Since the output of Addams Family Broadway news, since the musical previewed, has consisted mostly of odds and ends, you may see a few compilation posts here until December 9th, the date of the official opening. A few of the more substantial fan reviews and articles about the play will be archived here.
There was recently a small feature on the play in Entertainment Weekly. Also, there was an article in the Chicago Tribune that was accidentally over-looked during archiving on the 13th.
theaddamsfamilymusical.com has released a new audio slide show with Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (direction and design of the new musical).
More photos have also been uploaded of the Oriental Theater in Chicago by g33kgrrl of Flickr.com.
Finally, a fairly lengthy review/plot synopsis of the play can now be found on marcharshbarger.blogspot.com.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Charles Addams the Motor Enthusiast
A couple of nice photos of Charles Addams participating in the motor world have been uploaded on the Henry Ford Blog. Addams was well known as a car hobbyist and even passed away in one of his vehicles, says the Henry Ford article.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Real Meaning Behind the Addams Family Motto
“We gladly feast upon those who would subdue us.”
Not just pretty words? Well, according to Dennis of the Campvs, the Addams Family Credo might be just that: pretty words. Dennis, graduate student linguist, translates the meaning of the Addams Family movie's bit of Hollywood Latin, "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!":
“Thus do we growl that (our) big toes have,
at this moment, been thrown up from below!”
He then offers a possibly more accurate Latin verse:
“Laeti vescimur nos subacturis.”
Full notes on the translation at The Campvs
Friday, March 27, 2009
Funeral Customs Museum in Danger
Not exactly Addams Family news, but certainly news that the Addams Family themselves would be concerned with:
Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, Illinois is in danger of being closed down. The museum has already ceased normal business hours, changing to appointment only showings. It now faces the real possibility of being closed down completely.
Read about the museum's plight on the New York Times site
or the Morbid Anatomy Blog
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
John Astin's Passion for Poe
John Astin talks about his love of Edgar Allan Poe, and how his role in the Addams Family helps him "bring good literature to people."
Read the article on baltimoresun.com
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Charles Addams 1976 Magazine Article Profile
Article from the September 13th, 1976 issue of People Magazine.
Catch the full three page spread on the I'm Learning To Share BLOG!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Addams Family vs. The Munsters: a Review
I came across this review of the Addams Family Season 1 DVD set. It contains yet another insightful comparison of the Addams Family and the Munsters. Since this much contested match-up is always of interest, I decided to post it.
Read the review on the Seattle Examiner's homepage,
Read the review on the Seattle Examiner's homepage,
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
'Charles Addams: Master of the Macabre' - - 1953 magazine article
"The In Crowd" has posted a great article on Charles Addams from 1953. The article is viewable in the I'm Learning to Share! Blog.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Addams Family Themed Wedding
Jan Langenfeld and John Hadley had a wedding any Addams Family fan would be proud of:
A spooky 'I do'
They were creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky. And very much in love.
When Jan Langenfeld and John Hadley got married last October, they wanted a fun wedding they would remember forever. And so they decided to capitalize on Langenfeld’s favorite holiday — Halloween — with an Addams Family theme.
“I came as Morticia and John as Gomez,” said Langenfeld, a nurse at SwedishAmerican Hospital. “The best man (came) as Uncle Fester, and my sister as Wednesday. My brother walked me down the aisle; he was Pugsly. Thing, the hand, was our ring bearer. John found him on eBay, and he came down the aisle with our wedding rings.”
While not everyone dressed in Addams Family gear — the wedding’s 55 guests were warned in advance it was a costume party — everybody had a costume of some sort. Even the servers and bartenders were dressed up, and one friend came as a tiki bar (his date was the waitress).
The reception was decorated as a graveyard with rats, bats and goblins, and Halloween music was played throughout the night. Instead of a traditional wedding cake, the couple had cupcakes with spiders on them.
Read the Full Article on rrstar.com
They were creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky. And very much in love.
When Jan Langenfeld and John Hadley got married last October, they wanted a fun wedding they would remember forever. And so they decided to capitalize on Langenfeld’s favorite holiday — Halloween — with an Addams Family theme.
