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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa109)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_(musical)\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_(musical)\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_(musical)","crawl_time":1754101323,"first_indexed_time":1375987994,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_(musical) s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Young Frankenstein (musical) - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Young Frankenstein  (promoted as  The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein ) is a  musical  with a book by  Mel Brooks  and  Thomas Meehan , and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on  the 1974 comedy film of the same name  written by  Gene Wilder  and Brooks who also directed and has described it as his best film. [ 1 ]  It is a  parody  of the  horror film  genre, especially the 1931  Universal Pictures  adaptation of  Mary Shelley 's  Frankenstein  and its 1935 and 1939 sequels,  Bride of Frankenstein  and  Son of Frankenstein .\n After tryouts in  Seattle  and four weeks of previews, the musical opened on  Broadway  on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews. The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009, after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009, in  Providence, Rhode Island . [ 2 ] A revised version of the show opened in  London's West End  at the  Garrick Theatre  on October 10, 2017 (after a tryout at the  Theatre Royal, Newcastle ) to positive reviews.\n After the success of his 2001 musical,  The Producers , based on Brooks's earlier film of the same name, Brooks decided to create a musical based on another of his successful films. Brooks and Meehan (the same team that crafted  The Producers ) began work on the project in April 2006. An October 2006 reading of the first draft of the script directed by  Susan Stroman  (who had directed the earlier musical) [ 3 ]  featured  Brian d'Arcy James  as Dr. Frankenstein,  Kristin Chenoweth  as Elizabeth,  Sutton Foster  as Inga,  Roger Bart  as Igor,  Marc Kudisch  as Inspector Kemp, and  Shuler Hensley  as the Monster. [ 4 ] Cloris Leachman , reprising her film role as Frau Blucher, also attended the table read, and at the time it was widely reported she would be offered the role of Blucher for the stage show. [ 5 ]  However,  gossip  maven  Liz Smith  reported in her January 12, 2007  New York Post  column that Leachman was sent a letter informing her she would not be considered for the Broadway production because the producers wanted to keep the film and stage properties separate (and also because of Brooks's concerns over Leachman's ability to perform the character consistently at her age). Despite this, due to Leachman's success on  Dancing with the Stars , Brooks reportedly asked her to reprise her role as Frau Blucher after  Beth Leavel  left the production. However, the production closed before Leachman could take over the role. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Seattle tryout and Broadway (2007–2009) [ edit ] The pre-Broadway try-out played at the  Paramount Theatre  in  Seattle, Washington  from August 7 through September 1, 2007.\n Young Frankenstein  began previews on  Broadway  on October 11, 2007, and opened on November 8 at the  Lyric Theatre  (then the Hilton Theatre) and closed on January 4, 2009, after 485 performances. Directed and choreographed by  Susan Stroman , it starred  Roger Bart  as Frankenstein,  Megan Mullally  as Elizabeth,  Christopher Fitzgerald  as Igor,  Sutton Foster  as Inga,  Andrea Martin  as Frau Blucher,  Shuler Hensley  as The Monster, and  Fred Applegate  as Inspector Kemp. Sets were designed by  Robin Wagner  and costumes by  William Ivey Long ; orchestrations were by  Doug Besterman . The production had a reported $16 million-plus budget [ 8 ]  and a top ticket price of $450 in its \"differential seating\". It also sold front row tickets for $25 each based on a lottery a few hours before each performance. [ 9 ]  The producers indicated that they planned to buck the usual Broadway practice by not reporting Box Office returns. [ 10 ] The musical's original  cast album  was released on December 26, 2007, by Decca Broadway and was third on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart in the beginning of January 2008. [ 11 ] Replacements for the Broadway company included  Kelly Sullivan  as Inga,  Beth Leavel  as Frau Blucher, Michele Ragusa as Elizabeth, and  Cory English  as Igor. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] First National Tour \nA touring production of the show began in September 2009 at the  Providence Performing Arts Center ,  Providence, Rhode Island . [ 14 ]  The cast for the tour included Roger Bart and Shuler Hensley, reprising their Broadway roles, along with Cory English (Igor),  Brad Oscar  (Inspector Kemp\/Blind Hermit), Beth Curry (Elizabeth), Joanna Glushak (Frau Blucher), and Anne Horak (Inga). [ 2 ] [ 15 ] The show went on temporary hiatus on August 8, 2010, and re-opened on September 12, 2010, with a new cast that includes Christopher Ryan as Frederick Frankenstein, Preston Truman Boyd as The Monster,  David Benoit  as Inspector Kemp,  Janine DiVita  as Elizabeth, and Synthia Link as Inga. English and Glushak continued to play the roles they originated on tour. [ 16 ] Second National Tour \nThe show re-opened for a second National Tour on September 30, 2011, at the  Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts  in  Worcester, Massachusetts . The cast included  A.J. Holmes  (Frederick Frankenstein), Lexie Dorsett (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Pawlowski (Inga), Rory Donovan (The Monster), Pat Sibley (Frau Blucher), Christopher Timson (Igor), and Britt Hancock (Inspector Kemp\/The Hermit). [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Newcastle tryout and West End (2017–2018) [ edit ] The show made its UK premiere at the  Newcastle Theatre Royal  from August 26 to September 9, 2017, before transferring to  London's West End  at the  Garrick Theatre , where it began previews on September 28 and opened on October 10. [ 21 ]  The production was directed and choreographed by  Susan Stroman , featured set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by  William Ivey Long , lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Gareth Owen, and Andrew Hilton as musical director with Glen Kelly as musical supervisor. It was produced by Brooks, Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Hani Farsi. [ 22 ] This production is a reworked version of the Broadway production, which features changes to some of the lyrics and book by Brooks and Meehan. For example, the \"Transylvanian Lullaby Theme\" from the original film by  John Morris  is used throughout, such as during the Overture, \"The Experiment\", \"Frederick's Soliloquy\", and the exit music. Some songs and scenes were cut, including \"The Happiest Town\" (making the musical start with \"The Brain\" after the Overture), \"Join The Family Business\" (cutting Frederick's dream sequence entirely), \"Life, Life\", and most of \"Man About Town\". The dialogue after \"Surprise\" is cut, ending the scene at the end of the song. Brooks wrote some new numbers, such as \"It Could Work\" (sung by Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Blucher upon discovering Victor's notes) and \"Hang Him Till He's Dead\" (replacing \"The Law\"). The character of Mr. Hiltop is cut during \"The Brain\", and instead Frederick performs his demonstration on one of the students, Bertram Batram. The production is also notably reworked for intimate venues such as the Garrick Theatre to work as a  vaudeville  piece, unlike the larger scaled Broadway production.\n On April 21, the initial casting was announced, including  Hadley Fraser  as Frederick Frankenstein,  Ross Noble  as Igor,  Lesley Joseph  as Frau Blucher,  Dianne Pilkington  as Elisabeth,  Summer Strallen  as Inga, and Patrick Clancy as Inspector Kemp. [ 23 ] Shuler Hensley  reprised his role as the Monster from the original Broadway and North American tour productions. [ 22 ] [ 24 ]  Nic Greenshields succeeded Hensley in the role of the Monster beginning November 20, 2017. [ 25 ]  Cory English succeeded Noble in the role of Igor beginning February 12, 2018, reprising the role from the Broadway and North American tour productions. [ 26 ] The Original London Cast Recording featuring 23 tracks was released on August 10, 2018, which was recorded live over several performances (although it is labeled as the \"Original London Cast Recording\", the album features Nic Greenshields as The Monster, who replaced Shuler Hensley). A UK Tour was announced at the same time for late 2019; however, this never occurred and no explanation was ever provided. [ 27 ] [ 28 ]  The West End production closed on August 25, 2018, after 11 months. [ 27 ] The revised UK production made its North American debut at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in  La Mirada, California  in September, 2022 [ 29 ]  starring  Sally Struthers  as Frau Blücher,  A.J. Holmes as Frederick Frankenstein, Sarah Wolter as Elizabeth, Trent Mills as The Monster, Maggie Ek as Inga, Wesley Slade as Igor, and Gregory North as Inspector Kemp & The Hermit (in place of the injured Joe Hart). [ 30 ] International Productions [ edit ] A Brazilian production produced by Möeller & Botelho and Aventura Teatros was shown in  Rio de Janeiro  from August 18 to October 8, 2023 at Teatro Multiplan and in  São Paulo  from January 18 to March 10, 2024 at  Teatro Bradesco . It included the script and orchestration changes from the West End version, and starred  Marcelo Serrado ,  Dani Calabresa , Hamilton Dias,  Totia Meireles , Claudio Galvan,  Bel Kutner ,  Malu Rodrigues  and Fernando Caruso. [ citation needed ] The international rights of both the West End and the Broadway versions are currently held by Musical Theatre International. [ 31 ] [ 32 ]  This has led to multiple international productions including in  Zürich  in 2019 [ 33 ]  and  Bonn  in 2023. [ 34 ] Live television production (TBA) [ edit ] The musical version was to be used as the basis of a live broadcast event on the  ABC  network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing. [ 35 ]  As of June 2024, there has been no further word on the status of the project. [ citation needed ] Synopsis of original Broadway production [ edit ] In 1934, the villagers of  Transylvania  Heights celebrate the funeral procession of the  mad scientist  Dr.  Victor von Frankenstein . However, Inspector Kemp, who has a wooden right arm and wooden left leg, tells the town of the existence of Victor's grandson: Frederick, the Dean of Anatomy at  New York 's Johns, Miriam and Anthony Hopkins School of Medicine. The village idiot, Ziggy, convinces the other villagers that there is no way a New York doctor would come to Transylvania, thus continuing the celebration (\"The Happiest Town\").