Wasn't Young Frankenstein supposed to offend the gays?

Alot of material had to be cut to make the show fit into that 2 and half hour slot.Ive seen the show and liked it very much. Except the screaming. The adaptation from movie to show was great in my eyes. You really need to watch the movie and know it WELL to realize how good it is.You sound like a serious theater goer. Im curious what where your exspectations. In your eyes what could have been done different. I d love to hear what you have to say thanks.i agree about the screaming.

Yes, I saw a gay couple at a production who laughed harder then ANYONE at the song keep it gay. Also, they went into hysterical obnoxious laughing at the line "Our leading man was so gay, he nearly flew away"

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brian i wasnt refering to the running time of the movie. The show was almost 3 hours in seattle.

I'm sure the most offensive things to the gays is how bad the show is.

I haven't seen the show yet, but I can't tell you how flattered I am at being a member of "the gays," you so kindly refer to in the Subject line of this thread. Are you one of "the straights"?

-Vincent

I was only offended buy the STIFF pricing of the top ticket

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Updated On: 12/15/07 at 02:42 PM

just cuz your gay doesnt mean you make a good critic..

localonedude, if you havent figured out im just having fun with you at this point.Then maybe you have been breathing too many fumes waiting for your ride home at night.

Laurie dhue is hot...ah those lips

To localonedude:
When I said I was disappointed, I was simply referring to the absence of the gay jokes that I had been expecting because of that article. Overall, I was probably pleasantly surprised by the show after what I heard from other people who had seen it. It certainly wasn't good, but some of the songs were fun, and some of the cast (Sutton, Andrea, Shuller, parts of Megan Mullaly) were great.
And about the original movie: I've seen it twice, and I don't really care for it. But I've never seen any of the old monster movies that it is supposed to be parodying. I agree with you that you probably have to really know and appreciate the movie in order to appreciate the show, but I don't think that's a very good strategy for a musical. I think it would be ideal if big shows like this were somewhat self-sustaining, so that everyone could thoroughly enjoy them regardless of the audience's background. The musical is basically a parody of the original movie, which was a parody of all the old monster movies; given that I didn't enjoy the source material at any stage, I guess I wouldn't expect to love the musical, which is why my post was only about my question regarding the gay jokes.

To Ordinary Jukebox and Morosco:
I thought it was clear from my post, but I am one of The Gays, not one of The Straights. Interesting that you're unfamiliar with these, though, especially as one of The Gays. They're terms of self-endearment that friends, people I don't know, and I use online or in conversation all the time. Examples: "No, I don't want to go clubbing with The Gays again tonight. I need a break so I can get laid for once!" -straight girl. "We went to dinner with some of The Straights, and they got drunk and made such a scene!" -me.

To everyone who brought up the fact that The Producers wasn't offensive, as if this somehow negated my question:
I enjoyed The Producers, I thought the jokes and songs were funny, and I was not offended. The difference is that Young Frankenstein simply does not include any content that is at all related to The Gays or The Gay, except for the one joke that I already explained.
(Ordinary Jukebox, "The Gay" refers to the condition that affects all of The Gays, thereby distinguishing them from The Straights. It is also meant to be inoffensive. Example: "Sweetie, are you sure he's really into you like that? He seems like he might have The Gay." -me Interestingly, I've never heard anyone mention "The Straight." I'm not sure if that exists...)
I wasn't expecting to be offended, but because of the Riedel piece, I was simply expecting some gay jokes. I'm not upset that they were not included--I could care less either way--but because of the controversial tone of that article, I was just curious about whether jokes has been removed or whether they had simply never existed.

To BrianS:
You're probably right that the whole thing was typical pure Riedel fiction. In retrospect, I feel a little foolish that I believed it in the first place.

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I personally am not opposed to "Fag" or "The Gays" as i use them to refer to myself....it's that whole re-claiming the offensive word.

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You don't need to be upset that I was disappointed; it's a personal matter that I kept to myself until you specifically asked about it. I would never go see a show based on a movie I did not enjoy and then come complain about it on the board. I prefaced my original post by saying "I don't really have much to say" because I did not want to review the show--or complain about it or praise it. I simply wanted to ask about the content from the article I posted.

You asked me what I was expecting and what I thought, localonedude. If you hadn't, I would have kept anything negative to myself. Overall, this show had a lot of positive aspects, but it also had many weak ones. Most importantly, it never seemed to truly come together. I rarely felt a moment where the show actually seemed to "click," which, for me, is what separates a great night at the theater from a lesser one.

But in response to your question about "why in the world" I would go to the show (with six question marks): I went because I am a fan of some of Brooks' movies and his humor in general. I saw the Producers four times when it was on Broadway and thoroughly enjoyed it, and YF is from largely the same creative team. I also individually love many people involved with Young Frankenstein, particularly Sutton Foster, Andrea Martin, Megan Mullally, Roger Bart, William Ivey Long, and Thomas Meehan. That is why in the world I went to this show. It was a collaboration of many artists whose work I enjoy, and I wanted to both support them and to see what they had done. To me, that is worth burning the $25 (with at least six exclamation points).

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