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#26

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 9:46am

Tommy Tune should play Lurch.

Agree that Bebe is a great choice. Lane as Gomez might just make me not see the show. Danny Burstein is a great suggestion for Gomez.
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#27

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 9:50am

"I can't wait. Will they be using the script from the movies ar starting from scratch?"

It's listed as based on the original comic strips in all the news articles. That probably means the TV series too (seeing as it's "canon"), but I doubt there will be anything of substance from the movies, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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#28

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 9:51am

I remember watching the old tv shows with my grandma... I remember Gomez as being goofy, kind of a dufus.

I think Lane would be great if that's the angle they take (which after reading Michael's article, it sounds like they are...)

Get him to skinny up a bit and put him next to Bebe -- I'll be there!
#29

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:04am

Wow. I'm sorry to be reading all the negative posts about Nathan Lane as Gomez...I think he'll be fantastic. I am also excited for Bebe (though I would have preferred Julia Murney, but the Nathan/Bebe pairing is more age appropriate). I hope the two of them get to dance the Tango together!!!
#30

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:07am

Allow me to jump in on the Danny Burstein as Gomez bandwagon.
I got to see him as Adolpho in Drowsy and in South Pacific. Hard to believe it's the same guy.
Nathan Lane is a much more recognizable name, and a show like this needs names, but he's just not right for the role.
#31

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:12am

If you go by the original drawings, I think Lane works wonderfully. I think he'll be great.

As for Lurch, I know who is being considered for the role. Little-known, but quite good. There won't be any disappointment, I don't think.
#33

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:19am

i don't know if i can believe Nathan Lane kissing up Bebe Neuwirth's arm. Nathan Lane dressed as Bebe Neuwirth, yes. But kissing all over her? No...

Here's to hoping Andrew Lippa writes some hella show stoppers for Nathan to sing.
#36

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:27am

Nathan Lane is a terrible casting choice for the lead. Makes no sense.

Michael Cerveris would be ideal, but he might not be interested in something this "commercial"

He's got that perfect combo of spooky and sexy. Nathan Lane just represents silly.
#38

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:36am

This is Charles Addams' personal description of Gomez. Try not to go by the movies, folks. If you take this and his cartoon depiction from the New Yorker as your guidelines, then Lane seems a solid choice to me.

"Husband to Morticia (if indeed they are married at all)...a crafty schemer, but also a jolly man in his own way...though sometimes misguided...sentimental and offten puckish - optimistic, he is in full enthusiam for his dreadful plots...is sometimes seen in a rather formal dressing gown...the only one who smokes."
#40

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:57am

To be honest, I never liked the "sexy and sultry" Gomez interpretations. I thought it took away from the wackiness and the humor. I liked Gomez better as a dufus (stealing someone else's word). I think Nathan Lane would be perfect.
#41

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:59am

YEAH Bebe Neuwirth!!! It'll be nice to have her back on Broadway.
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#43

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:05am

I can't get excited about this. Unless they come up with a really dynamite plot, I'm afraid it will just come across as a rather thin novelty piece. And unfortunately, I've never been a Lippa fan. Other than My New Philosphy, he hasn't written anything that has grabbed me.
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#44

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:22am

But at least you could buy Astin's affection for Carolyn Jones.

I can see it work a bit more through Charles Addams' description, but was all the romantic stuff concocted simply for the series and the movies?

If there's any of the "cara mia" in the original cartoons, I just can't see Lane as a romantic lead of any sort unless it's in the broadest (comedically speaking) possible terms.
#45

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:28am

I suspect Mr Lane might feel the Catch Me If You Can role could be played by others, whereas his schtick (which I like, I'm not complaining), would be distinctive in Addams Family.

Personally, I'd like to see David Badella (from Jerry Spinger the Opera) as Gomez.
#46

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:31am

RE: That posted cartoon. That image of Gomez is not from the original source. It looks like someone has drawn over only Gomez's face:
re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Here is a better image of Gomez:
re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Personally, not that happy with Lane as he does not seem quite dark enough. Love Bebe, but I also wish they could have bagged Lenora Nemetz for some truely great casting.

EDIT: And if they are going to go with Neuwirth, I think Raul Esparza would make a better counterpart...

Updated On: 6/25/08 at 11:31 AM

#47

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:36am

Bebe is brillant casting! And they can even write in an amazing tango number for her as others have mentioned. And how about the grandmother? Can anyone see Mary Louis Wilson in that role? Very excited about this production. What are the odds of it opening this season? I would think later on towards the Spring.
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Updated On: 6/25/08 at 11:36 AM

#48

re: The Addams Family Coming to Broadway: Neuwirth to Star

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:39am

And as for the script, many of the lines and sight gags, especially from the first film, were pulled directly from the original comics. So you may still recognize moments from the films...

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