\n In New York, Frederick Frankenstein is embarrassed to be a Frankenstein, insisting his name be pronounced \"Fronkensteen\" and that he is not a madman but a  scientist . He teaches his students about the greatest mind of science (\"The Brain\"). After learning that he has inherited his grandfather's castle in Transylvania, he is forced to resolve the issue of the property. As Elizabeth Benning, Frederick's  fiancée , sees him off, it is clear that their relationship is far from physical as Elizabeth enumerates all the lustful situations from which she is abstaining (\"Please Don’t Touch Me”).\n Arriving at Transylvania Heights, Frederick meets the hunchback  Igor  (pronounced \"Eye-gore\"), the grandson of Victor's henchman, who is overjoyed to meet Frederick. Igor tries to convince him to continue in his grandfather's footsteps (\"Together Again\"); he has already hired the services of Inga, a yodeling lab assistant with a degree in  Laboratory Science  from the local community college. After a wagon ride to Castle Frankenstein (\"Roll in the Hay\"), they meet the mysterious Frau Blucher, whose spoken name frightens the horses.\n Once inside the castle's main living room, Frederick falls asleep reading  Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm  and dreams that his grandfather and ancestors encourage him to build a monster (\"Join the Family Business\"). He is awakened by Inga, and they, followed shortly by Igor, find the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory behind a book case by following eerie violin music. They discover the mysterious violin player to be Frau Blucher, who tells of her past with the late Victor for whom she was more than just a housekeeper (\"He Vas My Boyfriend\"). After reviewing his grandfather's notes, Frederick decides to carry on the experiments in the reanimation of the dead and asks Igor to find a large corpse as well as the brain of a scholar. The villagers gather at the local town hall for a meeting and are instructed to be on the lookout for grave robbers, as Frederick and Igor go through the town with their corpse (\"The Law\"). Igor returns with the brain, but drops it, secretly replacing it with another. Frederick creates the creature (\"Life, Life\"), who goes on a violent rampage shortly after waking. The doctor is dismayed to find that Igor had provided an abnormal brain.\n Inspector Kemp and the townspeople come to the castle to investigate, pretending to welcome Frederick (\"Welcome to Transylvania\"). Frederick and his employees try to stall the villagers (\"Transylvania Mania\") while Frau Blucher frees the Monster without letting Frederick know. Panic ensues as the monster breaks free from the stage and runs through the audience.\n The town begins to search for the Monster, with Frau Blucher trying to bring him back with music from her violin, but to no avail (\"He's Loose\"). Inga talks to the anxious doctor (\"Listen to Your Heart\"). Frau Blucher and Igor find the two suspended on the table where the Monster was brought to life, having just had sex.\n Elizabeth arrives unexpectedly in Transylvania with a large entourage (\"Surprise\") and finds Frederick and Inga, both in a state of undress, who tells her that no funny business was taking place. Meanwhile, the Monster finds a blind  hermit  named Harold after breaking through the wall of his house (\"Please Send Me Someone\"). Eventually, after Harold accidentally pours hot soup into the Monster's lap and lights his thumb (mistaking it as a  cigar ), the Monster is pained into another wild rampage and leaves. Frederick locks himself into a room with the Monster, and after overcoming his fears he tells the Monster that he is a handsome man who is loved and will be hailed by all (\"Man About Town\").\n The Monster is presented at the  Loews Transylvania Theatre , now dressed as a  gentleman , first walking on command, and then dancing to  Irving Berlin 's \" Puttin' On the Ritz \". While taking his bow, the Monster is scared when some stage lights explode. Elizabeth is kidnapped by the creature and is taken to a cave, where he forces himself on her. However, she is now seeing a different side of the Monster and discovers what she has been yearning for in her life (\"Deep Love\"). Luring the Monster back to the castle by the music of a French horn, Frederick attempts an intelligence transfer, but the Monster does not wake, and to make things worse, Inspector Kemp and the angry villagers (believing that Elizabeth has been killed by the Monster) break into the castle and bring Frederick to the  gallows . The doctor is hanged after finally accepting his family name (\"Frederick's Soliloquy\").\n The Monster returns, not only able to speak articulately but also using his newly transferred medical skills to discover that Frederick is not dead, but merely unconscious and is able to revive him. Just as the crowd is about to re-hang Frederick and the Monster, Elizabeth arrives with a  Bride of Frankenstein  hairdo. The Monster proposes to Elizabeth (\"Deep Love\" (Reprise)) and a happy ending is ahead for all as the moon shines high on the newly engaged Doctor and Inga (\"Finale Ultimo\").\n Differences from the original film [ edit ] Although the plot remains mostly the same, there are several changes from the original film. \"The Happiest Town\" is not based on any scene from the film. Elizabeth arrives in Transylvania earlier than in the film, where she arrives after \"Puttin' on The Ritz\", a song performed in the film by only Frederick and the Monster; in the musical, it is sung by all characters except Elizabeth and the villagers. The scene from the film with the little girl is not in the musical. In the film, the Monster is lured not by a French horn but a violin, and awakens in the laboratory directly after the brain transfer; in the musical, the villagers hang Frederick before the Monster wakes and saves him, with the ensuing finale much expanded. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Act I Overture  – Orchestra \"The Happiest Town\" – Ziggy and Villagers \"The Brain\" – Frederick and Medical Students \"Please Don't Touch Me\" – Elizabeth and Passengers \"Together Again\" – Frederick and Igor \"Roll in the Hay\" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor \"Join the Family Business\" – Victor and Mad Scientists \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" – Frau Blucher *\"The Law\" – Kemp and Villagers \"Life, Life\" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher *\"He Vas My Boyfriend\" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher \"Welcome to Transylvania\" – Kemp and Village Quartet \"Transylvania Mania\" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers Act II \"Entr’acte\" – Orchestra \"He's Loose\" – Kemp and Villagers \"Listen to Your Heart\" – Inga \"Surprise\" – Elizabeth, Frau Blucher, Igor, and Entourage \"Please Send Me Someone\" – The Hermit \"Man About Town\" – Frederick \" Puttin' On the Ritz \"  ( music and lyrics by  Irving Berlin )  – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters *\"He's Loose\" (Reprise) – Kemp and Villagers \"Deep Love\" – Elizabeth \"Frederick's Soliloquy\" – Frederick \"Deep Love\" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers \"Finale Ultimo\" – The Company * Note: \"The Law\" and the reprises of \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" and \"He's Loose\" are not included on the cast recording. Act I \"Overture\" – Orchestra, Frederick and Medical Students \"The Brain\" – Frederick and Medical Students \"Please Don't Touch Me\" – Elizabeth and Passengers \"Together Again\" – Frederick and Igor \"Roll in the Hay\" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" – Frau Blucher \"It Could Work\" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher \"Hang Him Til He's Dead\" – Kemp and Villagers \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher \"Welcome to Transylvania\" – Kemp and Transylvania Quartet \"Transylvania Mania\" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers Act II \"He's Loose\" – Kemp and Villagers \"Listen to Your Heart\" – Frederick and Inga \"Surprise\" – Elizabeth, Igor, Frau Blucher, and Entourage \"Someone\" – Hermit, The Monster \" Puttin' On the Ritz \"  ( Music and Lyrics By  Irving Berlin )  – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters \"Deep Love\" – Elizabeth \"Frederick's Soliloquy\" – Frederick \"Deep Love\" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers \"Finale Ultimo\" – Company Broadway replacement cast [ edit ] London replacement cast [ edit ] Nic Greenshields replaced Shuler Hensley as The Monster from November 20, 2017. Cory English  replaced Ross Noble as Igor from February 12, 2018. The Broadway orchestrations by Doug Besterman call for a large twenty-four-piece orchestra, including three violins, two violas, two violoncelli, three trumpets, two trombones, two French horns, four woodwinds, three keyboards, one drum set, one percussionist, and one bass.\n The London orchestrations, also by Besterman, have been scaled down for a nine-piece orchestra.\n Young Frankenstein  generally received mixed critical reviews and was often compared to  The Producers , a 2001 adaptation of another Mel Brooks film. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Ben Brantley  of  The New York Times  called it \"an overblown burlesque revue, right down to its giggly smuttiness ... Mr. Brooks’s songs have a throwaway quality, as if they were dashed off on the day of the performance.\" [ 8 ] The New York Post  gave a more positive review, saying that the show \"is nearly very good indeed\" and that \"Brooks and Stroman pull out every stop. Despite music that's more ho-hum than hummable, Brooks' lyrics are bright and witty. Better yet, the book ... does a great job, with the assistance of co-writer Thomas Meehan, in transferring the original script to the stage.\" [ 44 ] The Daily Telegraph  said that \"Susan Stroman directs and choreographs with her usual wit and invention\", but also mentioned that \"you cannot escape the impression that everyone is working desperately hard to animate essentially weak material, and the show fatally lacks that touch of the sublime that made  The Producers  so special.\" [ 45 ] The production won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite New Broadway Musical. [ 46 ] When describing the audience's reaction, Brooks said, \"I love what they do. The audience knows 'Young Frankenstein' the movie; they didn't know 'The Producers.' They all neigh when anyone on stage says 'Frau Blucher.' And they can't wait for the Blind Hermit to spill the hot soup on the monster's lap. It's great to see the audience play ping-pong with the actors.