Licensing Company: TRW
The Addams Family
The Addams Family is a musical stage show based on Charles Addams' characters from the cartoons rather than the television and film characters.
The Addams Family
PROGRAMMED INSTRUMENTS
Keyboard 1
Keyboard 2
$275.00
The Addams Family is a musical stage show based on Charles Addams‘ characters from the cartoons rather than the television and film characters.
PROGRAMMING NOTES
This licensed version is based on changes that were made after the original 2010 Broadway Production and most resembles the 2011 US National Touring production. You will find that a few of the songs on the cast album are different than what is included in the currently licensed material.
This show is orchestrated to be stick conducted from the podium although many productions have had their MD play Keyboard 1 while conducting the band. This is possible but be forewarned that the Keyboard 1 book is very difficult and very busy and has over 200 patch changes so you will need a very experienced player who can navigate everything required to play, change patches, and conduct. This is not recommended but it has been done.
Keyboard 1 is the primary piano book and will require a very skilled player to play this book. The programming is extremely dense and includes all sorts of instruments and patches that add character and a dark flavor to the score. Some of these sounds include harpsichord, clavichord, organ, EP’s, mallet percussion, harp, strings, horn, low woodwinds, low brass, synth elements, and even a surdu to name just a few.
Keyboard 2 has close to 300 patches and also requires a talented player who is extremely comfortable and experienced with densely programmed shows with very fast patch changes. This book is also difficult and not for the faint of heart. Many of the sounds in this book include theramin, strings, harp, guitar, accordion, low woodwinds, brass, orchestral percussion, pipe organs, as well as a bevy of fun SFX. And if your Lurch doesn’t quite have the range to hit the low Eb at the end, this book has you covered as we have that pre-recorded for you in the event you need to use it. Keep in mind that the patches for this book come in at a whopping 11GB uncompressed and will be over 14GB when you unzip the file so make sure you have plenty of hard drive space and bandwidth before downloading.
ORIGINAL KEYBOARD PROGRAMMER
Electronic Music Programming: James Abbott
ORIGINAL MUSIC TEAM
Book by: Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music & Lyrics by: Andrew Lippa
Based on characters created by: Charles Addams
Music orchestrated by: Larry Hochman
Musical Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Dance arrangements by: August Eriksmoen
Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music by: Andrew Lippa
Additional Orchestrations by: August Eriksmoen and Danny Troob
Original 2010 Broadway Orchestra
Conducted by: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Associate Conductor: Chris Fenwick
Keyboard 1: Chris Fenwick
Keyboard 2: Will Van Dyke
Concert Master: Victoria Paterson
Violin: Sean Carney
Viola: Hiroko Taguchi
Cello: Allison Seidner
Lead Trumpet: Tony Kadleck
Trumpet: Bud Burridge
Trombones/Tuba: Randy Andos
Reed 1: Erica Von Kleist
Reed 2: Charles Pillow
Reed 3: Mark Thrasher
French Horn: Zohar Schondorf
Drums: Damien Bassman
Bass: Dave Kuhn
Guitars: Jim Hershman
Percussion: Billy Miller
Music Copying: Kaye-Houston Music
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller
SHOW DESCRIPTION
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, 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. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.