Curtain Call and Press Night Celebration of Musical Theatre West's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Musical Theatre West at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA opened its 61st season with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, a musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash hit The Producers. The production, with music and lyrics by Brooks and a book by Thomas Meehan, marks the regional theater premiere of this hilariously tuneful show based on the 1974 smash hit film Young Frankenstein which was a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelleyclassic from the comic genius of Mel Brooks. Check out the opening night shows below!

Zachary Ford stars as "Dr. Frederick Frankenstein" with Danny Blaylock as "The Monster", Ben Liebert as "Igor,"Andi Davis as "Inga," Rebecca Johnson as "Elizabeth," Tracy Lore as "Frau Blücher," and Jeffrey Rockwell as "Inspector Kemp". John Racca is featured as "Victor," Jeffrey Landman as "Ziggy," and David Miller as "Herald". Ensemble members include Jessica Buda, Ryan Chlanda, Quintan Craig, Michael Deeb, Jessica Ernest, Marisa Field, Annie Hinskton, Donna Louden, Daniel Smith, Alishia Suitor, and Katy Tabb.

MTW Executive Director/Producer Paul Garman has appointed Lauren Kadel as Director and Choreographer who will recreate the original Direction and Choreography of Susan Stroman. Corey B. Hirsch serves as Musical Director withMary Ritenhour as Production Manager.

Young Dr. Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) attempts to complete his grandfather's masterwork and bring a corpse to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper Igor (that's Eye-gor), his curvaceous lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his incredibly self-involved madcap fiancée Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster -- but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications.

Photo Credit: Lily Lim

Daniel A. Smith, Michael Peter Deeb, and Ryan Chlanda Ch

Jeffrey Landman, Donna Louden, John Racca, Jessica Buda, and David W. Miller

Marisa Field, Jessica Ernest, Annie Hinskton, Alishia Suitor, and Katy Tabb

Ben Liebert at curtain call

Tracy Lore at curtain call

Danny Blaylock at curtain call

Andi Davis at curtain call

Rebecca Ann Johnson at curtain call

Zachary Ford at curtain call

The company of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at curtain call

The company of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at curtain call

Jessica Buda, David W. Miller, Donna Louden, Ryan Chlanda, Annie Hinskton, and Jeffrey Landman

Jeffrey Landman, John Racca, Jeffrey Rockwell, Danny Blaylock, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, and Tracy Lore

Jeffrey Rockwell, Danny Blaylock, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, Tracy Lore, Ben Liebert

John Racca, Jeffrey Rockwell, Danny Blaylock, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, Leand Tracy Lore

Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, and Tracy Lore

Leonard Charles Niedbalski and John Richard Petersen

Tom Lowe and Jen Malenke

Glenn Shiroma and Jen Malenke

Coe Lamoureux and Kristen Lamoureux

Benjamin Otto Gibson, Jacob Haren, and Kristen Lamoureux

Robert Pieranunzi and John Todd

John Racca and Jen Malenke

Marisa Field, Kristen Lamoureux, and Adam Samuel Pellegrine

David Lamoureux and Marisa Field

Steven Stanley and Katy Tabb

Daniel A. Smith and Jacob Haren

Roger Castellano, Tracy Lore, and Carlin Castellano

Andi Davis and Annie Hinskton

Matt Schwartz and Rebecca Ann Johnson

Rebecca Ann Johnson, Tracy Lore, and John Todd

Ryan Chlanda, Alishia Suitor, Quintan Craig, Jessica Ernest, David W. Miller, Michael Peter Deeb, Andi Davis, and Katy Tabb

Annie Hinskton, Ryan Chlanda, Katy Tabb, David W. Miller, Andi Davis, Zachary Ford, Danny Blaylock, Jessica Ernest, Alishia Suitor, Donna Louden, and Michael Peter Deeb

Ryan Chlanda, Donna Louden, Daniel A. Smith, Katy Tabb, Rebecca Ann Johnson, David W. Miller, Andi Davis, Alishia Suitor, and Jeffrey Landman

Jeff Skowron and David Lamoureux

Alishia Suitor and Ryan Chlanda

Danny Blaylock, Jennifer Holcombe, and Jaycob Hunter

Katy Tabb, Donna Louden, David W. Miller, Jessica Ernest, Andi Davis, Daniel A. Smith, Michael Peter Deeb, Alishia Suitor, and Ryan Chlanda

David Lamoureux and Gwen Stewart

Tom Lowe, Zachary Ford, Bobbie Bagby Ford, and Jen Malenke

Daniel Mahler, Ashley Fox Linton, Jeffrey Landman, and Jeff Skowron

Danny Blaylock, Katy Tabb, and David W. Miller

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