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Let’s Cut to the Chase at Camino Real Playhouse INTRODUCING CHASE BENSON, THE YOUNGEST STAR OF “THE ADDAMS FAMILY” MUSICAL COMEDY
YOU KNOW THEY’RE CREEPY, KOOKY, SPOOKY AND OOKY, BUT DID YOU KNOW THE ADDAMS FAMILY CAN SING? The macabre musical came to Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano recently featuring all your TV and big screen favorites: Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsley, along with Uncle Fester, Grandma, Lurch, some new friends of the family and some very old ancestors. We had a chance to sit down with the show’s youngest star right before getting in the make-up chair and taking the stage for opening night. Thirteen-year-old Chase Benson took on the highly coveted role of Pugsley, “The audition process was definitely nerve-racking,” Benson says. “There were a lot of people auditioning for the role of Pugsley, even my best friend. I’m surprised I got the part.” He shouldn’t be
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Ocean to Ranch Lifestyle | July 2019