Broadway's 'The Addams Family' to Close on Dec. 31

NEW YORK (AP) — Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Lurch and Fester will be gone from Broadway by the time the New Year rolls around.

Producers for the musical "The Addams Family" said Wednesday it will end its run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Dec. 31.

When it closes, it will have had 725 performances and 34 previews. A national tour launches on Sept. 15 in New Orleans and is booked in more than 30 cities through 2012.

The musical, based on characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, currently stars Roger Rees and Brooke Shields. When it opened in 2010, it starred Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth.

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