"The beloved creepy, kooky and hilarious characters came out of the fertile imagination of American cartoonist Charles Addams. Having retouched photos of corpses for True Detective magazine may have contributed to the macabre characters he later created for The New Yorker, appropriately dubbed The Addams Family. His cartoons attracted the attention of television producer David Levy, which led to the successful television series."
"Bringing the Broadway musical adaptation to Livermore, Tri-Valley Theatre encourages families to come and enjoy this madcap musical that embraces the wackiness in every family. Although, the Addams family might just push that wackiness to the comedic extreme with its tale of daughter Wednesday falling in love with a young man from a respectable family and inviting him to dinner that in no way resembles normal."
"Glen Riggs directs the production with Jed da Roza as musical director. Shelly McDowell does double duty as choreographer and actor, portraying the sexy, slightly scary Morticia Addams. Favoring black as a fashion choice, Phillip Leyva heads the Addams family as Gomez with Emma Marie Wall (Uncle Fester), Jill Vellinger (Grandma), Jocie Purcell (Wednesday Addams), Luca Varela (Pugsley Addams) and Keith Thomson (Lurch)."
Tri-Valley Theatre Company stages The Addams Family musical at Livermore's Bankhead Theater Jan. 17 through Feb. 1. The production features beloved characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, whose macabre cartoons for The New Yorker inspired the 1960s TV series. The musical centers on daughter Wednesday falling in love with a man from a respectable family and inviting him to an unsettling dinner. Glen Riggs directs with Jed da Roza as musical director. Shelly McDowell choreographs and portrays Morticia. Phillip Leyva leads as Gomez alongside Emma Marie Wall, Jill Vellinger, Jocie Purcell, Luca Varela and Keith Thomson. Tickets available via phone or livermorearts.org. Families are encouraged to attend for a madcap, darkly comic experience that embraces familial wackiness.
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