Young Frankenstein Tickets

Young Frankenstein Tickets

The successful 1974 comedy film written by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks has been adapted for the big stage! Brooks has described the film as his best, which can only mean good things for the musical version.

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Brooks has had the chance to turn a number of his films into musicals with many of them becoming very successful. The film took away a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Writing. It also received two Academy Award nominations and was nominated for a Writer’s Guild of America Award. It was only a matter of time before Brooks decided to make this show into another of his famous musical adaptations.

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The production team was made up of many people from The Producers, including three Tony Award winning designers. Set designer Robin Wagner (three time Tony Award winner), costume designer William Ivey Long (four time Tony Award winner), and lighting designer Peter Kaczorowski (one time Tony Award winner) to name a few of the bigger names in the business.

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Synopsis:
The main character, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Frahn-ken-steen), inherits his deranged grandfather’s castle in Transylvania to carry on his experimentation in reanimating the dead dispite the concerns of the townspeople and friends of Frankenstein. He runs into interesting and dynamic characters along the way to make for one ultra-hilarious and spontaneous show. The story line of the show remains mostly the same as the film, with a few extra gags and more humor inserted here and there. There are 21 songs altogether in this two act play, all of which have a spark of humor.

Cast members include Roger Bart as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Shuler Hensley as The Monster, Christopher Fitzgerald as Igor, Sutton Foster as Inga, Megan Mullally as Elizabeth Benning, Andrea Martin as Frau Blucher, and Fred Applegate as Inspector Hans Kemp and The Hermit. Tryouts were held in Seattle, Washington, and the show opened on Broadway on November 8, 2007. For more information about cast members, check out our Cast page!

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This show has been called side-splittingly funny, uproarious, and it brings you more humor than you thought possible in a two act, 21 song show. For more information on the songs in each act, check out our Young Frankenstein Info page. We also have a great section on Mel Brooks on our info page, so be sure to read all about the man that started it all! Vote to see what your favorite Young Frankenstein line is from the show. You can find your favorite line among these options and there are other great lines to remember from this show. There are lots to choose from, so vote now to see which one got the most votes!

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