\" [ 47 ] The West End production fared much better with critics and even received four to five star ratings from  WhatsOnStage.com ,  The Guardian ,  The Daily Telegraph , and the  London Evening Standard . [ 48 ] Major awards and nominations [ edit ] Original Broadway production [ edit ] Original US national tour [ edit ] Year\n Award\n Category\n Nominee\n Result\n Ref. 2011\n San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award\n Best Production\n Nominated\n [ 54 ] Original West End production [ edit ]","attrs_markdown":"[Jump to content](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#bodyContent)\n\nMain menu\n\nMain menu\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nNavigation\n\n- [Main page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page \"Visit the main page [z]\")\n- [Contents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents \"Guides to browsing Wikipedia\")\n- [Current events](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Current_events \"Articles related to current events\")\n- [Random article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Random \"Visit a randomly selected article [x]\")\n- [About Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:About \"Learn about Wikipedia and how it works\")\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contact_us \"How to contact Wikipedia\")\n\nContribute\n\n- [Help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Contents \"Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Learn to edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction \"Learn how to edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Community portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Community_portal \"The hub for editors\")\n- [Recent changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChanges \"A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard \"Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia\")\n- [Special pages](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:SpecialPages)\n\n[![](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/icons\/wikipedia.png) ![Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg) ![The Free Encyclopedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search \"Search Wikipedia [f]\")\n\nAppearance\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Young+Frankenstein+%28musical%29 \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Young+Frankenstein+%28musical%29 \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. 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For the DC Comics character, see [Young Frankenstein (comics)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$comics\$ \"Young Frankenstein (comics)\").\n\n| *Young Frankenstein* |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4b\/Young_frankenstein_brooksa.JPG\/250px-Young_frankenstein_brooksa.JPG)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Young_frankenstein_brooksa.JPG)Original Broadway Cast Album cover |   |\n| Music | [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_Brooks \"Mel Brooks\") |\n| Lyrics | Mel Brooks |\n| [Book](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Book_\$musical_theatre\$ \"Book (musical theatre)\") | Mel Brooks   [Thomas Meehan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Meehan_\$writer\$ \"Thomas Meehan (writer)\") |\n| Basis | *[Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein \"Young Frankenstein\")* by [Gene Wilder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Wilder \"Gene Wilder\") Mel Brooks |\n| Productions | 2007 [Seattle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle \"Seattle\") (tryout) 2007 [Broadway](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadway_theatre \"Broadway theatre\") 2009 United States tour 2011 United States tour 2017 [West End](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_End_theatre \"West End theatre\") |\n| Awards | [Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award \"Outer Critics Circle Award\") |\n\n***Young Frankenstein*** (promoted as ***The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein***) is a [musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Musical_theatre \"Musical theatre\") with a book by [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_Brooks \"Mel Brooks\") and [Thomas Meehan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Meehan_\$writer\$ \"Thomas Meehan (writer)\"), and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on [the 1974 comedy film of the same name](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein \"Young Frankenstein\") written by [Gene Wilder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Wilder \"Gene Wilder\") and Brooks who also directed and has described it as his best film.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-1) It is a [parody](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parody \"Parody\") of the [horror film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horror_film \"Horror film\") genre, especially the 1931 [Universal Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Pictures \"Universal Pictures\") adaptation of [Mary Shelley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Shelley \"Mary Shelley\")'s *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1931_film\$ \"Frankenstein (1931 film)\")* and its 1935 and 1939 sequels, *[Bride of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein \"Bride of Frankenstein\")* and *[Son of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Son_of_Frankenstein \"Son of Frankenstein\")*.\n\nAfter tryouts in [Seattle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle \"Seattle\") and four weeks of previews, the musical opened on [Broadway](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadway_theatre \"Broadway theatre\") on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews. The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009, after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009, in [Providence, Rhode Island](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Providence,_Rhode_Island \"Providence, Rhode Island\").[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-:2-2)\n\nA revised version of the show opened in [London's West End](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_End_theatre \"West End theatre\") at the [Garrick Theatre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garrick_Theatre \"Garrick Theatre\") on October 10, 2017 (after a tryout at the [Theatre Royal, Newcastle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theatre_Royal,_Newcastle \"Theatre Royal, Newcastle\")) to positive reviews.\n\n## Background\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Background\")\\]\n\nAfter the success of his 2001 musical, *[The Producers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Producers_\$musical\$ \"The Producers (musical)\")*, based on Brooks's earlier film of the same name, Brooks decided to create a musical based on another of his successful films. Brooks and Meehan (the same team that crafted *The Producers*) began work on the project in April 2006. An October 2006 reading of the first draft of the script directed by [Susan Stroman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Stroman \"Susan Stroman\") (who had directed the earlier musical)[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-3) featured [Brian d'Arcy James](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_d%27Arcy_James \"Brian d'Arcy James\") as Dr. Frankenstein, [Kristin Chenoweth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kristin_Chenoweth \"Kristin Chenoweth\") as Elizabeth, [Sutton Foster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sutton_Foster \"Sutton Foster\") as Inga, [Roger Bart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Bart \"Roger Bart\") as Igor, [Marc Kudisch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Kudisch \"Marc Kudisch\") as Inspector Kemp, and [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") as the Monster.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-4)\n\n[Cloris Leachman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman \"Cloris Leachman\"), reprising her film role as Frau Blucher, also attended the table read, and at the time it was widely reported she would be offered the role of Blucher for the stage show.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-5) However, [gossip](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gossip \"Gossip\") maven [Liz Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liz_Smith_\$journalist\$ \"Liz Smith (journalist)\") reported in her January 12, 2007 *[New York Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Post \"New York Post\")* column that Leachman was sent a letter informing her she would not be considered for the Broadway production because the producers wanted to keep the film and stage properties separate (and also because of Brooks's concerns over Leachman's ability to perform the character consistently at her age). Despite this, due to Leachman's success on *[Dancing with the Stars](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dancing_with_the_Stars_\$US_TV_series\$ \"Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)\")*, Brooks reportedly asked her to reprise her role as Frau Blucher after [Beth Leavel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beth_Leavel \"Beth Leavel\") left the production. However, the production closed before Leachman could take over the role.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-6)[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-7)\n\n## Productions\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Productions\")\\]\n\n### Seattle tryout and Broadway (2007–2009)\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Seattle tryout and Broadway (2007–2009)\")\\]\n\nThe pre-Broadway try-out played at the [Paramount Theatre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramount_Theatre_\$Seattle,_Washington\$ \"Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)\") in [Seattle, Washington](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle,_Washington \"Seattle, Washington\") from August 7 through September 1, 2007.\n\n*Young Frankenstein* began previews on [Broadway](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadway_theatre \"Broadway theatre\") on October 11, 2007, and opened on November 8 at the [Lyric Theatre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyric_Theatre_\$1998_New_York_City\$ \"Lyric Theatre (1998 New York City)\") (then the Hilton Theatre) and closed on January 4, 2009, after 485 performances. Directed and choreographed by [Susan Stroman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Stroman \"Susan Stroman\"), it starred [Roger Bart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Bart \"Roger Bart\") as Frankenstein, [Megan Mullally](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Megan_Mullally \"Megan Mullally\") as Elizabeth, [Christopher Fitzgerald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\$actor\$ \"Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)\") as Igor, [Sutton Foster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sutton_Foster \"Sutton Foster\") as Inga, [Andrea Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrea_Martin \"Andrea Martin\") as Frau Blucher, [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") as The Monster, and [Fred Applegate](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Applegate_\$actor\$ \"Fred Applegate (actor)\") as Inspector Kemp. Sets were designed by [Robin Wagner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robin_Wagner_\$designer\$ \"Robin Wagner (designer)\") and costumes by [William Ivey Long](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Ivey_Long \"William Ivey Long\"); orchestrations were by [Doug Besterman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doug_Besterman \"Doug Besterman\"). The production had a reported \\$16 million-plus budget[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-:3-8) and a top ticket price of \\$450 in its \"differential seating\". It also sold front row tickets for \\$25 each based on a lottery a few hours before each performance.