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Family Research Project: The Addams Family Broadway Musical
Jonathan Arias // 6th Period

The Addams Family Research Project

The Addams Family Broadway musical was inspired by the characters created by Charles Addams. The Broadway musical is the first and only musical about the
Addams Family; it features all the characters from the TV show and the two movies, however the musical is not just an adaptation of the show or movies­­ it is a completely new story! The story centers around Wednesday and her coming of age. The whole family takes part in this bildungsroman about Wednesday and her falling in love. The songs all very from upbeat jams to sentimental serenades and they all form a fantastic, fun­for­the­family, show. The Addams Family musical premiered on Broadway in April of 2010. A special side note is that Rachel Potter, one of Mrs. Baraban’s friends, took

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