“I came as Morticia and John as Gomez,” said Langenfeld, a nurse at SwedishAmerican Hospital. “The best man (came) as Uncle Fester, and my sister as Wednesday. My brother walked me down the aisle; he was Pugsly. Thing, the hand, was our ring bearer. John found him on eBay, and he came down the aisle with our wedding rings.”
While not everyone dressed in Addams Family gear — the wedding’s 55 guests were warned in advance it was a costume party — everybody had a costume of some sort. Even the servers and bartenders were dressed up, and one friend came as a tiki bar (his date was the waitress).
The reception was decorated as a graveyard with rats, bats and goblins, and Halloween music was played throughout the night. Instead of a traditional wedding cake, the couple had cupcakes with spiders on them.
Read the Full Article on rrstar.com
Thursday, April 3, 2008
M&MS vs. Addams Family Lawsuit
Hot on the heels of a lawsuit charging they infringed on the image of Times Square icon "The Naked Cowboy," the makers of M&Ms have been slapped with a $10 million federal suit for using characters from the old "Addams Family" TV series in their dark-chocolate candy ads.
A freelance entertainment broker is suing Mars Inc., claiming she originally pitched the concept of having characters from the 1960s-era show interact with animated M&Ms in an ad to cross-promote the release of an "Addams Family" DVD.
Read the entire article at nypost.com
A freelance entertainment broker is suing Mars Inc., claiming she originally pitched the concept of having characters from the 1960s-era show interact with animated M&Ms in an ad to cross-promote the release of an "Addams Family" DVD.
Read the entire article at nypost.com
Monday, February 18, 2008
"The Emerging Lurch Movement."
Monsters everywhere question their monsterdom. Addams Family's Lurch is leading the movement.
"The whole point of this is that each of us must figure out for his or her or its self what it means to be a monster" said Lurch. "We don't try to give all of the answers. Each one must find his or her or its own path, and come to his or her or its own conclusions. Is that messy thinking? Absolutely, but we cherish the messiness. Doing monstrology is messy business. I don't think we can simply systematize a whole philosophy like some try to do.
Read more at: Frustrated Monsters Everywhere Join the "Emerging Lurch" Movement
"The whole point of this is that each of us must figure out for his or her or its self what it means to be a monster" said Lurch. "We don't try to give all of the answers. Each one must find his or her or its own path, and come to his or her or its own conclusions. Is that messy thinking? Absolutely, but we cherish the messiness. Doing monstrology is messy business. I don't think we can simply systematize a whole philosophy like some try to do.
Read more at: Frustrated Monsters Everywhere Join the "Emerging Lurch" Movement
Saturday, December 15, 2007
More Details on Gomez on Forbes Rich List
Here are the full details of Forbes's profile on Gomez Addams.
It may be worth noting this the below would not be accurate by movie cannon, where Fester is Gomez's older brother.
#12 Addams, Gomez
Net Worth: $2.0 billion
Source: Inheritance, Investing
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Hometown: Westfield, N.J.
Education: Astin School of Law, J.D.
Descendant of Castilian royalty and British aristocrats owes fortune to quirky--and lucky--investment style: bought a swamp for "scenic value," subsequently discovered massive oil deposit underneath; purchased mummified hand at flea market, later determined to be priceless remains of Egyptian pharaoh. Extensive holdings include insurance company, salt mine, tombstone factory, buzzard farm. Known for eccentric behavior, including affinity for sword fighting, Halloween tradition of bobbing for live crabs. Doesn't like to write checks for odd amounts; always rounds up. Passionate collector of toy trains: once bought a railroad simply so he could crash real steam engines. Reportedly spends a thousand dollars a week on cigars.
View full details Forbes website
It may be worth noting this the below would not be accurate by movie cannon, where Fester is Gomez's older brother.
#12 Addams, Gomez
Net Worth: $2.0 billion
Source: Inheritance, Investing
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Hometown: Westfield, N.J.
Education: Astin School of Law, J.D.
