‘Addams Family’ to be musical

They were popular cartoons in the New Yorker. And they found success on the big and small screens.

Now a musical version of “The Addams Family,” based on cartoonist Charles Addams’ creepy characters, is planned for Broadway, aiming to arrive during the 2009-10 season, producer Stuart Oken said.

The show features music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, who composed the score for the off-Broadway version of “The Wild Party,” while Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, who wrote “Jersey Boys,” will provide the book.

“The Addams Family” will be directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch, best known in New York for their work on the equally macabre “Shockheaded Peter.”