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-9) The producers indicated that they planned to buck the usual Broadway practice by not reporting Box Office returns.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-10)\n\nThe musical's original [cast album](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cast_recording \"Cast recording\") was released on December 26, 2007, by Decca Broadway and was third on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart in the beginning of January 2008.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-11)\n\nReplacements for the Broadway company included [Kelly Sullivan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kelly_Sullivan_\$actress\$ \"Kelly Sullivan (actress)\") as Inga, [Beth Leavel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beth_Leavel \"Beth Leavel\") as Frau Blucher, Michele Ragusa as Elizabeth, and [Cory English](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cory_English \"Cory English\") as Igor.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-12)[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-13)\n\n### US tours\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: US tours\")\\]\n\n**First National Tour** A touring production of the show began in September 2009 at the [Providence Performing Arts Center](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Providence_Performing_Arts_Center \"Providence Performing Arts Center\"), [Providence, Rhode Island](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Providence,_Rhode_Island \"Providence, Rhode Island\").[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-14) The cast for the tour included Roger Bart and Shuler Hensley, reprising their Broadway roles, along with Cory English (Igor), [Brad Oscar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Oscar \"Brad Oscar\") (Inspector Kemp\/Blind Hermit), Beth Curry (Elizabeth), Joanna Glushak (Frau Blucher), and Anne Horak (Inga).[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-:2-2)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-15)\n\nThe show went on temporary hiatus on August 8, 2010, and re-opened on September 12, 2010, with a new cast that includes Christopher Ryan as Frederick Frankenstein, Preston Truman Boyd as The Monster, [David Benoit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Benoit_\$actor\$ \"David Benoit (actor)\") as Inspector Kemp, [Janine DiVita](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janine_DiVita \"Janine DiVita\") as Elizabeth, and Synthia Link as Inga. English and Glushak continued to play the roles they originated on tour.[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-16)\n\n**Second National Tour** The show re-opened for a second National Tour on September 30, 2011, at the [Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanover_Theatre_for_the_Performing_Arts \"Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts\") in [Worcester, Massachusetts](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worcester,_Massachusetts \"Worcester, Massachusetts\"). The cast included [A.J. Holmes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A.J._Holmes \"A.J. Holmes\") (Frederick Frankenstein), Lexie Dorsett (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Pawlowski (Inga), Rory Donovan (The Monster), Pat Sibley (Frau Blucher), Christopher Timson (Igor), and Britt Hancock (Inspector Kemp\/The Hermit).[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-17)[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-18)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-19)[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-20)\n\n### Newcastle tryout and West End (2017–2018)\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Newcastle tryout and West End (2017–2018)\")\\]\n\nThe show made its UK premiere at the [Newcastle Theatre Royal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theatre_Royal,_Newcastle \"Theatre Royal, Newcastle\") from August 26 to September 9, 2017, before transferring to [London's](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London \"London\") [West End](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_End_theatre \"West End theatre\") at the [Garrick Theatre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garrick_Theatre \"Garrick Theatre\"), where it began previews on September 28 and opened on October 10.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-21) The production was directed and choreographed by [Susan Stroman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Stroman \"Susan Stroman\"), featured set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by [William Ivey Long](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Ivey_Long \"William Ivey Long\"), lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Gareth Owen, and Andrew Hilton as musical director with Glen Kelly as musical supervisor. It was produced by Brooks, Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Hani Farsi.[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-Stroman-interview-22)\n\nThis production is a reworked version of the Broadway production, which features changes to some of the lyrics and book by Brooks and Meehan. For example, the \"Transylvanian Lullaby Theme\" from the original film by [John Morris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Morris_\$composer\$ \"John Morris (composer)\") is used throughout, such as during the Overture, \"The Experiment\", \"Frederick's Soliloquy\", and the exit music. Some songs and scenes were cut, including \"The Happiest Town\" (making the musical start with \"The Brain\" after the Overture), \"Join The Family Business\" (cutting Frederick's dream sequence entirely), \"Life, Life\", and most of \"Man About Town\". The dialogue after \"Surprise\" is cut, ending the scene at the end of the song. Brooks wrote some new numbers, such as \"It Could Work\" (sung by Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Blucher upon discovering Victor's notes) and \"Hang Him Till He's Dead\" (replacing \"The Law\"). The character of Mr. Hiltop is cut during \"The Brain\", and instead Frederick performs his demonstration on one of the students, Bertram Batram. The production is also notably reworked for intimate venues such as the Garrick Theatre to work as a [vaudeville](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaudeville \"Vaudeville\") piece, unlike the larger scaled Broadway production.\n\nOn April 21, the initial casting was announced, including [Hadley Fraser](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hadley_Fraser \"Hadley Fraser\") as Frederick Frankenstein, [Ross Noble](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ross_Noble \"Ross Noble\") as Igor, [Lesley Joseph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lesley_Joseph \"Lesley Joseph\") as Frau Blucher, [Dianne Pilkington](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dianne_Pilkington \"Dianne Pilkington\") as Elisabeth, [Summer Strallen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Summer_Strallen \"Summer Strallen\") as Inga, and Patrick Clancy as Inspector Kemp.[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-23) [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") reprised his role as the Monster from the original Broadway and North American tour productions.[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-Stroman-interview-22)[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-24) Nic Greenshields succeeded Hensley in the role of the Monster beginning November 20, 2017.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-:0-25) Cory English succeeded Noble in the role of Igor beginning February 12, 2018, reprising the role from the Broadway and North American tour productions.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-:1-26)\n\nThe Original London Cast Recording featuring 23 tracks was released on August 10, 2018, which was recorded live over several performances (although it is labeled as the \"Original London Cast Recording\", the album features Nic Greenshields as The Monster, who replaced Shuler Hensley). A UK Tour was announced at the same time for late 2019; however, this never occurred and no explanation was ever provided.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-closing-27)[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-28) The West End production closed on August 25, 2018, after 11 months.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-closing-27)\n\nThe revised UK production made its North American debut at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in [La Mirada, California](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Mirada,_California \"La Mirada, California\") in September, 2022[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-29) starring [Sally Struthers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sally_Struthers \"Sally Struthers\") as Frau Blücher, A.J. Holmes as Frederick Frankenstein, Sarah Wolter as Elizabeth, Trent Mills as The Monster, Maggie Ek as Inga, Wesley Slade as Igor, and Gregory North as Inspector Kemp & The Hermit (in place of the injured Joe Hart).[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-30)\n\n### International Productions\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: International Productions\")\\]\n\nA Brazilian production produced by Möeller & Botelho and Aventura Teatros was shown in [Rio de Janeiro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rio_de_Janeiro \"Rio de Janeiro\") from August 18 to October 8, 2023 at Teatro Multiplan and in [São Paulo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A3o_Paulo \"São Paulo\") from January 18 to March 10, 2024 at [Teatro Bradesco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teatro_Bradesco \"Teatro Bradesco\"). It included the script and orchestration changes from the West End version, and starred [Marcelo Serrado](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcelo_Serrado \"Marcelo Serrado\"), [Dani Calabresa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dani_Calabresa \"Dani Calabresa\"), Hamilton Dias, [Totia Meireles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Totia_Meireles \"Totia Meireles\"), Claudio Galvan, [Bel Kutner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bel_Kutner \"Bel Kutner\"), [Malu Rodrigues](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malu_Rodrigues \"Malu Rodrigues\") and Fernando Caruso.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nThe international rights of both the West End and the Broadway versions are currently held by Musical Theatre International.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-31)[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-32) This has led to multiple international productions including in [Zürich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Z%C3%BCrich \"Zürich\") in 2019[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-33) and [Bonn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bonn \"Bonn\") in 2023.