A backstage video special for the Addams Family Groove, circa 1991. This is the last of several videos I recently found on youtube. Apologies to anyone with a slow internet connection.
This video was also uploaded on Addams1977, a youtube channel all about the Addams Family.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, January 2, 2012
Monday, October 24, 2011
Listen Free: Addams Family Musical Soundtrack
Check out the official soundtrack of the Addams Family Musical. It's now free on Juzp.net
Check out the songs HERE
Check out the songs HERE
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Addams Family Musical on the Late Show
Here is a new opening number from the Addams Family musical.
This number wasn't in the Chicago preview.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Musical News
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.
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.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
View a Preview Song from Broadway Production!
Grad it while it's available! This is a song from the new Broadway production.
Grad it on Grab-tube
Read a brief description of this scene on
Addamses's Livejournal page! (Memebers only)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Vic Mizzy Passes Away
Vic Mizzy, prolific songwriter and musician, perhaps best known as the writer of the Addams Family theme, passes away at age 93.
Addams Family Theme
Obituary from Associated Press:
Vic Mizzy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The songwriter who wrote the catchy theme songs to "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres" television shows has died. Vic Mizzy was 93.
His manager Jonathan Wolfson says Mizzy died Saturday at his home in Bel Air. He didn't know the cause of death.
Mizzy got his start in vaudeville and wrote songs that were recorded by Dean Martin, Doris Day, Perry Como and Billie Holiday in the 1940s and 50s.
His hits included "The Whole World Is Singing My Song" and "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho."
Mizzy has said that he didn't mind if people only remember him for the finger snaps at the start of the "The Addams Family" theme song. After all, he said "two snaps got me a mansion in Bel Air."
Addams Family Theme
Obituary from Associated Press:
Vic Mizzy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The songwriter who wrote the catchy theme songs to "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres" television shows has died. Vic Mizzy was 93.
His manager Jonathan Wolfson says Mizzy died Saturday at his home in Bel Air. He didn't know the cause of death.
Mizzy got his start in vaudeville and wrote songs that were recorded by Dean Martin, Doris Day, Perry Como and Billie Holiday in the 1940s and 50s.
His hits included "The Whole World Is Singing My Song" and "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho."
Mizzy has said that he didn't mind if people only remember him for the finger snaps at the start of the "The Addams Family" theme song. After all, he said "two snaps got me a mansion in Bel Air."
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Munsters vs. Addams Family "Haunted Shack Theater"
Listen to an audio comparison and commentary of the Addams Family and the Munsters TV shows! (The Addams Family section of the clip starts about 40 minutes in).
Listen at garagepunk.com
New York Tickets On Sale!
Tickets for the Addams Family Musical's Broadway premier in New York are now on sale!
The play will be performed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City, NY.
Tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster or other online ticket vendors such as TicketsNow.
Check out an article about these tickets on Playbill.com
First preview is on March 4th. Opening night will be April 8th!
Don't forget that tickets are also on sale for this year's world premier in Chicago.
Visit the Broadway in Chicago website
For more, up-to-date news about the Musical, visit the Addams Family Musical Website
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Michael Jackson's 'Ghosts' Originally Video to Promote Addams Family Values
In an interview with Director Mick Garris about Michael Jackson's little-remembered 38 minute film, Ghosts, Mr. Garris mentions that the film was "originally going to be a video to promote Addams Family Values. In fact, Christina Ricci and the boy who played Pugsley were both in it. We shot for two weeks and never got to the musical numbers."
Apparently, due to circumstances of the time, the movie studio decided that they no longer wished to have Jackson promote their movie, and Jackson was dropped before the promo was finished.
Read the full interview about 'Ghosts' with Mick Garris on movieline.com
Apparently, due to circumstances of the time, the movie studio decided that they no longer wished to have Jackson promote their movie, and Jackson was dropped before the promo was finished.
Read the full interview about 'Ghosts' with Mick Garris on movieline.com
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Good Reviews For Addams Family Musical Reading
The Online New York Post reports reviews, summary, and snippits of the invitation-only first reading of the Addams Family script.
From the Post:
DA-DA-DA-DUM. Snap, snap!
Good buzz is coming out of this week's invitation-only reading of "The Addams Family" musical, with lots of cheers for what one spy calls a "brilliantly funny" cast - Nathan Lane (Gomez), Bebe Neuwirth (Morticia), Kevin Chamberlain (Uncle Fester), Marylouise Burke (Grandmama) and Terence Mann and Jan Maxwell as a "normal" couple.
Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, who wrote "Jersey Boys," have come up with an original story, taking nothing from either the TV show or the movies. The Addams estate, I'm told, was adamant that the musical be based solely on Charles Addams' New Yorker drawings.
"They have complete control over just about everything on this show, and they rule with an iron fist," a source says of the estate, which is said to collect millions of dollars a year on all things Addams.
The musical is set in the present day, and the Addams family lives in a spooky castle in the middle of Central Park. The plot is a bit like "Meet the Parents," with Gomez and Morticia throwing a dinner party for the parents of their daughter Wednesday's boyfriend.
