Megan Mullally Cast in Young Frankenstein?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:41pm

....according to the good people over at All That Chat, Ms. Mullally has been cast as Elizabeth (the Madeline Khan part) in the upcoming Broadway production of Young Frankenstein.

I guess they went another way, since Kristin Chenoweth did it in the reading.

Spectacular casting, if true.
Updated On: 2/25/07 at 04:41 PM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:50pm

Wow, that could be a blast.

[dfwtheatreguy]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:50pm

If this is true - WOWZERZ!!!!

[junglered]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:56pm

Megan would be a hoot!

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:58pm

Thank God.

I'm still going to audition to be a replacement

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:59pm

I wish I had known earlier since I saw her at today's matinee of "Prelude to a Kiss." I hope this is true.

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 4:59pm

So Kristin's out of the project?

[cooperross]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:00pm

seems like she prob is at this point..unless they have decided to put her in the Inga role instead.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:05pm

Wasn't Kristin Inga in the reading and Sutton was Elizabeth?

I would love to see Sutton's take on Elizabeth but Megan would be wonderful also

[Elphie3]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:06pm

No - Sutton was Inga, and Kristin was Elizabeth

[jasobres]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:09pm

I hope that this is only a rumor. I looked on news.google.com, and found nothing that officially says that Mullally will be playing that role.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:10pm

Kristin has been developing some TV work as well, plus she'll probably fare better in star turns at this point of her career, it might not be a good career move to do an ensemble-driven piece.

[cooperross]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:10pm

none of the casting has been officially announced yet.

[mauriposa]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:11pm

Hmm. This is getting interesting.

[eve harrington2]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:12pm

NOt so much "went another way" as, well, look...

Chenoweth Variety article on this very site, not far, can't you all read????

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:15pm

Actually, since the Broadway role was arguably written for Kristin (Mel has said in interviews that her in the show would be a dream come true for him), they did indeed go a different way.

And yes, we can read, thanks. Rudeness.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:20pm

Both the pilot and "Frankenstein" revolve around a mans infatuation with the dead. Humorous..

I heard last week that Chenoweth decided that, after going back into "The Apple Tree," she really didn't feel as motivated to do another show so soon as she thought she'd be, so she went forward with the commitment for the pilot and dropped out of YF.

I don't know anything about a replacement, but Mullaly would be a hoot.

Updated On: 2/25/07 at 05:20 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:22pm

That wouldn't surprise me, considering the lukewarm reception of Apple Tree.

Either way, Megan is a welcome addition.

[Broadway Baby4]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:38pm

I hope this is true! I would love to see Megan Mullally on Broadway!

[jenna2]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:51pm

I hope it's true. Megan would be a great Elizabeth. Very fun!

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 5:57pm

I'd prefer Kristin, but i've always wanted MEgan Mullally back on broadway, so i'm not complaining. too much.

[jasobres]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 6:46pm

Wait a minute. Is Mullally a soprano? This role was written as a soprano, and I haven't heard anything sung by Megan Mullally that even hints that she is a soprano.

[Mullally Fan]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 6:51pm

yes she is a soprano. She may not be able to hit high D but she is, nonetheless.
Updated On: 2/25/07 at 06:51 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 6:53pm

Isn't she a classically trained singer?

[Mullally Fan]

Posted: 2/25/07 at 6:56pm

Megan classically trained? no. In fact she has never had any formal voice or acting training at all. Ever.