[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-34)\n\n### Live television production (TBA)\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: Live television production (TBA)\")\\]\n\nThe musical version was to be used as the basis of a live broadcast event on the [ABC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Broadcasting_Company \"American Broadcasting Company\") network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-35) As of June 2024, there has been no further word on the status of the project.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n## Synopsis of original Broadway production\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: Synopsis of original Broadway production\")\\]\n\n### Act I\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: Act I\")\\]\n\nIn 1934, the villagers of [Transylvania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transylvania \"Transylvania\") Heights celebrate the funeral procession of the [mad scientist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_scientist \"Mad scientist\") Dr. [Victor von Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Frankenstein \"Victor Frankenstein\"). However, Inspector Kemp, who has a wooden right arm and wooden left leg, tells the town of the existence of Victor's grandson: Frederick, the Dean of Anatomy at [New York](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_City \"New York City\")'s Johns, Miriam and Anthony Hopkins School of Medicine. The village idiot, Ziggy, convinces the other villagers that there is no way a New York doctor would come to Transylvania, thus continuing the celebration (\"The Happiest Town\").\n\nIn New York, Frederick Frankenstein is embarrassed to be a Frankenstein, insisting his name be pronounced \"Fronkensteen\" and that he is not a madman but a [scientist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scientist \"Scientist\"). He teaches his students about the greatest mind of science (\"The Brain\"). After learning that he has inherited his grandfather's castle in Transylvania, he is forced to resolve the issue of the property. As Elizabeth Benning, Frederick's [fiancée](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Engagement \"Engagement\"), sees him off, it is clear that their relationship is far from physical as Elizabeth enumerates all the lustful situations from which she is abstaining (\"Please Don’t Touch Me”).\n\nArriving at Transylvania Heights, Frederick meets the hunchback [Igor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$Young_Frankenstein\$ \"Igor (Young Frankenstein)\") (pronounced \"Eye-gore\"), the grandson of Victor's henchman, who is overjoyed to meet Frederick. Igor tries to convince him to continue in his grandfather's footsteps (\"Together Again\"); he has already hired the services of Inga, a yodeling lab assistant with a degree in [Laboratory Science](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medical_laboratory_scientist \"Medical laboratory scientist\") from the local community college. After a wagon ride to Castle Frankenstein (\"Roll in the Hay\"), they meet the mysterious Frau Blucher, whose spoken name frightens the horses.\n\nOnce inside the castle's main living room, Frederick falls asleep reading *[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm \"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm\")* and dreams that his grandfather and ancestors encourage him to build a monster (\"Join the Family Business\"). He is awakened by Inga, and they, followed shortly by Igor, find the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory behind a book case by following eerie violin music. They discover the mysterious violin player to be Frau Blucher, who tells of her past with the late Victor for whom she was more than just a housekeeper (\"He Vas My Boyfriend\"). After reviewing his grandfather's notes, Frederick decides to carry on the experiments in the reanimation of the dead and asks Igor to find a large corpse as well as the brain of a scholar. The villagers gather at the local town hall for a meeting and are instructed to be on the lookout for grave robbers, as Frederick and Igor go through the town with their corpse (\"The Law\"). Igor returns with the brain, but drops it, secretly replacing it with another. Frederick creates the creature (\"Life, Life\"), who goes on a violent rampage shortly after waking. The doctor is dismayed to find that Igor had provided an abnormal brain.\n\nInspector Kemp and the townspeople come to the castle to investigate, pretending to welcome Frederick (\"Welcome to Transylvania\"). Frederick and his employees try to stall the villagers (\"Transylvania Mania\") while Frau Blucher frees the Monster without letting Frederick know. Panic ensues as the monster breaks free from the stage and runs through the audience.\n\n### Act II\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=10 \"Edit section: Act II\")\\]\n\nThe town begins to search for the Monster, with Frau Blucher trying to bring him back with music from her violin, but to no avail (\"He's Loose\"). Inga talks to the anxious doctor (\"Listen to Your Heart\"). Frau Blucher and Igor find the two suspended on the table where the Monster was brought to life, having just had sex.\n\nElizabeth arrives unexpectedly in Transylvania with a large entourage (\"Surprise\") and finds Frederick and Inga, both in a state of undress, who tells her that no funny business was taking place. Meanwhile, the Monster finds a blind [hermit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermit \"Hermit\") named Harold after breaking through the wall of his house (\"Please Send Me Someone\"). Eventually, after Harold accidentally pours hot soup into the Monster's lap and lights his thumb (mistaking it as a [cigar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cigar \"Cigar\")), the Monster is pained into another wild rampage and leaves. Frederick locks himself into a room with the Monster, and after overcoming his fears he tells the Monster that he is a handsome man who is loved and will be hailed by all (\"Man About Town\").\n\nThe Monster is presented at the [Loews Transylvania Theatre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loews_Hotels \"Loews Hotels\"), now dressed as a [gentleman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_society_\$social_class\$ \"High society (social class)\"), first walking on command, and then dancing to [Irving Berlin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irving_Berlin \"Irving Berlin\")'s \"[Puttin' On the Ritz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz \"Puttin' On the Ritz\")\". While taking his bow, the Monster is scared when some stage lights explode. Elizabeth is kidnapped by the creature and is taken to a cave, where he forces himself on her. However, she is now seeing a different side of the Monster and discovers what she has been yearning for in her life (\"Deep Love\"). Luring the Monster back to the castle by the music of a French horn, Frederick attempts an intelligence transfer, but the Monster does not wake, and to make things worse, Inspector Kemp and the angry villagers (believing that Elizabeth has been killed by the Monster) break into the castle and bring Frederick to the [gallows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gallows \"Gallows\"). The doctor is hanged after finally accepting his family name (\"Frederick's Soliloquy\").\n\nThe Monster returns, not only able to speak articulately but also using his newly transferred medical skills to discover that Frederick is not dead, but merely unconscious and is able to revive him. Just as the crowd is about to re-hang Frederick and the Monster, Elizabeth arrives with a [Bride of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein \"Bride of Frankenstein\") hairdo. The Monster proposes to Elizabeth (\"Deep Love\" (Reprise)) and a happy ending is ahead for all as the moon shines high on the newly engaged Doctor and Inga (\"Finale Ultimo\").\n\n### Differences from the original film\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=11 \"Edit section: Differences from the original film\")\\]\n\nAlthough the plot remains mostly the same, there are several changes from the original film. \"The Happiest Town\" is not based on any scene from the film. Elizabeth arrives in Transylvania earlier than in the film, where she arrives after \"Puttin' on The Ritz\", a song performed in the film by only Frederick and the Monster; in the musical, it is sung by all characters except Elizabeth and the villagers. The scene from the film with the little girl is not in the musical. In the film, the Monster is lured not by a French horn but a violin, and awakens in the laboratory directly after the brain transfer; in the musical, the villagers hang Frederick before the Monster wakes and saves him, with the ensuing finale much expanded.[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-36)[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-37)\n\n## Musical numbers\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: Musical numbers\")\\]\n\n### Broadway song list\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=13 \"Edit section: Broadway song list\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Act I [Overture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overture \"Overture\") – Orchestra \"The Happiest Town\" – Ziggy and Villagers \"The Brain\" – Frederick and Medical Students \"Please Don't Touch Me\" – Elizabeth and Passengers \"Together Again\" – Frederick and Igor \"Roll in the Hay\" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor \"Join the Family Business\" – Victor and Mad Scientists \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" – Frau Blucher \\*\"The Law\" – Kemp and Villagers \"Life, Life\" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher \\*\"He Vas My Boyfriend\" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher \"Welcome to Transylvania\" – Kemp and Village Quartet \"Transylvania Mania\" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers | Act II \"Entr’acte\" – Orchestra \"He's Loose\" – Kemp and Villagers \"Listen to Your Heart\" – Inga \"Surprise\" – Elizabeth, Frau Blucher, Igor, and Entourage \"Please Send Me Someone\" – The Hermit \"Man About Town\" – Frederick \"[Puttin' On the Ritz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz \"Puttin' On the Ritz\")\" (*music and lyrics by [Irving Berlin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irving_Berlin \"Irving Berlin\")*) – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters \\*\"He's Loose\" (Reprise) – Kemp and Villagers \"Deep Love\" – Elizabeth \"Frederick's Soliloquy\" – Frederick \"Deep Love\" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers \"Finale Ultimo\" – The Company |\n\n\\**Note: \"The Law\" and the reprises of \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" and \"He's Loose\" are not included on the cast recording.