We know them as creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether ooky, but the Brophy/Xavier spring musical “The Addams Family” spins the classic ghoulish family into a new tale.

“The Addams Family” began as a comic strip and is known by many as a famous TV show from the 1960s or a set of films from the 1990s, both featuring Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Wednesday and Pugsley Addams alongside other members of America’s strangest family.

The musical version of “The Addams Family” features a new original story in the life of the Addams family. Wednesday Addams, once the family’s little princess of darkness, is now growing up and falling in love… with someone normal. Wednesday falls for the sweet, nice and utterly ordinary Lucas Beineke. Relationships are put to the test; family secrets are exposed, and a night of chaos and hilarity ensues when Wednesday invites Lucas and his family over for dinner.

Whether you are familiar with “The Addams Family” or not, seeing it live on stage will be a new experience. Junior Payton Bioletto, who plays the Addams family matriarch Morticia, feels that “musicals in general are way different than TV shows because the actors on stage only have one shot to get it right and with that, accidents happen.”

The musical has also been modernized with references to today’s society so that the Addams family doesn’t feel dated. Brophy junior Daniel Weinberger, who plays Lucas, feels that the modernization of the musical makes it a lot easier for the audience to relate while still retaining the original vibe the show so that “the Addams family is still the same crazy, whacky crew.”

When asked what the audience should most look forward to, Bioletto and Weinberger were in agreement that the comedy is the show’s most standout attribute. “The Addams Family” television show and movies are well known for their off-beat and dark humor, a feature that is an integral part of the musical as well. Bioletto most enjoyed watching and crafting the humor in the show and Weinberger claims that the songs will make you “fall on the floor laughing.” The old saying “it’s funny because it’s true” may not seem to apply to a family with a cousin named Itt, children who torture each other for fun and a mother named after death, but “The Addams Family” draws on the same struggles of any other family. No father wants to see his little girl grow up and find a boyfriend to replace him, not even Gomez Addams. Every teenage girl wants her family to act cool around her new boyfriend, and every new boyfriend wants to make a good impression on his girlfriend’s family.

Weinberger feels that the theme of the musical is best exemplified by the song “One Normal Night.” In the song both Lucas and Wednesday are begging their respective families to behave when meeting one another. The song perfectly illustrates that normal is in the eye of the beholder. We all know that the Addams family is quirky and unique. However, it is not only Wednesday who worries about her family embarrassing her, but also Lucas. The Beineke family is seemingly portrayed as perfectly normal and average, but the song reveals that no family is perfect, and everyone thinks that their family is a freak show. Weinberger summed up the message of the show perfectly: “There are different kinds of crazy, and every family has some!”

The show will be March 17, 18 and 19 at 7pm in the Xavier Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 each.