This past weekend I celebrated Mother’s Day by attending an afternoon performance of “The Addams Family” musical at Caldera High School with my husband and our two children.
The Tatom family loves “The Addams Family” — especially the 1991 film and Netflix’s Wednesday series — so we went with high expectations. We were not disappointed. The production was outstanding and featured several standout performances, foremost among them Madigan Perret’s portrayal of Wednesday. What a voice!
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