*\n\n### London song list\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=14 \"Edit section: London song list\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Act I \"Overture\" – Orchestra, Frederick and Medical Students \"The Brain\" – Frederick and Medical Students \"Please Don't Touch Me\" – Elizabeth and Passengers \"Together Again\" – Frederick and Igor \"Roll in the Hay\" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" – Frau Blucher \"It Could Work\" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher \"Hang Him Til He's Dead\" – Kemp and Villagers \"He Vas My Boyfriend\" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher \"Welcome to Transylvania\" – Kemp and Transylvania Quartet \"Transylvania Mania\" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers | Act II \"He's Loose\" – Kemp and Villagers \"Listen to Your Heart\" – Frederick and Inga \"Surprise\" – Elizabeth, Igor, Frau Blucher, and Entourage \"Someone\" – Hermit, The Monster \"[Puttin' On the Ritz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz \"Puttin' On the Ritz\")\" (*Music and Lyrics By [Irving Berlin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irving_Berlin \"Irving Berlin\")*) – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters \"Deep Love\" – Elizabeth \"Frederick's Soliloquy\" – Frederick \"Deep Love\" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers \"Finale Ultimo\" – Company |\n\n## Casts\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=15 \"Edit section: Casts\")\\]\n\n| Role | Workshop | Seattle tryout | Original Broadway production | First US national tour | Reopened first US national tour | Second US national tour | Original West End production |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2017 |   |   |\n| Frederick Frankenstein | [Brian d'Arcy James](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_d%27Arcy_James \"Brian d'Arcy James\") | [Roger Bart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Bart \"Roger Bart\") | Christopher Ryan | [A.J. Holmes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A.J._Holmes \"A.J. Holmes\") | [Hadley Fraser](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hadley_Fraser \"Hadley Fraser\") |   |   |\n| Elizabeth | [Kristin Chenoweth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kristin_Chenoweth \"Kristin Chenoweth\") | [Megan Mullally](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Megan_Mullally \"Megan Mullally\") | Beth Curry | [Janine DiVita](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janine_DiVita \"Janine DiVita\") | Lexie Dorsett Sharp | [Dianne Pilkington](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dianne_Pilkington \"Dianne Pilkington\") |   |\n| [Igor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$Young_Frankenstein\$ \"Igor (Young Frankenstein)\") | [Roger Bart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Bart \"Roger Bart\") | [Christopher Fitzgerald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\$actor\$ \"Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)\") | [Cory English](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cory_English \"Cory English\") | Christopher Timson | [Ross Noble](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ross_Noble \"Ross Noble\") |   |   |\n| Inga | [Sutton Foster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sutton_Foster \"Sutton Foster\") | [Anne Horak Gallagher](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Horak_Gallagher \"Anne Horak Gallagher\") | Synthia Link | Elizabeth Pawlowski | [Summer Strallen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Summer_Strallen \"Summer Strallen\") |   |   |\n| Frau Blucher | [Cloris Leachman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloris_Leachman \"Cloris Leachman\") | [Andrea Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrea_Martin \"Andrea Martin\") | Joanna Glushak | Pat Sibley | [Lesley Joseph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lesley_Joseph \"Lesley Joseph\") |   |   |\n| [The Monster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein%27s_monster \"Frankenstein's monster\") | [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") | Preston Truman Boyd | Rory Donovan | [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") |   |   |   |\n| Inspector Kemp\/The Hermit | [Marc Kudisch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Kudisch \"Marc Kudisch\") | [Fred Applegate](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Applegate_\$actor\$ \"Fred Applegate (actor)\") | [Brad Oscar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Oscar \"Brad Oscar\") | [David Benoit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Benoit_\$actor\$ \"David Benoit (actor)\") | Britt Hancock | Patrick Clancy |   |\n\n### Broadway replacement cast\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=16 \"Edit section: Broadway replacement cast\")\\]\n\n- [Kelly Sullivan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kelly_Sullivan_\$actress\$ \"Kelly Sullivan (actress)\") replaced Sutton Foster as \"Inga\" on July 8, 2008.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-38)\n- [Beth Leavel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beth_Leavel \"Beth Leavel\") replaced Andrea Martin as \"Frau Blucher\" on July 15, 2008.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-39)\n- [Michele Ragusa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michele_Ragusa \"Michele Ragusa\") replaced Megan Mullally as Elizabeth on August 5, 2008.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-40)\n- [Cory English](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cory_English \"Cory English\") replaced Christopher Fitzgerald as \"Igor\" on November 25, 2008.[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-41)\n\n### London replacement cast\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=17 \"Edit section: London replacement cast\")\\]\n\n- Nic Greenshields replaced Shuler Hensley as The Monster from November 20, 2017.\n- [Cory English](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cory_English \"Cory English\") replaced Ross Noble as Igor from February 12, 2018.\n\n## Instrumentation\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: Instrumentation\")\\]\n\nThe Broadway orchestrations by Doug Besterman call for a large twenty-four-piece orchestra, including three violins, two violas, two violoncelli, three trumpets, two trombones, two French horns, four woodwinds, three keyboards, one drum set, one percussionist, and one bass.\n\nThe London orchestrations, also by Besterman, have been scaled down for a nine-piece orchestra.\n\n## Reception\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=19 \"Edit section: Reception\")\\]\n\n*Young Frankenstein* generally received mixed critical reviews and was often compared to *[The Producers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Producers_\$musical\$ \"The Producers (musical)\")*, a 2001 adaptation of another Mel Brooks film.[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-42)[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-43) [Ben Brantley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Brantley \"Ben Brantley\") of *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* called it \"an overblown burlesque revue, right down to its giggly smuttiness ... Mr. Brooks’s songs have a throwaway quality, as if they were dashed off on the day of the performance.\"[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-:3-8)\n\n*[The New York Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Post \"The New York Post\")* gave a more positive review, saying that the show \"is nearly very good indeed\" and that \"Brooks and Stroman pull out every stop. Despite music that's more ho-hum than hummable, Brooks' lyrics are bright and witty. Better yet, the book ... does a great job, with the assistance of co-writer Thomas Meehan, in transferring the original script to the stage.\"[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-44)\n\n*[The Daily Telegraph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Telegraph \"The Daily Telegraph\")* said that \"Susan Stroman directs and choreographs with her usual wit and invention\", but also mentioned that \"you cannot escape the impression that everyone is working desperately hard to animate essentially weak material, and the show fatally lacks that touch of the sublime that made *The Producers* so special.\"[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-45)\n\nThe production won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite New Broadway Musical.[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-broadway.com-46)\n\nWhen describing the audience's reaction, Brooks said, \"I love what they do. The audience knows 'Young Frankenstein' the movie; they didn't know 'The Producers.' They all neigh when anyone on stage says 'Frau Blucher.' And they can't wait for the Blind Hermit to spill the hot soup on the monster's lap. It's great to see the audience play ping-pong with the actors.\"[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-47)\n\nThe West End production fared much better with critics and even received four to five star ratings from *[WhatsOnStage.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WhatsOnStage.com \"WhatsOnStage.com\")*, *[The Guardian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Guardian \"The Guardian\")*, *[The Daily Telegraph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Telegraph \"The Daily Telegraph\")*, and the *[London Evening Standard](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_Evening_Standard \"London Evening Standard\")*.[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-48)\n\n## Major awards and nominations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=20 \"Edit section: Major awards and nominations\")\\]\n\n### Original Broadway production\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=21 \"Edit section: Original Broadway production\")\\]\n\n| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 2008 | [Tony Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award \"Tony Award\") | [Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical \"Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical\") | [Christopher Fitzgerald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\$actor\$ \"Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)\") | Nominated | [\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-49) |\n| [Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical \"Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical\") | [Andrea Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrea_Martin \"Andrea Martin\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Best Scenic Design of a Musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Award_for_Best_Scenic_Design \"Tony Award for Best Scenic Design\") | [Robin Wagner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robin_Wagner_\$designer\$ \"Robin Wagner (designer)\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Drama Desk Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_Desk_Award \"Drama Desk Award\") | [Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical \"Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical\") | [Christopher Fitzgerald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\$actor\$ \"Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)\") | Nominated | [\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-50) |   |\n| [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") | Nominated |   |   |   |   |\n| [Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical \"Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical\") | [Andrea Martin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrea_Martin \"Andrea