Chicagoians...who is seeing the first preview of ADDAMS FAMILY tonight??

At around midnight EST I expect to see some reviews!!!

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My tickets are two weeks from tonight- but if I see seats show up on Hottix I may sneak in and see it early. I am so excited for this!

I'm not seeing the show until January, so I might miss out on some numbers that are changed or cut. I was happy I got to see early previews of Spamalot before they cut the other two Lady of the Lake numbers.

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I was there last night - and while I don't have the time to write a full review at the moment, let me just say that you all are in for a real treat!

Updated On: 11/13/09 at 02:43 PM

Yes please break union rules and take a picture of the curtain? While you're at it could you get a picture of Bebe in her stockings backstage. Or better yet a video. I'd really appreciate it. If you need help see the former stage manger of South Pacific! Thanks!

The most interesting thing is that I haven't noticed much buzz about this show around the city. When I talked to my parents about the show (they see quite a bit of theatre, especially national tours), they had no idea what I was talking about. When I said it was a musical of Te Addams Family premiering here, they weren't interested at all. Then they were surprised to hear Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth's involvement in the show and jumped at the chance to buy tickets. And these are people who love Broadway musicals, attend pretty regularly, read the Tribune and watch the local news daily. I've noticed this reaction from several of my friends as well. I've actually recently heard buzz on the street about Young Frankenstein from those reacting to advertising, but not a peep about The Addams Family.

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I won't be seeing this until mid-December, so I'd love to read some reviews too! I love when things like this happen in Chicago. It lessens the pain I feel because I don't live in NYC.

Could someone also report on what - if any - merchandising is available in the lobby?

Heo - there are student tickets - $25 each, purchasable on the day of the show. (Don't quote me on that last bit though - I didn't take time to fully read the sign, but that's how it usually works.)

And you'll have to wait until tonight for the full cast/song list - they didn't hand out playbills last night, nor were they selling any merchandise yet.

I can not WAIT to see this ... But I will have to until I get to NYC again in June.

Break-a-Leg, Addams Family

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And if anyone leaves Carolee Carmello out of their review I will be very angry! Would love to know how big her part is. I'm assuming she and Mann are the villains?

The picture looks great!

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PLOT SPOILER

They're the mother and father of Wednesday's boyfriend. I imagine they have some kind of ulterior motives, like getting the Addams fortune. Seems odd they cast Mann and Carmello as the straight men of the piece. They both scream villain.

Updated On: 11/13/09 at 08:37 PM