Friday Tidbits- The Addams Family is going on tour

The Addams Family producers announced today that they are planning a national tour in the fall of 2011. It seems like a pretty unusual move to make this announcement only one month into their Broadway run, and may speak volumes about their belief in recouping. If they feel like the bad word of mouth is killing their advances beyond this summer, a tour might be the best shot to reclaim some of that 16.5 million dollar investment.

Meanwhile, somewhere in New York Michael Riedel is already thinking of new ways to bury the show.

"The Addams family will September of next year, in what is sure to be referred to as the next 9/11 disaster".

"The Addams family tour will launch in New Orleans, a city that has already suffered enough and doesn't need further punishment".

Wait for it, you'll read all about it next week.

-It was also announced today that last year's fringe festival hit, Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party will get a 6 week off Broadway run at the Acorn Theater this summer. The show chronicles the case of an Illinois school teacher whose school play treads into the issue of Lincoln's sexuality. It is a three act piece that shows the story from the pespetive of three different characters. Each night, the audience votes as to what order they will see the show in.

I had mixed feelings on the show when I saw it last summer. The concept was cute for about the first act (from the perspective of a journalist covering the story). By the time, the second act (from the perspective of a local politician) was done, the show seemed contrived and preachy. There apparently will be a new director and creative team overseeing this Acorn production and I am interested to see if the show keeps the same buzz that it had at the Fringe Festival