Martin\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Outstanding Lyrics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lyrics \"Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics\") | [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_Brooks \"Mel Brooks\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Outstanding Choreography](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Choreography \"Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography\") | [Susan Stroman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Stroman \"Susan Stroman\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Outer Critics Circle Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award \"Outer Critics Circle Award\") | Best Musical | Won | [\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-51) |   |   |\n| Best Score | [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mel_Brooks \"Mel Brooks\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| Best Actor in a Musical | [Roger Bart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Bart \"Roger Bart\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| Best Featured Actor in a Musical | [Christopher Fitzgerald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Fitzgerald_\$actor\$ \"Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Shuler Hensley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shuler_Hensley \"Shuler Hensley\") | Nominated |   |   |   |   |\n| Best Director of a Musical | [Susan Stroman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Stroman \"Susan Stroman\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Drama League Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_League_Award \"Drama League Award\") | Distinguished Production of a Musical | Nominated | [\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-52) |   |   |\n| Distinguished Performance | [Roger Bart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Bart \"Roger Bart\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Sutton Foster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sutton_Foster \"Sutton Foster\") | Nominated |   |   |   |   |\n| 2009 | [Grammy Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award \"Grammy Award\") | [Best Musical Theater Album](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Theater_Album \"Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album\") | Nominated | [\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-53) |   |\n\n### Original US national tour\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=22 \"Edit section: Original US national tour\")\\]\n\n| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award | Best Production | Nominated | [\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-54) |   |\n\n### Original West End production\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=23 \"Edit section: Original West End production\")\\]\n\n| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 2018 | [Laurence Olivier Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laurence_Olivier_Awards \"Laurence Olivier Awards\") | Best New Musical | Nominated | [\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_note-55) |   |\n| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | [Ross Noble](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ross_Noble \"Ross Noble\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical | [Lesley Joseph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lesley_Joseph \"Lesley Joseph\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=24 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-1)**\n   Spiegelman, Arthur (April 10, 2006). [\"Mel Brooks thinks it time for Frankenstein to dance\"](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/lifestyle\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10376854). *New Zealand Herald*. Retrieved September 6, 2020.\n2. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-:2_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-:2_2-1)\n   Jones, Kenneth (July 30, 2009). [\"Together Again: Bart and Hensley Will Tour in *Young Frankenstein*\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/together-again-bart-and-hensley-will-tour-in-young-frankenstein-com-161666). *Playbill*. Retrieved September 6, 2020.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-3)**\n   Simonson, Robert (September 6, 2006). [\"Chenoweth, Hensley, Kudisch to Star in October Workshop of *Young Frankenstein*\"](https:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/chenoweth-hensley-kudisch-to-star-in-october-workshop-of-young-frankenstein-com-134714). *Playbill*. Retrieved September 6, 2020.\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-4)**\n   Simonson, Robert (October 18, 2006). [\"'It's FRAHN-ken-steen': Brian D'Arcy James Nabs Lead Role in *Young Frankenstein* Workshop\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/its-frahn-ken-steen-brian-darcy-james-nabs-lead-role-in-young-frankenstein-workshop-com-135651). *Playbill*. Retrieved September 6, 2020.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-5)**\n   [\"Leachman to Return for Young Frankenstein Musical\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080614203435\/http:\/\/contactmusic.com\/news.nsf\/article\/leachman%20to%20return%20for%20young%20frankenstein%20musical_1013159). *Contact Music*. August 11, 2006. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/contactmusic.com\/news.nsf\/article\/leachman%20to%20return%20for%20young%20frankenstein%20musical_1013159) on June 14, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2007.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-6)**\n   [\"Axed 'Dancing' star Cloris Leachman may reprise 'Frankenstein' role\"](http:\/\/www.realitytvworld.com\/news\/axed-dancing-star-cloris-leachman-may-reprise-frankenstein-role-1015512.php). *Reality TV World*. October 29, 2008.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-7)**\n   [\"Leachman to Go 'Dancing' with YOUNG FRANK?\"](https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/article\/Leachman-to-Go-Dancing-with-YOUNG-FRANK-20081029). *BroadwayWorld*. October 29, 2008. 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Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.thestage.co.uk\/shenton\/2007\/10\/puttin_on_the_ritz_and_the_understu.php) on May 3, 2007.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-10)**\n    Cox, Gordon (October 19, 2007). [\"'Frankenstein' a monster production\"](https:\/\/variety.com\/2007\/more\/news\/frankenstein-a-monster-production-1117974373\/). *Variety*. Retrieved March 30, 2021.\n11. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-11)**\n    Hernandez, Ernio (January 10, 2008). [\"*Wicked*, *Jersey Boys* and *Young Frankenstein* Are Tops on Cast Albums Chart\"](https:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/wicked-jersey-boys-and-young-frankenstein-are-tops-on-cast-albums-chart-com-146755). *Playbill*.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-12)**\n    [\"Leavel, Ragusa and Sullivan Join 'Frankenstein' This Summer\"](http:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=29200). *BroadwayWorld*. June 23, 2008.\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-13)**\n    [\"Cory English Tapped to Play Igor in Young Frankenstein\"](http:\/\/www.broadway.com\/Cory-English-Tapped-to-Play-Igor-in-Young-Frankenstein\/broadway_news\/5015818). *Broadway.com*. November 19, 2008.\n14. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-14)**\n    Jones, Kenneth (September 25, 2008). [\"*Young Frankenstein* Will Tour Starting in Fall 2009\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/young-frankenstein-will-tour-starting-in-fall-2009-com-153656). *Playbill*. Retrieved September 6, 2020.\n15. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-15)**\n    Gray, Channing (October 3, 2009). [\"Theater review: 'Young Frankenstein' the musical is a handsome show with a good cast\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091004110158\/http:\/\/www.projo.com\/theater\/content\/lb_frankenstein_review_10-03-09_JRFTM17_v13.217d427.html). *The Providence Journal*. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.projo.com\/theater\/content\/lb_frankenstein_review_10-03-09_JRFTM17_v13.217d427.html) on October 4, 2009.\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-16)**\n    [\"Cast\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100529034816\/http:\/\/youngfrankensteinthemusical.com\/html\/cast\/). *youngfrankensteinthemusical.com*. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.youngfrankensteinthemusical.com\/html\/cast\/) on May 29, 2010.\n17. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-17)** [Young Frankenstein tour opens in Worcester](http:\/\/www.telegram.com\/article\/20110930\/NEWS\/109309733) Telegram, Retrieved February 22, 2018\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-18)**\n    [\"Young Frankenstein Replacement US Tour Musical Cast 2009 \\| US Tour World\"](https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/shows\/cast.php?showid=330228&cast_type=replacement).\n19. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-19)**\n    Duckett, Richard (September 20, 2011). [\"'Young Frankenstein' tour opens in Worcester\"](https:\/\/www.telegram.com\/article\/20110930\/NEWS\/109309733). *Telegram.com*. 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Retrieved August 26, 2017. \"The plot features Frederick (Hadley Fraser), the grandson of Dr Frankenstein, ending up in Transylvania Heights, in 1934, and building another monster (Shuler Hensley).\"\n25. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-:0_25-0)**\n    Gans, Andrew (November 15, 2017). [\"West End's *Young Frankenstein* Will Welcome a New Monster\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/west-ends-young-frankenstein-will-welcome-a-new-monster). *Playbill*. Retrieved February 4, 2018.\n26. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-:1_26-0)**\n    @youngfrankldn (February 12, 2018). [\"From tonight there's a new guy in the hump! Show some deep love to our new Igor, Cory English\"](https:\/\/x.com\/youngfrankldn\/status\/963095354064408577) ([Tweet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tweet_\$social_media\$ \"Tweet (social media)\")). 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Holmes & More Will Lead La Mirada's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN\"](https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/article\/Sally-Struthers-A-J-Holmes-More-Will-Lead-La-Miradas-YOUNG-FRANKENSTEIN-20220820). *WhatsOnStage*. Retrieved August 21, 2022.\n31. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-31)**\n    [\"Young Frankenstein - Music Theatre International\"](https:\/\/www.mtishows.com\/young-frankenstein). September 16, 2015.\n32. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-32)**\n    [\"Young Frankenstein (West End Version) - Music Theatre International\"](https:\/\/www.mtishows.com\/young-frankenstein-west-end-version). 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[\"Hump Day: Cory English Is](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/hump-day-cory-english-is-young-frankensteins-new-igor-starting-nov-25-com-155366)***[**Young Frankenstein**s New Igor, Starting Nov. 25\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/hump-day-cory-english-is-young-frankensteins-new-igor-starting-nov-25-com-155366). *Playbill*. Retrieved September 2, 2017.