YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - is Mel Brooks writing the songs?
Posted: 1/1/07 at 3:30pm
Brooks is the composer/lyricist.
Thomas Meehan is handling the book.
And Susan Stroman is directing/choreographing.
Posted: 1/1/07 at 3:39pm
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Brian d'Arcy James - Dr. Frankenstein
Shuler Hensley - The Monster
Roger Bart - Igor
Kristin Chenoweth - Elizabeth
Cloris Leachman - Frau Blucher
Sutton Foster - Inga
Marc Kudisch - Police Inspector Kemp
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:37pm
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:46pm
I just don't see that happening with all the movies and TV she is doing, THE APPLE TREE is a "Star" turn in a three month run.
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:54pm
I still think, if they can, they'll keep the show running until Young Frankenstein opens. Rodgers and Hammerstein discovered that a hit show boosted the gate of the waning shows. People who can't get tickets to YF while they're in town may settle for the Producers instead.
Margo, if you are listening (and when aren't you?) what's the weekly nut for The Producers?
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:56pm
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:59pm
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:59pm
As much as I love Hunter I doubt he could pull of the monster.
Posted: 1/1/07 at 7:59pm
CurtainPullDowner - if you were in Cheno's position and you were offered a part in what's arguably going to be the hottest musical ticket of 2007, would you turn it down?
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Posted: 1/1/07 at 8:05pm
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Updated On: 1/1/07 at 08:05 PM
Posted: 1/1/07 at 8:05pm
And "the hotest ticket on broadway"?
It will have much anticipation but I think you go too far.
BILLY ELLIOT is also coming that season.
Posted: 1/1/07 at 8:07pm
And Shuler isn't really fat at all. Have you ever seen him up close? I thought he was at first until I met him. He is very tall though. haha.
Posted: 1/1/07 at 8:08pm
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Posted: 1/1/07 at 11:55pm
You kids can ask allofmylife what I mean by that...
At least with Puttin' On The Ritz and Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life there will be some real songs in the show...
Posted: 1/1/07 at 11:58pm
You kids can ask allofmylife what I mean by that...
At least with Puttin' On The Ritz and Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life there will be some real songs in the show...
Posted: 1/1/07 at 11:58pm
You kids can ask allofmylife what I mean by that...
At least with Puttin' On The Ritz and Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life there will be some real songs in the show...
Posted: 1/2/07 at 12:46am

sondheimboy2, a joke so nice, you posted it thrice.
We didn't go to see Tenderloin (it didn't run long enogh) but I have to admit, the Random House libretto seems to pop up all the time in used bookstores. They must have had a big print run, expecting a hit and then.... splat).
I know people who say Maurice Evans (Samantha's daddy in "Bewitched") in a musical? But he began his career as the leading man in a big production in the early 30's, "The Ball At The Savoy" at Drury Lane in London. It was one of those huge extravaganzas that Drury Lane was famous for - great sets, bizarre casting (one of the main male character was a Turkish diplomat blayed by a man named, I believe, Oskar Dennes and the commedienne was another Hungarian, Rosy Barsony, apparently they sounded like 2 Borats)in the 1930's
The show was a huge flop, but what else could it be? It was written by Oscar Hammerstein during his seven-flops-in-a-row streak.
Here's a few pictures.
Maurice Evans is in number one. Look at the huge friggin' set in number 2 (and somewhere in there is young Valerie Hobson in the chorus) and the last photo is the female lead, Natalie Hall. She was a babe!
Updated On: 1/2/07 at 12:46 AM
Posted: 1/2/07 at 1:35am
"And when Bock and Harnick were writing TENDERLOIN, they were taking a risk to write a show about whores. When Kander and Ebb were working on THE RINK, I'd like to think at some point, John looked at Fred and said, 'I'd rather be nine people's favorite thing than 100 people's ninth favorite thing.' 'Nine people's favorite thing than 100 people's ninth favorite thing!'" -[title of show]
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Posted: 1/2/07 at 1:39am
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:07am
If the names that did the workshop of Young Frankestein end up actually doing the show, they'll be a stellar original cast, for sure, but Brooks and company might be able to avoid the problems they had in subsequent Max casting for The Producers. If Young Frankestein can launch and be successful without being star-dependent, it could end up having a longer shelf life than The Producers.
Posted: 1/2/07 at 12:32pm
Well, he did play Frankenstein's Monster in Van Helsing.
I'm so excited for this, YF is probably my favorite Mel Brooks film.
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