<P> The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice . The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single - panel gag cartoons , which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre . Although numerous film and television adaptations of Addams ' cartoons exist , the musical is the first stage show based on the characters . The Addams Family is also the first show produced by Elephant Eye Theatricals . </P>
<P> The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice . The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single - panel gag cartoons , which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre . Although numerous film and television adaptations of Addams ' cartoons exist , the musical is the first stage show based on the characters . The Addams Family is also the first show produced by Elephant Eye Theatricals . </P>
who wrote the music for the addams family musical
who wrote the music for the addams family musical
Andrew Lippa
Andrew Lippa