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This Halloween, Treat Your Family to The Addams Family
Full of tricks and treats, Stoneham Theatre presents 'The Addams Family, A New Musical' from October 16th-November 9th.
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October 1, 2014
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Stoneham Theatre serves up a spooky family treat this Halloween with The Addams Family, A New Musical
This October, the spooky and kooky family created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams takes the stage at Stoneham Theatre in The Addams Family, A New Musical. This charming family-friendly musical arrives just in time for Halloween with performances running October 16 through November 9, 2014. Written by Marshal Brickman and Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (John + Jen and The Wild Party), this horrifically spectacular new comedy directed by Stoneham Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Weylin Symes will leave audiences of all ages laughing to death and howling with delight.
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Gomez and Morticia Addams couldn’t be prouder of their creepy and kooky family. When their delightfully sinister daughter, Wednesday, falls in love with a perfectly normal boy, nothing will ever be the same. Just in time for Halloween, see all of your favorite characters from the Addams family come to life in this wonderfully wacky new Broadway musical comedy. “This musical is superbly fitting with Halloween and great fun. It brings out the strange joy in the haunted lifestyle of the Addams, depicting bizarre, yet loving, people who celebrate the peculiarities found in every family,” shared Symes.
Starring award-winning actor Thomas Derrah as Uncle Fester, Stoneham favorite Kathy St. George as Grandma, and Steve Gagliastro as Gomez. This production boasts of a cast of 15 talented cast members such as Vanessa Dunleavy as Morticia, Colby Morgan as Lurch, Sarah Pothier as Wednesday, Jordan Ahnquist as Lucas Beineke, and Stoneham’s young company student Phillip Dragone as Pugsley. Elliot Norton Award winner Ilyse Robbins returns to Stoneham Theatre as choreographer.
The Addams Family, A New Musical opens on October 16, 2014 and runs through November 9, 2014. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm and 8:00pm; and Sundays at 2:00pm. There is a post-show talkback on Sunday, October 19, 2014. Tickets are $50–$55. Senior tickets are $45–$50. Student tickets are $15 (with a valid ID). For more information or to purchase tickets, call Stoneham Theatre’s Box Office at 781-279-2200, or visit www.stonehamtheatre.org.
Weylin Symes (Director), Producing Artistic Director at Stoneham Theatre, was extensively involved in the renovation of Stoneham Theatre’s building in 1999, and over the past 14 years he has overseen the growth of the Theatre into one of Boston’s five largest performing arts centers (Boston Business Journal). After serving as the Theatre’s first Artistic Associate, Weylin assumed the role of Artistic Director in 2003 and was named as Producing Artistic Director in 2007. In his time at Stoneham, he has directed over 25 productions for the Mainstage and the young company and adapted several pieces for performance on Stoneham’s stage, including The Old Man and the Sea, Dracula, and It’s a Wonderful Life. In 2013, he completed an adaptation of the Grimm’s fairy tale The Handless Maiden for performance by the young company at Stoneham Theatre. Some favorite directing projects at Stoneham include: Seminar, Distant Music, I Capture the Castle, Buddy Cop 2, Gaslight, Strangers on a Train, Marathon, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Violet Hour, The Dazzle, and The Girl in the Frame. Prior to coming to Stoneham Theatre, he directed several productions in the Boston area, including Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman and We Bombed in New Haven by Joseph Heller, and spent a year training law enforcement personnel through role-playing exercises in Albuquerque, NM. Weylin graduated from New York University and studied at the Experimental Theatre Wing of the Tisch School of the Arts.
Thomas Derrah (Uncle Fester) The Addams Family, A New Musical is Mr. Derrah’s first appearance at Stoneham. A founding member of the American Repertory Theatre, he has acted in 120 productions there. He appeared on Broadway in Jackie, several productions Off Broadway, at the Alley Theatre, ACT, ASP, Berkeley Rep., the Geffen Playhouse, The Goodman, the Huntington Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and SpeakEasy Stage, among others. Thomas has performed extensively throughout Europe and Asia, recently touring France in the title role in Julius Caesar. Film credits include Mystic River, The Pink Panther 2, Julie Taymor’s Fool’s Fire and many network voiceovers. He is the recipient of an LA Dramalogue Award, several IRNE Awards, two Elliot Norton Awards for acting and the Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.
Kathy St. George (Grandma Addams), a Stoneham native, has appeared here in Dear Miss Garland, Something’s Afoot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 42nd Street, Steel Magnolias, Pete ‘N Keely and in concert. She is delighted to be playing a Grandma once again, having played Grandma Tzeitel/Shprintze in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, starring Topol, directed by Jerome Robbins. Off-Broadway: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and six national tours. Recent: Closer Than Ever (New Rep), End of the Rainbow (Actors Playhouse), and 9 to 5 (North Shore Music Theatre). She has received an Elliot Norton Award and 2 IRNE Awards. For performance schedule please visit kathystgeorge.com
Steve Gagliastro (Gomez Addams) is ecstatic to return to Stoneham’s stage, having previously been seen in The Full Monty, Sisters of Swing, My Fair Lady, The Good War, The Sparrow and You’ll Never Know. Tours: Buddy Holly Story (TOTS); Cinderella starring Lea Salonga, Spongebob Squarepants - The Musical (Broadway Asia); Cabaret w/ Andrea McCardle (NetWorks). Elsewhere: PCLO, Riverside Theatre, Fulton Theatre, the Gateway, Flat Rock & Ogunquit Playhouses, Theatre by the Sea, Barnstormers and Maine State Music Theatre. Gags can also be seen in Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2 and David O. Russell’s American Hustle. BA in Music/Education, UMASS Amherst, proud member of AEA.
Ilyse Robbins (Choreographer) Stoneham Theatre credits: Choreography: The Full Monty, My Fair, The Dinosaur Musical, A Christmas Carol, Dear Miss Garland, Frog and Toad, Guys on Ice. Directing: Miracle on 34th Street, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Elliot Norton Award – Best Director), 42nd Street (IRNE Award – Best Choreography). Performance: The Full Monty, My Fair Lady, and The Sparrow. Recent area credits include: Direction/choreography: Working (Lyric Stage), Marry Me a Little and World Goes ‘Round (New Rep), Helen on 86th Street (Wheelock Family Theatre Summer Intensive). Choreography: On the Town (Lyric Stage – Best Choreography – Entertainment World Awards), Christmas Carol (Hanover Theater). Performance: Tongue of a Bird (New Rep), On the Town (Lyric Stage), Love, Faith and Other Dirty Words (Modern Theatre). Ilyse holds a BS in Theater from Northwestern University, certification from the British American Drama Academy and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. Upcoming projects: Direct/choreograph Little Prince at the New Rep and then direct/choreograph How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying here at Stoneham.
About Stoneham Theatre:
Now in its 15th season of live, professional theatre in Stoneham, MA, the mission of Stoneham Theatre is to keep the art of theatre and dramatic education thriving in the suburbs by providing the best in professional plays, musicals, and entertainment. Each season, we produce six Mainstage shows, present a series of concerts and special events, and run year-round classes, lessons, and fully staged productions through the young company for students in grades 1–12.
Box Office: (781) 279-2200
Box Office Hours: Mondays – Fridays 11am to 6pm; Saturdays 1pm to 6pm
Location: 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180
Website: www.stonehamtheatre.org
Flagship Season Sponsors: StonehamBank and the Stoneham Savings/Salem Five Charitable Foundation
Coming up in Season 15:
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A NEW MUSICAL
Press Opening: Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 3:00pm
Show runs: October 16-November 9, 2014
http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/season15/theaddamsfamily.html
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Press Opening: Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 7:00pm
Show runs: November 28–December 28, 2014
http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/season15/meetmeinstlouis.html
THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING
Press Opening: Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 3:00pm
Show runs: February 26–March 15, 2015
http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/season15/thathopeychangeything.html
NEVILLE’S ISLAND
Press Opening: Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 3:00pm
Show runs: April 9–26, 2015
http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/season15/nevillesisland.html
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Press Opening: Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 3:00pm
Show runs: May 14–June 7, 2015