When “The Addams Family: A New Musical” debuted on Broadway 15 years ago, there was some controversy stirred up by the fact that Wednesday’s hair was shorter than usual and she was braidless.

The Addams Family is the first family of horror. They're creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky... and they've been around in one medium or another since 1938. Starting out as a comic strip by ...