Roger Bart, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Christopher Fitzgerald and the cast of The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
performed three musical numbers on NBC's "The Today Show" on
Wednesday, October 31; including songs "Transylvania Mania," "Together Again," and "Roll in the Hay." They were joined by "The Today Show" hosts Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Meredith Viera, plus appearances by Tiki Barber, Hoda Kotb and Natalie Morales.
Young Frankenstein
is scheduled to officially open
on November 8 at the Hilton Theatre (213
W 42nd St). Visit www.youngfrankensteinthemusical.com.
The New Mel Brooks
Musical Young
Frankenstein stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frankenstein), Megan Mullally
(Elizabeth) , Sutton
Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley
(The Monster), Andrea Martin
(Frau Blucher), Fred Applegate
(Inspector Kemp/Hermit) and Christopher
Fitzgerald (Igor). The company of 27
includes: Heather
Ayers, Jim Borstelmann, Paul Castree,
Jennifer Lee Crowl, Jack Doyle, James Gray, Amy Heggins, Eric Jackson,
Kristin Marie Johnson, Renee Feder, Kevin Ligon, Barrett Martin, Linda
Mugleston, ChrisTina Marie
Norrup, Justin Patterson, Brian Shepard, Sarrah Strimel,
Craig Waletzko, and Courtney Young.
Young
Frankenstein
features a book by three-time Tony Award winner Mel Brooks
and three-time Tony Award winner Thomas Meehan
and music and lyrics by Brooks. Young
Frankenstein is directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman
. Musical supervision is by Glen Kelly.
"Based on the Oscar-nominated smash hit 1974 film, Young Frankenstein
is the wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic from the
comic genius of Mel Brooks. When
Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York
brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather, deranged genius Victor
Von Frankenstein, he faces a dilemma. Does he continue to run from his
family's tortured past or does he stay in Transylvania to carry on his grandfather's
mad experiments reanimating the dead and, in the process, fall in
love with his sexy lab assistant Inga?" describe press notes.
Photos by RD / Leon / Retna Digital
l-r: Sutton Foster, Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley and Christopher Fitzgerald
l-r: Sutton Foster, Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley and Christopher Fitzgerald
l-r: Sutton Foster, Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley and Christopher Fitzgerald
l-r: Sutton Foster, Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley and Christopher Fitzgerald
Al Roker
Meredith Viera and Al Roker
Meredith Viera and Al Roker
Tiki Barber
Matt Lauer
Shuler Hensley and Matt Lauer
l-r: Al Roker, Tiki Barber, Matt Lauer, Meredith Viera, Hoda Kotb and Natalie Morales
Hoda Kotb and Tiki Barber
Meredith Viera
Meredith Viera
Hoda Kotb
Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber
Al Roker
Al Roker
Meredith Viera
Matt Lauer
Natalie Morales
Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb and Tiki Barber
l-r: Al Roker, Tiki Barber, Matt Lauer, Meredith Viera, Hoda Kotb and Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales
Meredith Viera
Matt Lauer
Al Roker
Meredith Viera and Al Roker
Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera
