The Addams Family Reviews

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

"...With clever songs that range from the plaintive, "Where Did We Go Wrong," to "One Normal Night;" from the catchy "Just Around the Corner," to the show-stopping "Tango de Amor," THE ADDAMS FAMILY eventually reveals every characters' "Full Disclosures" of aspirations and apprehensions, bringing them into reality. And by the end of evening, we join the large cast as they all join together to "Move Toward the Darkness.""

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"...The elegant, mysterious and ghoulish Morticia is portrayed by Samantha Keret in her BrightSide debut. Lauren Mathews, switching between being an Addams or an ordinary girl, is daughter Wednesday. Carson Kelley portrays son Pugsley, the brother with a heart. Making his BrightSide debut is Collin Borisenko as Uncle Fester. He is both hilarious and poignant."

People and Places - Highly Recommended

"...BrightSide Theatre’s upbeat and energetic production of “The Addams Family Musical” is very entertaining and humorous, a portrait of the crazy, eccentric, and creepy family we all know and love. True to the original New Yorker cartoons, they live in a spooky, kooky abode in Central Park, where daughter Wednesday met the young man she wants to marry. With a ring on a chain around her neck she reveals to Daddy Gomez that she is getting engaged, but don’t tell mom Mortica…"

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

"...BrightSide Theatre celebrates fifteen years of performance and kicks off its 2026-27 season with “The Addams Family,” a musical based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams."