Based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal American family; an eccentric, wealthy bunch who are unaware that people find their strange delight in the grim and gruesome strikingly out of the ordinary.

Shields, who is no stranger to the stage herself, succeeds Bebe Neuwirth, who shed the role that she created on June 26. Brooke stars opposite Tony Award winner Roger Rees (Nicholas Nickleby), who plays the master of the Addams household in the popular musical, Gomez.

Rounding out the “family” are Brad Oscar as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandma, Rachel Potter as Wednesday, Adam Reigler as Pugsley, Zachary James as Lurch, Adam Grupper as Mal Beineke, Heidi Blickenstaff as Alice Beineke and Jesse Swenson as Lucas Beineke.

“I am delighted to be joining The Addams Family this summer. When the producers asked me to come see the show a few months ago, I found it to be wonderfully entertaining, funny, clever and even touching, and I knew immediately that I wanted to be the next Morticia, following the amazing Bebe Neuwirth. I can’t wait to join Roger and the wonderful cast,” said Shields, whose past Broadway performances include, Chicago and Caberet.

Watch the new Addams Family commercial below:

via Playbill

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Despite solid reports last week that NBC has canceled Lipstick Jungle, it would appear the show may have now be uncanceled.

Unlike My Own Worst Enemy which was canceled at the same time, Lipstick Jungle fans have rallied around the show with online petitions and calls to send lipstick to NBC Execs. Ultimately though its numbers that count, and the news of Lipstick Jungle’s demise may have been a promotion the show needed, with ratings up 50% for last Friday’s episode.

Quoted in the New York Times, Co-chairman of NBC Entertainment Ben Silverman said the network will definitely finish the 13 episodes that it originally ordered — it has four more episodes to go — and may order more if the show “grows more.”

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NBC has canceled the Christian Slater action series My Own Worst Enemy and comedy-drama Lipstick Jungle.

My Own Worst enemy debuted October 13 this year, and follows the life of American secret agent Edward Albright and his cover alias, Henry Spivey who has no knowledge of his double life. Albright, played by Christian Slater, is implanted with a chip that allows his handlers to physically switch Albright’s personality to that of his alias. However, in the pilot episode, there is a malfunction which starts Albright’s personalities switching at random, revealing his secret life to his alias.

Yeah, the definition of the show (via Wikipedia) sounds only half as bad as the show itself was.

Lipstick Jungle lasted a little long than My Own Worst Enemy, having first hit TV screens in February 2008. Based on the best-selling book by Candace Bushnell, the show followed three high-powered friends as they weather the ups and downs of lives lived at the top of their game. The cast included Brooke Shields.

Both shows were canceled due to poor ratings. There’s no word yet whether My Own Worst Enemy will be pulled immediately off screen, or serve out its remaining filmed episodes.

(via THR)

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Certain women in politics and “sexism” claims have nothing to do with the Emmys: in fact, it looks like the script (peppered with ad libs) was written in a bubble. Last night at the Primetime Emmys, Brooke Shields took to the podium with Craig Ferguson to present the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which crumbled into tired sexual harassment jokes.

Their scripted dialogue involved Ferguson talking about how he used to fantasize about Shields as a teenager, but now he respects her for her acting work.

Then Shields asks, “Is that your hand on my ass?” and Ferguson responds, “Yes, and it’s respecting you” with a leering grin.

If the Emmys never changed, this type of “humor” could be passable. But the fact that the hosts sucked more than ever means that they need new content. I vote that “jokes” like this are the first to go. Ew, and WTF.

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