A new musical comedy featuring an endearing television family will be shown in Fort
Smith as the final touring show of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith’s Season
of Entertainment 33.
Phoenix Entertainment will present “The Addams Family� at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at the Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center, offering an original chapter in the long-running story of the grotesquely charming family.
When Wednesday falls in love with a well-to-do boy from a respectable family, she confides the secret to her father and urges him not to tell her mother, Morticia. Tension builds until the climactic night when they host a dinner for Wednesday’s boyfriend and his family.
Created by the “Jersey Boys� authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the show received acclaim for its unique style of dark comedy. The Dallas Morning News said the show was “raucous, zany� and “laugh-out-loud funny.� The Kansas City Star called the musical “first class with unexpected pleasures at almost every turn. This show is nothing but a good time.�
Stacey Jones of Fort Smith, associate vice chancellor of campus and community events, said “The Addams Family is a true family show.�
“We’re very excited about being able to bring Addams Family to Fort Smith,� he said. “Kids of all ages will love it. It’s a musical that keeps in line with the original television show, so it will be fun for the whole family.�
“The Addams Familyâ€� is the final show of Season of Entertainment 33, a year-long lineup of entertainment which includes national touring productions and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP student concerts and theatrical productions. The season featured a slew of musicals, plays, and symphonic performances, including “Man from La Mancha,â€� “Bring it Onâ€� and “Crimes of the Heart.â€�
The Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center is located at the Fort Smith Convention Center, 55 S. 7th St. Admission is by a Season of Entertainment ticket, or individual tickets are $55 for lower-tier seating and $52 for upper-tier. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 479-788-7300 or visiting .