Young Frankenstein Tour Extension

[inick122492]

Posted: 5/17/10 at 8:41pm

I know this show is dislike and a waist of time for some people but I would like to know any info about the tour as of now since there are clearly more cities... I just don't know which. I know its coming to certain cities but the site doesn't say.

[grandpianoalex]

Posted: 5/17/10 at 11:01pm

I don't know, but I saw it Saturday night in St. Louis and...it was a little slow, especially the first act. The girl playing Inga was terrible, and "Roll in ze Hay" was waaaaaaaaay under tempo. It was disappointing. But...."Deep Love" and the large tap number totally made up for it.

[wickedpoppinsfan]

Posted: 8/4/10 at 9:04pm

Sorry I wanted to find an old thread to post this, but does anyone know the current understudies or at least the past understudies on tour for the main characters (mostly Frederik, Elizabeth, the monster, and igor)?!?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 8/4/10 at 9:47pm

The show is touring for another season. Many cities have the show as part of their 2010-2011 seasons. I am sure the site will update their tour schedule when all the cities are finalized.

[GottaHaveAGimmick]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 9:13am

Ft. Lauderdale, FL October 6-17, 2010
West Plam Beach, FL February, 2011

[bryan2]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 9:56am

The problem I think with this show is Roger Bart he does not
have the "star" presence and is really a second teer kind of broadway person. Talented but not worth 100.00 to see
I saw it on Broadway and was wondering how funny it would have been with a Mathew Broderick in it. RB was trying soooo hard and it was painful to watch at times. The rest of the cast was great. I also think that that role requires someone kind of goofy cute (gene wilder) and really likable. But since Desperate Housewives Roger creeps me out ...not to mention hostel when they cut his privates off...

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 11:51am

Yes. That's exactly what the show's problem was. Roger Bart isn't a big enough celebrity. Of course.

[bryan2]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 1:32pm

it funny when someone states their own opinion on this site
someone has something sarcastic to say...This was my opinion
I didnt say "celebrity" I said it needed someone with some kind of star power/quality ..this does not mean celebrity ..
Betty Buckley is not a "star" Patti Lupone is not a "star' outside of Broadway but they have STAR power...obviously you dont process information well

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 1:36pm

But at least we can all agree the show sucks.

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 1:57pm

I saw the touring production back in June and actually liked it more than I thought I would. After reading comments here and talking to friends I thought I was going to be in for a horrendous evening at the theater. It isn't the best show but it's not that bad. Just my opinion.

[bryan2]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 2:05pm

Thanks Jordon! I just have to start all messages with
IN MY OPINION

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 4:16pm

"Roger Bart he does not have the "star" presence and is really a second teer kind of broadway person."

You didn't mean "tier" by any chance, did you? That really brought a tear to my eye.

[singtopher]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 4:26pm

When I saw it in June, I thought Roger Bart was a master of comedy and elevated the sub par show.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 6:50pm

The show is taking a break after the Los Angeles run. It will resume September 12. Does this mean that it is going non-equity and will have a new cast?

[artscallion]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 7:27pm

They really need to pinch this one off and let it drop into the bowl.

[doombuggy25]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 7:41pm

After reading all the reviews on here, I saw it in Boston expecting to hate it, but as is often the case when you go in with extremely low expectations...

No actually, it was completely awful. I didn't laugh once, Roger Bart was phoning it in, the sets (except for the admittedly cool lab) looked like they were made with popsicle sticks and fingerpaint, and no one (except the man playing Igor) could sing. (We had the Inga understudy, so I can't speak for the main girl). Overall a dreadful experience. Not even a so-bad-its-entertaining. The only redeeming thing is that the tickets were free because the show sold so poorly in Boston that my school gave them away to students.

[doombuggy25]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 7:43pm

Also, @beautywickedlover, the show was supposed to run longer in LA, but they pinched off either one or two weeks because NO ONE bought tickets. So that's why the break is there. I think the cast is being retained, and I don't think it's going non-eq

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 8:36pm

It's playing at the DuPont theatre down in Delaware next year. Almost everything that plays there is Non-Eq, they get the absolutely worst shows several years into their runs, so I'm inclined to think it's going Non-Eq.

[wickedpoppinsfan]

Posted: 8/5/10 at 8:44pm

so no one knows the understudies for the tour??

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 8/6/10 at 10:45am

Well, here are some actual facts as best I understand them:

The production did shorten its run in LA, and is taking a hiatus of six weeks in order to re-tool, so that the number of trucks necessary to move the show from city to city will be significantly reduced, thus lowering costs. The show will reopen in Costa Mesa on Sept. 6, and continue as planned with the same cast. So, no, the show is not going non-AEA. From the reopening on, the plan is continue for 32 weeks.

Interestingly, the production has generally received very favorable reviews. Some have not been good, but most have been good to excellent. As examples, here are two, the first from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the second, the most recent review from the LA Times:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10126/1055855-325.stm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/07/theater-review-young-frankenstein-at-the-pantages.html

In spite of pretty decent reviews in most venues (including some down and out raves), ticket sales have not been booming. I have friends who saw it in Chicago, DC and Houston and all found it thouroughly entertaining, but it's certainly not for everyone.

[bryan2]

Posted: 8/6/10 at 11:43am

RaisedOnMusicals
Thanks for correcting my spelling
oh should there not be a space in
Raised On Musicals
if we are being graded on our spelling/english on the boards

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 8/6/10 at 11:51am

Not in a screen name, but thanks for the suggestion.

Did you not see the humor, as it allowed me to use "tier" and "tear"?

[bryan2]

Posted: 8/6/10 at 12:05pm

I did ..but i took it personally because i am a lousy speller
so my bad...sometimes I need to slap Me!!!

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 8/6/10 at 12:10pm

Whack. LOL

[HumATune]

Posted: 8/6/10 at 12:44pm

I saw it in San Francisco. I thought it was banal, but a lot of the audience appeared to enjoy it.