Young Frankenstein

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 8:32pm

i have my ticket for the last show.. left orchestra row cc. i'm so excited. with beth leavel leaving, does anyone know who is gonna take her role for the last couple of weeks? also, do you think that they will have most of the merchandise left or should i buy the poster off the playbill store? thanks for your help
Updated On: 12/5/08 at 08:32 PM

[RoxieRose4]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 8:37pm

Of all of the shows closing on the 4th, you choose YF..... willingly? Were you tricked/lied to?

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 8:42pm

yeah.. isaw it and thought it was hilarious so i had to see last show

[blaxx]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 8:49pm

i had to see last show

That explains it.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 9:05pm

When will you go away?

[withoutyou08]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 9:47pm

you guys seriously gotta stop this lol. whats wrong with wanting to go to a last show? if you like a show wats wrong with that? is it to fan-girl/boyish for you? aw poor baby. cry me a river. i would think you would want to go to last shows because the performers will be giving it their all and alot of the shows big fans will be there. because you think its a bad show you try to make this dude feel like an idiot? piss off bro. have fun at young frankenstein man, im still not sure what show i wanna see that day lol.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 10:48pm

Linda Muggleston, Beth's awesome understudy, will finish out the run as Blucher.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 10:52pm

Does anyone know how the Igor is now that Christopher is gone??
I saw the original cast minus Megan, since she was on vacation, and I think that the reason I enjoyed it was because of the cast... and now that they are all different, im not sure if i would like it... especially since Chris was SPOT ON with Igor, he stole the show and took up the slack from roger bart who was not that great

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 10:55pm

Roger and Chris were both out when I saw it. Though I think even with them, I would've disliked it.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 11:00pm

well until you saw Chris you might not want to say that
I mean Roger was not that great.. very boring
but Chris was the PERFECT Igor... better than the movie Igor

[AbbyNormal13]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 11:31pm

I'm going tommorow, so I'll see the new Igor. I'm sure he's good, but I'm such a huge fan of Chris, I don't know how I'm going to like Cory English.
Updated On: 12/5/08 at 11:31 PM

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 12/5/08 at 11:36pm

Jon Patrick Walker was on for Roger, after hearing Roger on the recording I was glad. I preferred Jon's voice.

Brian Shepard was on for Chris. Though I can't compare the two I loved Brian and he had me laughing throughout the show. He played a great Igor. He also sounded similar to Chris.

[AbbyNormal13]

Posted: 12/6/08 at 10:11pm

I just got back from seeing Young Frankenstein with the new Igor. He was pretty good, but he didn't have the chemistry with Roger that Chris did.

[bwaygirl211]

Posted: 12/6/08 at 10:15pm

today's matinee show during puttin' on the ritz the platforms that rise the actors to the stage was broken, for about a minute cory improved dancing on stage by himself until the actors got out of the ground and were able to continue...i think he did a good job, but no one could ever compare to chris' performance

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 12/6/08 at 10:18pm

Young Frankenstein isn't even close to being as criminal to some recent Broadway disasters (Cry-Baby, High Fidelity, Good Vibrations, etc). While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it has its joys (a wonderful cast, some inspired choreography, more than a few jaunty tunes). I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the hatred over YF has more to do with management than quality.

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 1:22am

I agree with Mildred. Mel Brooks was verry verry verry extremely happy and confident of his new show opening. Is it wrong to hate on a show because the producer and creator loves it alot? I mean we didn't trash Elton John for opening Billy Elliot

[misto625]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 3:13am

I'm glad that Linda Muggleston will be the final Frau Blucher, she is an amazing person and performer and deserves the exposure. She also replaced Vanessa Williams for the last two weeks of the Into the Woods revival, so this is starting to become a cottage industry for her.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 9:37am

Slightly off-topic: when is Beth leaving?

[bwaygirl211]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 9:48am

i think dec 21st

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 2:10pm

I've heard mixed things about Muggleston, although I'm a big fan of hers in general, in the role.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 2:12pm

I saw her in for Andrea Martin in April.
She was really good. In fact, she was the best part of the trainwreck show that night.

[AbbyNormal13]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 2:12pm

She was on for Beth for yesterday's matinee and she was really good I thought.

[sally1112]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 2:15pm

I only saw YF once, but I really enjoy it, and the recording always makes me smile when I listen to it. I will miss this show!

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 2:29pm

I really have trouble with the "train wreck" analysis of this particular show. I think it is a faithful expansion of one of the funniest, and one of my favorite, films ever made.

It was to me what Spamalot is to Monty Python fans. Personally, I loathe Monty Python. Not my cup of tea. But I can see why a Python fan would adore it. It gives them what they want.

And YF gave its fans what they want. All of the songs flow naturally from the book. Songs like "He Was My Boyfriend" and "Deep Love" are dirty fun. It's a harmless musical comedy out for laughs.

Again, there were more criminal things on Broadway last season (Glory Days, The Little Mermaid, Cry Baby). Brooks, like him or not, sharpened his comedy skills on Broadway. He was here long before The Producers (I actually prefer YF to it) came along.

As a fan of pure musical comedy I appreciated YF's old-fashioned merriment. I'm not depressed about its closing, but more disappointed that the foolish choices of the producers (taking The Hilton instead of the St James, premium seating, not posting grosses, letting Brooks boast) that are the real reason behind the failure of this otherwise fine musical.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/7/08 at 2:45pm

I saw Chris Fitzgerald and his understudy, and I must say, I loved Chris in the role more than his understudy, although his understudy wasn't horrible.