Young Frankenstein - the musical — Page 2

I can't believe no one has recommended Norbert Leo Butz for Dr. Frankenstein. I think he'd be a good fit.

I'd like to see Katie Clarke play Inga. I don't know a thing about her comic timing, but she's freakin' hot.

I really do think this could work as a musical...but I'm just SO SICK of movie adaptations......

Shuler Hensley as the monster. Duh.

It's interesting how everyone is saying Martin is too old. I agree that he is, but Kevin Klein is 3 years older. BOTH are too old to play Frankenstein. Maybe Christian Borle -- he could easily play that off-kilter romantic lead.

---

I know how many people hate Betty Buckley, but she would be funny as Frau Blucher. She associated with these dramatic roles, and I think it would be a scream to see her as that stern, ugly housekeeper.

---

I think that despite all of opinions about it, Matthew will probably wind up playing Fronkensteen, but hey you never know, he might surprise some people. Someone I think could probably be a good Fronkensteen would be Hunter Foster.

As for Roger Bart as Igor, I think that would be hysterical. Kristen Chenoweth is probably a good choic for Elizabeth because Elizabeth has some of the same traits as Glinda did in Wicked.

For Inspector Kemp, I don't really know if he would do it on stage, but if a movie were to be made of the Young Frankenstein musical, then my choice would have to be Will Ferrell because it would be basically going from one crazy german to another, and I think that Will would be hysterical as Kemp as he is as Franz.
________________________________________________________________
"Pardon the way that I stare. There's nothing else to compare, the sight of you leaves me weak, there are no words left to speak. So if you feel like I feel, please let me know that it's really. You're just to good to be true, Can't Take my eyes off of you."
-Jersey Boys

Updated On: 12/29/05 at 03:10 PM

How could anyone not like Chenoweth and Buckley???

They are amazing!

---

"Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's follow-up to The Producers, a musical version of Young Frankenstein, may have its pre-Broadway tryout in Seattle, Variety reported, citing Brooks."

"Meehan recently told Playbill On-Line that he and Brooks have completed the first act and nine songs for their new project, a stage musical version of the Brooks film 'Young Frankenstein.'"

"Among the story's other characters are the doctor's fiancee (played in the movie by Madeline Kahn), who goes from a prissy virgin to a rapacious vixen with a Bride of Frankenstein hairdo—a role for which Kristin Chenoweth is reportedly being sought."

This is all official word from Playbill.com
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/84945.html

---

I agree with the comment about Mel Brooks finding someone else to write the score. Or at least to co-write the score. For a Frankenstein comedy musical to work, you're going to need some gothic-sounding music even if the lyrics are funny. The Producers has light-sounding silly golden-era-style music, which works well for a musical that is going to be a love-letter to Broadway.

But Frankenstein needs to be... something else, it seems. Something more authentically self-serious, which is what the black and white gave to the movie. You know... music in the style of Wildhorn or the British Megamusical or something. That's just the equivalent I'm feeling when thinking of the original movie. Putting songs of the Producers' style into Young Frankenstein seems to kill it...

Thoughts?

Frederick Frankenstein- Matthew Broderick
The Monster- Brad Garett
Igor- Norbert Leo Butz
Elizabeth- Sherie Rene Scott
Frau Blucher- Jan Maxwell
Inga- Uma Thurman
Inspector Kemp- Will Ferrel

---