Among many funny wisecracks, this one got the biggest laugh (for the full effect, imagine Nathan doing one his famous double takes on the punch line):
Morticia: When your mother moved in, it was supposed to be for two weeks. She's been upstairs now for 12 years.
Gomez: My mother? I thought that was your mother!
"The story's a little thin, but they fire a lot of funny jokes at you," says a theater executive, who says he's going to invest in the $10 million show.
Andrew Lippa's score is getting mixed reviews. While Lippa's an accomplished composer ("The Wild Party"), he's not exactly a tunesmith.
"Truthfully, I didn't leave humming any of the songs," one person says. "It's not a bad score by any means, but I think you've got to have a couple of songs that are as catchy as the famous theme."
Read the rest on NYPost.com!
From the Post:
DA-DA-DA-DUM. Snap, snap!
Good buzz is coming out of this week's invitation-only reading of "The Addams Family" musical, with lots of cheers for what one spy calls a "brilliantly funny" cast - Nathan Lane (Gomez), Bebe Neuwirth (Morticia), Kevin Chamberlain (Uncle Fester), Marylouise Burke (Grandmama) and Terence Mann and Jan Maxwell as a "normal" couple.
Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, who wrote "Jersey Boys," have come up with an original story, taking nothing from either the TV show or the movies. The Addams estate, I'm told, was adamant that the musical be based solely on Charles Addams' New Yorker drawings.
"They have complete control over just about everything on this show, and they rule with an iron fist," a source says of the estate, which is said to collect millions of dollars a year on all things Addams.
The musical is set in the present day, and the Addams family lives in a spooky castle in the middle of Central Park. The plot is a bit like "Meet the Parents," with Gomez and Morticia throwing a dinner party for the parents of their daughter Wednesday's boyfriend.
Among many funny wisecracks, this one got the biggest laugh (for the full effect, imagine Nathan doing one his famous double takes on the punch line):
Morticia: When your mother moved in, it was supposed to be for two weeks. She's been upstairs now for 12 years.
Gomez: My mother? I thought that was your mother!
"The story's a little thin, but they fire a lot of funny jokes at you," says a theater executive, who says he's going to invest in the $10 million show.
Andrew Lippa's score is getting mixed reviews. While Lippa's an accomplished composer ("The Wild Party"), he's not exactly a tunesmith.
"Truthfully, I didn't leave humming any of the songs," one person says. "It's not a bad score by any means, but I think you've got to have a couple of songs that are as catchy as the famous theme."
Read the rest on NYPost.com!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Man Is Jailed for Whistling Addams Family Theme
Man sent to jail for whistling “The Addams Family” theme song. He was sentenced to 20 weeks of prison for harassing his neighbors for four years by whistling the theme song from “The Addams Family” every time he saw them.
Read More on The Sheffield Telegraph
Read More on The Sheffield Telegraph
Thursday, November 6, 2008
John Astin Joins Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe
John Astin is scheduled to narrate in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. The musical tribute will be preformed on November 6th at The Music Center of Strathmore and November 7th and 8th at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Follow the link for more information about the preformance
Follow the link for more information about the preformance
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Visit While They Last
Two recent links of interest that probably won't be available indefinitely:
"The Addams Family Super Mega Post!," found on Dartman's World of Wonder Blog-
A great introductory post for aspiring Addam’s Family trivia-ists, this link is a collection of info, music downloads (Classic show soundtrack, “The Lurch” sung by Ted Cassidy, and the 1977 “Halloween with the New Addams Family” OST), and videos of the Addams Family’s appearances in The New Scooby Doo Movies!
Also, “Happy Halloween from Chas Addams” originally posted on the Hairy Green Eyeball Blog-
This post has a number of original Charles Addams comics from Addams’s first comic compilation. It’s a great introduction for people who are fans of the shows or movies but haven’t had a chance to see what started out the franchise.
Enjoy these links while they last, as it's possible that their full content may not be available indefinitely.
"The Addams Family Super Mega Post!," found on Dartman's World of Wonder Blog-
A great introductory post for aspiring Addam’s Family trivia-ists, this link is a collection of info, music downloads (Classic show soundtrack, “The Lurch” sung by Ted Cassidy, and the 1977 “Halloween with the New Addams Family” OST), and videos of the Addams Family’s appearances in The New Scooby Doo Movies!
Also, “Happy Halloween from Chas Addams” originally posted on the Hairy Green Eyeball Blog-
This post has a number of original Charles Addams comics from Addams’s first comic compilation. It’s a great introduction for people who are fans of the shows or movies but haven’t had a chance to see what started out the franchise.
Enjoy these links while they last, as it's possible that their full content may not be available indefinitely.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
'Addams Family' heads to Broadway
According to our most recent poll, the majority of people weren't aware that there is an Addams Family Broadway production in the works. And so, here are the details, for those of you still not in the know.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Addams Theme Available With Other Classic Monster Songs
Milton DeLugg "Music For Monsters, Munsters, Mummies and Other TV Fiends" LP
Download Free From Mostly Ghostly Music Sharing Blaaahhhggg!!!
Download Free From Mostly Ghostly Music Sharing Blaaahhhggg!!!
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