"The Addams Family" to close

The Addams Family has announced that the show will close at the end of the year. The last performance will take place on New Year's Eve. Roger and Brooke Shields will stay with the show until the end of the run.

Also see: Broadway.com.

Brooke's Party

Brooke Shields' arrival at "The Addams Family" was a good reason for a party. Pictures are at: Broadway.com.

Brooke Shields as Morticia in the Addams Family

As Brooke Shields takes over from Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia in the Addams Family the picture gallery is updated. Some new pictures of Roger too at: Broadway.com

Addams Anniversary

Yesterday "The Addams Family" celebrated 500 performances on Broadway. Roger celebrated with the cast.

For more information see: Theater Mania.

Obie Award!

Roger and co-director Alex Timbers won the Obie Award for directing for their work on "Peter and the Starcatcher" at the New York Theatre Workshop.

The award ceremony took place on 16 May at Webster Hall in New York, and was hosted by David Hyde Pierce and Epatha Merkerson.

Easter Bonnet 2011

Roger appeared as one of the hosts in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 25th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition fundraising event.

Some pictures at Broadway Cares.

The Starcatcher, Nickleby and Gomez

Roger talks to James C. Taylor of the Los Angeles Times about his production of "Peter and the Starcatcher" his friendship with Bebe Neuwirth, Nicholas Nickleby and playing Gomez in this interview.

Addams Family

Roger has now joined the cast of "The Addams Family" on Broadway. A photo gallery of the production is at: Broadway.com.

Wall Street Journal on Rees and Gomez

Roger talks to Joanne Kaufman at the Wall Street Journal about his career and about taking over from Nathan Lane as Gomez in "The Addams Family".

"I told Nathan: 'I'm going to step into your shoes. Will you leave them by the armoire?'

"He's my hero," Mr. Rees deadpanned. "I write to him and he refuses to answer. I'm like his worst fan."

The tango-crazed ghoul Gomez "is a big old part," he continued. "It's like Toby Belch in 'Twelfth Night.' You drive the whole play. As I'm rehearsing I go: 'That was a big scene. Oh, my God, there's another big scene.' But it's like Nike. Just do it."

For the full interview see: Wall Street Journal.

More Thoughts on Gomez

Q: "Is it tough to step into a role that’s been done by somebody else?"

A: "I’ve played Hamlet, and that’s been done before, too. You always steal something from someone else. I did a bit of business in my Hamlet that John Gielgud did. Actors have been doing that since cavemen were performing in caves."

Roger talks to Frank Scheck at the New York Post about taking over as Gomez.

Full interview at: New York Post.

The New Gomez

Roger will take over from Nathan Lane in "The Addams Family" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway next week. He plays opposite Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia. The sign is now up at the theatre.

How the Starcatcher Came About

Robert Simonson at Playbill.com has written an article giving some more information on how "Peter and the Starcatcher" came about. Roger and Rick Elice get to tell their side of the story, and there is a link to a rehearsal picture gallery.


See the article at Playbill.com.