Meet Alice Benieke

Alice Benieke is the wife of Mal Benieke and the mother of Lucas Benieke. She is a sweet, stereotypical housewife character who is devoted to her family over anything. While at the Addams family dinner party, she accidentally drinks a potion that causes her to completely change and reveal her “full disclosure.”

She will be played by seniors Nora Bell and Maggie McGrath.

“I am so excited to play this part because Alice acts with a facade of the perfect mom and speaks in rhymes, yet when something strikes her the wrong way her true colors show in front of the whole family,” Bell said.

Bell as Marie/Fairy Godmother in last year’s production of Cinderella (Shelley Crowe)

Previously, Bell has been in two shows at BPHS. She was in the ensemble in “Guys and Dolls” her freshman year and she played Marie, the fairy godmother, in “Cinderella” her junior year.

When asked about her experience in any BPHS shows, Bell said: “Freshman year I was a part of the ensemble and I simply loved being able to be a part of the overall production.  The cast was so talented and I genuinely looked up to the senior leads who taught me so much merely from observation. The next show I took part in was “Cinderella” where I played the Fairy Godmother and had such a fun and unique experience learning to play someone totally different.”

Outside of musicals, Bell is a member of Top 21 and she is Head Bethette.

McGrath said: “[Addams Family] is 100% one of my favorite musicals. It keeps the audience intrigued the entire time. I’m very excited to be playing Alice. She goes through drastic changes of emotion which the audience gets to go through with her.”

McGrath has been a part of one other show at BPHS. Alice is McGrath’s first lead role as she was in the ensemble of “Cinderella” in her junior year.

“It’s incredible seeing everyone work so hard on something they love while having a fun time,” McGrath said when asked about her experience in any BPHS shows.

McGrath poses with a guitar for her senior pictures (Kristin Cortese)

McGrath is also a member of Top 21.

Both Bell and McGrath are elated to play Alice this spring.

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