The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of
the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The
Producers, opens on Broadway November 8, 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11, 2007.
The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick
Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley
(The Monster), Andrea Martin (Frau Blucher), Fred Applegate (Inspector
Kemp/Hermit) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).
"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," state press notes, "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?"
"Unfolding in the forbidding Castle Frankenstein and the
foggy moors of Transylvania
Heights, the show's
raucous score includes 'The Transylvania Mania,' 'He Vas My Boyfriend' and the
unforgettable treatment of Irving Berlin's 'Puttin' On the Ritz.'"
The creative team behind Young Frankenstein features Mel
Brooks (book, music & lyrics), Thomas Meehan (book), William Ivey Long
(costumes), Susan Stroman (direction & choreography), Peter Kaczorowski
(lighting), Doug Besterman (orchestrations), Robin Wagner (scenic design), and
Jonathan Deans (sound design).
Young Frankenstein
is currently enjoying a pre-Broadway engagement at Seattle's Paramount Theatre through September
1, 2007.
Broadway performance show-times are Tuesdays at 7PM; Wednesdays
Saturdays at 8PM; Wednesday & Saturday at 2PM; and Sundays at 3PM.
For tickets ($51.50-$121.50) to Young Frankenstein on Broadway visit www.YoungFrankensteinTheMusical.com.
Photos by Paul Kolnik
Roger Bart
Megan Mullally and Roger Bart
Megan Mullally with company
Megan Mullally (center) with company
Roger Bart and Christopher Fitzgerald
Sutton Foster and Roger Bart
Sutton Foster (center) and the company
Andrea Martin (left) with Sutton Foster and Roger Bart
Sutton Foster and Roger Bart
Megan Mullally (center) with Roger Bart and Sutton Foster
Fred Applegate
Roger Bart with Shuler Hensley (top)
Shuler Hensley (left) and Roger Bart
Young Frankenstein opens at Broadway's Hilton Theatre on November 8, 2007
