Did you ever want to see the Frankenstein monster tap dance? Have you ever wanted to hear what he would sound like if he were to sing? Or maybe you’ve wanted to watch Igor invent a new dance craze for his entire town?
If you’ve answered yes, no, or what are you talking about? to any of these questions, it doesn’t matter! The new Mel Brooks Musical, “Young Frankenstein” is a smash hit on Broadway and is a must see.
When Frederick Frankenstein, a New York brain surgeon and professor, played by Roger Bart, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather, the famous Victor von Frankenstein, he faces a predicament. Does he keep running from his family’s past, or does he stay in Transylvania to carry on his grandfather’s mad experiments to make the dead come to life? Frederick is given the knowledge that will allow him to create a living, breathing human being and with that, the fanatical adventure begins.
Along Frederick’s quest to ultimate fame, he gets help from a couple of the Transylvanians in town. Igor, the hunchback assistant, played by Christopher Fitzgerald, is a genius when it comes to comedic relief.
Accidentally giving Dr. Frankenstein the wrong brain, many problems occur for this hilarious cast. Inga, the beautiful and sexy lab assistant, played by Kelly Sullivan, definitely turns Dr. Frankenstein’s head away from his self absorbed fianc’eacute;e Elizabeth, played by Michele Ragusa.
And we cannot forget the housekeeper Frau Blucher, played by Beth Leavel, who was Victor Von Frankenstein’s lover. They all assisted Dr. Frankenstein in some way to create the monster, played by Shuler Hensley. I give it five stars and hope to see it again and again.
This fantastic show was based off of the original “Young Frankenstein” movie, directed by Mel Brooks in 1974. The musical does the show justice and gives the audience a great laugh that won’t easily be forgotten. So what are you waiting for? Go see the show!