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| Jasmine Bassham, Brad York, and Renée Kathleen Koher photo by Scott Samplin |
Click here for more information on this production that runs through July 6 in Peoria, then plays the Herberger Theater Center from July 12-28.
"...Arizona Broadway Theatre's production is one of their best, with sure-footed direction, gorgeous creative aspects, and a gifted cast who manage to get big laughs while also beautifully depicting the big heart that beats loudly in all of these eccentric and macabre yet also entirely appealing characters.. director Danny Gorman...has found a perfect cast to bring these beloved characters to life while also ensuring they get big laughs from every joke in the script....(as) Gomez and Morticia...Brad York and Renée Kathleen Koher are excellent in creating characters with shades of both poignancy and absurdity....As Wednesday and Lucas, Jasmine Bassham and Nick Williams are impressive....The creative aspects are sublime...The Addams Family isn't an entirely perfect musical, especially since the main plot of two people from different families who are in love is one we've seen before and there are a few missteps in the book and a few songs that are just average. However, when you have an impressive cast and direction that doesn't make a false move, plus gorgeous creative elements, as is the case with Arizona Broadway Theatre's production, it can be a fun, upbeat musical with plenty of humorous moments that bring to life the lovable, familiar, gothic and ghoulish characters. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...Why this Danny Gorman directed production works as well as it does is a simple matter of style over substance... it’s the casting, the energy, Kurtis Overby’s fun choreography, Adam Berger’s excellent music direction, and the show’s overall design that surprises... Even more important is how much fun the cast itself appears to be having...." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
"..director Danny Gorman has conjured up a production with style and panache that more than satisfies. It excels in tickling the funny bone and drawing breaths of delight. It is, in all aspects, sensational ~ funny and fanciful and heartwarming ~ featuring a cast that gives depth and dimension to their iconic characters....." - Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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