Fall '07 Bway Opening Confirmed for Young Frankenstein

According to a casting notice, Mel Brooks' new stage musical Young Frankenstein, based on his classic movie comedy, will indeed open on Broadway this fall.

After beginning rehearsals in June, Young Frankenstein will open out-of-town (in a city to be announced) this summer.  The Equity casting call for singers states that open calls will take place at the Hilton Theatre (214 W. 43rd St., 3rd floor) on Feb. 8th and 9th at 10 AM.

The New York Post's Michael Riedel previously reported that Young Frankenstein would open on Halloween of 2007, although that date has not been officially announced.  Susan Stroman, who previously collaborated with Brooks on The Producers, will direct and choreograph.

The casting notice also states that the musical will be produced by Brooks and Robert Sillerman, with musical direction by Patrick Brady and musical supervision by Glen Kelly.

A fall 2006 reading of the musical starred Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth (The Apple Tree, Wicked) as Elizabeth, Brian D'Arcy James (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sweet Smell of Success) as Dr. Frankenstein, Marc Kudisch (The Apple Tree, See What I Wanna See) as as The Police Inspector, Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley (Tarzan, Oklahoma!) as Frankenstein's Monster, Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster (The Drowsy Chaperone) as Inga, Roger Bart (The Producers) as Igor, and Cloris Leachman (reprising her film role) as Frau Blucher.

No casting has been announced for the Broadway production, although Riedel wrote that Stroman and Brooks plan to bring the reading's cast to Broadway.

Photo - Mel Brooks