Descendant of Castilian royalty and British aristocrats owes fortune to quirky--and lucky--investment style: bought a swamp for "scenic value," subsequently discovered massive oil deposit underneath; purchased mummified hand at flea market, later determined to be priceless remains of Egyptian pharaoh. Extensive holdings include insurance company, salt mine, tombstone factory, buzzard farm. Known for eccentric behavior, including affinity for sword fighting, Halloween tradition of bobbing for live crabs. Doesn't like to write checks for odd amounts; always rounds up. Passionate collector of toy trains: once bought a railroad simply so he could crash real steam engines. Reportedly spends a thousand dollars a week on cigars.
View full details Forbes website
Forbes Lists Gomez 12th Richest Character
Forbes has made a list of the richest fictional characters in movies and TV.
It is as follows:
1) Scrooge McDuck - Worth $28.8 Billion
2) Ming the Merciless (from Flash Gordon) - Worth $20.9 Billion
3) Richie Rich - Worth $16.1 Billion
4) MOM (from Futurama) - Worth $15.7 Billion
5) Jed Clampett (The Beverly Hillbillies) - Worth $11 Billion
6) Montgomery Burns (”The Simpsons”): $8.4 billion
7) Carter Pewterschmidt (Lois Griffin’s father on “Family Guy”): $7.2 billion
8) Bruce Wayne (aka Batman): $7 billion
9) Thurston Howell III (”Gilligan’s Island”): $6.3 billion
10) Tony Stark (”Ironman”): $6 billion
11) “Fake” Steve Jobs (a fictional version of the real Apple computer mogul): $5.7 billion
12) Gomez Addams (”The Addams Family”): $2 billion
13) Willy Wonka (of the Chocolate Factory fame): $1.9 billion
14) Lucius Malfoy (”Harry Potter” movies): $1.6 billion
15) Princess Peach (”Mushroom Kingdom” heiress and Nintendo video game heroine): $1.3 billion
It is as follows:
1) Scrooge McDuck - Worth $28.8 Billion
2) Ming the Merciless (from Flash Gordon) - Worth $20.9 Billion
3) Richie Rich - Worth $16.1 Billion
4) MOM (from Futurama) - Worth $15.7 Billion
5) Jed Clampett (The Beverly Hillbillies) - Worth $11 Billion
6) Montgomery Burns (”The Simpsons”): $8.4 billion
7) Carter Pewterschmidt (Lois Griffin’s father on “Family Guy”): $7.2 billion
8) Bruce Wayne (aka Batman): $7 billion
9) Thurston Howell III (”Gilligan’s Island”): $6.3 billion
10) Tony Stark (”Ironman”): $6 billion
11) “Fake” Steve Jobs (a fictional version of the real Apple computer mogul): $5.7 billion
12) Gomez Addams (”The Addams Family”): $2 billion
13) Willy Wonka (of the Chocolate Factory fame): $1.9 billion
14) Lucius Malfoy (”Harry Potter” movies): $1.6 billion
15) Princess Peach (”Mushroom Kingdom” heiress and Nintendo video game heroine): $1.3 billion
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Addams Family Says 'Keep Your Kids Home'?
JohnSeilerBlogs.com posts an interesting piece on the Addams Family's aguement for home schooling.
Follow the link: Teach your children well…at home
Follow the link: Teach your children well…at home
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Goth rockers Jessicka Fodera and Christian Hejnal Change Names to Addams
JESSICKA and Christian had decided that once married, they would both lose their family names and start afresh. After considering Bubblestorm, Awesome, Applebottom and Deathblow, they settled on Addams, an homage to the macabre TV family. "It was time for a new bloodline," Jessicka said with a shrug. "Plus, the name Addams just fits well, like an old goth T-shirt."
Read about it on latimes.com
Read about it on latimes.com
Why Halloween and the Addamses go together so well
"The Addams Family (1964-66) – is the quintessence of Halloween," says Patricia Hluchy of the Toronto Star.
Read the article
Read the article
Sunday, September 30, 2007
The Addams Family--epitome of freedom?
Two opinion articles on our favorite family:
The Kooky and Spooky Addams Family
&
I Want To Be Adopted By The Addams Family
The Kooky and Spooky Addams Family
&
I Want To Be Adopted By The Addams Family
Friday, May 25, 2007
Addams Family: Personal Review
An blog entry about the personal impact of the Addams Family
Read about it: "I love it when you speak French!"
Read about it: "I love it when you speak French!"
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