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."

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

Addams Cast to Be Photographed

Mark Seliger to Photograph Cast

Acclaimed photographer MARK SELIGER (markseliger.com ), who has shot more than 100 Rolling Stone covers and multiple Vanity Fair covers, will shoot the first ever photo portrait of THE ADDAMS FAMILY on October 1 for Vanity Fair. Nathan Lane (Gomez), Bebe Neuwirth (Morticia), Kevin Chamberlin (Fester), Jackie Hoffman (Grandma), Zachary James (Lurch), Krysta Rodriguez( Wednesday) and Adam Riegler (Pugsley) will all don their costumes for the first time at Seliger’s studio. Look for the exclusive photo in the December issue of Vanity Fair!

Info taken from theaddamsfamilymusical.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

Homemade Fester Doll

Many thanks to moellendorff, who pointed out this amazing piece of Addams Family-related handiwork!

Check out several more photos on the __doll__ community on livejournal.

Also, follow this link to take a closer look!

New Addams Family Fanfiction Titles

Just a few new fanfic stories to file. As always, if you know of a Addams Family story that needs recognition, please leave a message here.

Title: Morticia's Despair ( chapter 1)
Author: nightwish-siren
Summary: Morticia is worried she's losing Gomez

Title: The Whole Story.. to Lessen Your Confusion…
Author: Justinne
Summary: The Addams family. Ever since, the Addamses are together… but one time, an intruder entered their family. They never thought that they of almost lost one of the most important members and person of the family… Morticia Frump Addams.

CROSSOVERS

Title: Snape's Secret
Author: nightwish-siren
Summary: Snape and Morticia have a pasted Snape did something bad that Morticia will never forgive him for
Crossover: Harry Potter

Title:Family Connections
Author: LilNezumi
Summary: Family connections are sometimes supposed to be an advantage, but there are some that some times are better not mentioned or called upon unless you really have to. An eight year old Xander is about to encounter another branch of his twisted family.
Crossover: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Interview with Addams Family Musical Authors

The Addams Family Musical Website has recently updated with a video interview with the musical's authors, Marshall Brickman and Rich Elice!

Watch the interview on the offical homepage