‘Addams Family’ musical to open at Milford High Feb. 29

The students of Milford High School’s Drama Club will present their spring musical, “The Addams Family” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 29; 7 p.m., Friday, March 1; and 1 and 7 p.m., Saturday, March 2, in the auditorium at 1019 N. Walnut St., Milford.

With catchy tunes, witty humor and plenty of spooky charm, the show promises to be a devilishly good time for the whole family as they snap their fingers and embrace the wonderfully weird.

The show takes its inspiration from the New Yorker comic created by Charles Addams that went on to be a successful television show and movie series. The plot of “The Addams Family” musical (school edition) is an original story. Set in the present day, 18-year-old Wednesday finds herself in love with a fine, upstanding, “normal” young man. Oh, the horror! How will her parents react? What will happen when the Addams family hosts dinner for Wednesday’s boyfriend and his parents?

Director Carissa Meiklejohn said, “With the popularity of the Netflix show ‘Wednesday,’ as evidenced by a large number of Wednesday Halloween costumes this year, we felt it was a good time to put on ‘The Addams Family.’”

Student performers in this production include Aria Boyton, Giovanni Burgos, Joy Cooper, William Evans, Marlee Gray, Merary Haro-Purata, Jada Hooper, Trinity Hopkins, William Judd, Kirby Kirby, Michael McKain, Cameron Murray, Jude Parfitt, Elliot Peel, Alvaro Perez, Anthony Ramirez-Zamora, Eli Rauch, Avery Richard and Bronx Stanfield.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors ages 60 and above, and $5 for students ages 18 and younger; they will be available at the door.