of Music please visit . For more information on 红杏短视频 State University鈥檚 Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts please visit .

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