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The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy

Friday, November 14, 2025 | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CT
Wirtz Center: Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Orchestrations by Larry Hochman
Based on characters created by Charles Addams
Directed by Christopher Llewyn Ramirez

Eccentric, morbid, spooky and more than a little bit kooky – the far from normal Addams family faces a normal family challenge when their macabre daughter, Wednesday, falls in love with Lucas, a sweet young man from a respectable family who her parents have never met. Worried her family might not approve of this all-too-normal match, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Things take a hilarious turn when the Addams Family hosts a dinner for Lucas and his unsuspecting parents. On that fateful evening, relationships are tested, secrets are revealed, and the Addams family tackles both love and change by embracing the wackiness that resides in every family.

Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Suggested ages: 10+

Cost: General Public $30
Senior Citizens $27
NU Faculty Staff $25
Full-Time Students $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door

A per ticket service charge will be added to all online ($3 per ticket) and phone ($2 per ticket) purchases.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Public
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Wirtz Center   (847) 491-7282

wirtz@northwestern.edu

Interest

  • Arts/Humanities

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