\n42. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-42)**\n    Zoglin, Richard (November 9, 2007). [\"Young Frankenstein: Monster Mashed\"](http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/arts\/article\/0,8599,1682320,00.html). *TIME*.\n43. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-43)**\n    Dziemianowicz, Joe (November 9, 2007). [\"'Young Frankenstein' doesn't measure up to 'Producers'\"](https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/music-arts\/young-frankenstein-doesn-measure-producers-article-1.257366). *NY Daily News*. Retrieved September 6, 2020.\n44. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-44)**\n    Barnes, Clive (November 9, 2007). [\"Not Quite a Monster\"](http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/seven\/11092007\/entertainment\/theater\/not_quite_a_monster_725476.htm). *New York Post*.\n45. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-45)**\n    Spencer, Charles (November 9, 2007). [\"Young Frankenstein: Struggling to come back to life\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20071109154242\/https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/arts\/main.jhtml?xml=\/arts\/2007\/11\/09\/btfrank109.xml). *Telegraph.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/arts\/main.jhtml?xml=\/arts\/2007\/11\/09\/btfrank109.xml) on November 9, 2007.\n46. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-broadway.com_46-0)**\n    [\"2008 Audience Award Winners Announced: Young Frankenstein Tops List of Fan Faves\"](http:\/\/www.broadway.com\/buzz\/97390\/2008-audience-award-winners-announced-young-frankenstein-tops-list-of-fan-faves\/). *Broadway.com*. May 30, 2008.\n47. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-47)**\n    Loohauis-Bennett, Jackie (October 28, 2010). [\"'Young Frankenstein' comes alive with music\"](http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/entertainment\/106254363.html). *JSOnline*. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20101102055605\/http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/entertainment\/106254363.html) from the original on November 2, 2010.\n48. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-48)**\n    Bowie-Sell, Daisy (October 11, 2017). [\"Were the critics brought to life by *Young Frankenstein*?\"](https:\/\/www.whatsonstage.com\/london-theatre\/news\/critics-young-frankenstein-review-round-up_44849.html). *WhatsOnStage*.\n49. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-49)**\n    Gans, Andrew (May 13, 2008). [\"2007-2008 Tony Nominations Announced; *In the Heights* Earns 13 Noms\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/2007-2008-tony-nominations-announced-in-the-heights-earns-13-noms-com-150060). *Playbill*. Retrieved March 31, 2021.\n50. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-50)**\n    Gans, Andrew (April 28, 2008). [\"Drama Desk Nominees Announced; *Catered Affair* Garners 12 Noms\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/drama-desk-nominees-announced-catered-affair-garners-12-noms-com-149595). *Playbill*. Retrieved March 31, 2021.\n51. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-51)**\n    Gans, Andrew (April 21, 2008). [\"*Young Frankenstein* Tops Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/young-frankenstein-tops-outer-critics-circle-awards-nominations-com-149388). *Playbill*. Retrieved March 31, 2021.\n52. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-52)**\n    [\"2007-08 Drama League Award Nominations Announced\"](http:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=27152). *BroadwayWorld*. April 22, 2008.\n53. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-53)**\n    Gans, Andrew (December 3, 2008). [\"*Gypsy*, *In the Heights*, *Mermaid*, *Pacific* and *Frankenstein* Are Grammy-Nominated\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/gypsy-in-the-heights-mermaid-pacific-and-frankenstein-are-grammy-nominated-com-155765). *Playbill*. Retrieved March 31, 2021.\n54. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-54)**\n    Jones, Kenneth (April 4, 2011). [\"SF Bay Area Critics Awards Ceremony Is April 4; *Dreamgirls*, *Shrek*, Mandy Patinkin Are Nominees\"](http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/sf-bay-area-critics-awards-ceremony-is-april-4-dreamgirls-shrek-mandy-patinkin-are-nominees-com-177858). *Playbill*. Retrieved March 31, 2021.\n55. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$#cite_ref-55)**\n    [\"HAMILTON Breaks Olivier Nomination Record; Audra McDonald, Andrew Garfield, and More Nominated; Full List!\"](https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/article\/2018-Olivier-Nominations-Announced-Full-List-20180306). *BroadwayWorld*. March 6, 2018.\n\n## External links\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_\$musical\$&action=edit&section=25 \"Edit section: External links\")\\]\n\n- [*Young Frankenstein*](https:\/\/www.ibdb.com\/broadway-production\/457590) at the [Internet Broadway Database](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_Broadway_Database \"Internet Broadway Database\")\n- [Official U.K. Site](https:\/\/youngfrankenstein.co.uk\/)\n- [*Young Frankenstein*](http:\/\/www.mtishows.com\/show_detail.asp?showid=000362) at the Music Theatre International website\n- [Young Frankenstein The Musical on Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/youngfrankensteinmusical)\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Mel_Brooks \"Template:Mel Brooks\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Mel_Brooks \"Template talk:Mel Brooks\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Mel_Brooks \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Mel Brooks\")[Mel 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Anxiety](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_Anxiety \"High Anxiety\")* (1977) *[History of the World, Part I](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_World,_Part_I \"History of the World, Part I\")* (1981) *[Spaceballs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spaceballs \"Spaceballs\")* (1987) *[Life Stinks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life_Stinks \"Life Stinks\")* (1991) *[Robin Hood: Men in Tights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robin_Hood:_Men_in_Tights \"Robin Hood: Men in Tights\")* (1993) *[Dracula: Dead and Loving It](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It \"Dracula: Dead and Loving It\")* (1995) |\n| Films written only | *[The Producers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Producers_\$2005_film\$ \"The Producers (2005 film)\")* (2005) *[Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paws_of_Fury:_The_Legend_of_Hank \"Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank\")* (2022) |\n| Films produced only | *[To Be or Not to Be](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/To_Be_or_Not_to_Be_\$1983_film\$ \"To Be or Not to Be (1983 film)\")* (1983) *[The Fly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Fly_\$1986_film\$ \"The Fly (1986 film)\")* (1986; uncredited) |\n| TV series created | *[Get Smart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Get_Smart \"Get Smart\")* (1965–1970) *[When Things Were Rotten](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/When_Things_Were_Rotten \"When Things Were Rotten\")* (1975) *[The Nutt House](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Nutt_House \"The Nutt House\")* (1989) *[Spaceballs: The Animated Series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spaceballs:_The_Animated_Series \"Spaceballs: The Animated Series\")* (2008–2009) *[History of the World, Part II](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_World,_Part_II \"History of the World, Part II\")* (2023) |\n| Musicals written | *[Shinbone Alley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shinbone_Alley \"Shinbone Alley\")* (1957) *[All-American](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_American_\$musical\$ \"All American (musical)\")* (1962) *[The Producers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Producers_\$musical\$ \"The Producers (musical)\")* (2001) *[Young Frankenstein]()* (2007) |\n| Comedy sketches | *[The 2000 Year Old Man](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_Year_Old_Man \"2000 Year Old Man\")* |\n| Other | [List of Brooksfilms productions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Brooksfilms_productions \"List of Brooksfilms productions\") \"[To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/To_Be_or_Not_to_Be_\$The_Hitler_Rap\$ \"To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)\")\" (1983) |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Frankenstein \"Template:Frankenstein\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Frankenstein \"Template talk:Frankenstein\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Frankenstein \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Frankenstein\")[Mary Shelley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Shelley \"Mary Shelley\")'s *[Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein \"Frankenstein\")* |   |\n|---|---|\n| Characters | [Frankenstein's monster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein%27s_monster \"Frankenstein's monster\") [Victor Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Frankenstein \"Victor Frankenstein\") [Doctor Waldman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_Waldman \"Doctor Waldman\") [Elizabeth Lavenza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Lavenza \"Elizabeth Lavenza\") |\n| [Films](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_films_featuring_Frankenstein%27s_monster \"List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Universal series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$Universal_film_series\$ \"Frankenstein (Universal film series)\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1931_film\$ \"Frankenstein (1931 film)\")* (1931) *[Bride of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein \"Bride of Frankenstein\")* (1935) *[Son of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Son_of_Frankenstein \"Son of Frankenstein\")* (1939) *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein \"The Ghost of Frankenstein\")* (1942) *[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Wolf_Man \"Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man\")* (1943) *[House of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Frankenstein_\$film\$ \"House of Frankenstein (film)\")* (1944) *[House of Dracula](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Dracula \"House of Dracula\")* (1945) *[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_Frankenstein \"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein\")* (1948) |   |\n| Characters | [Igor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igor_\$character\$ \"Igor (character)\") [Doctor Septimus Pretorius](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_Septimus_Pretorius \"Doctor Septimus Pretorius\") [Wolf Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolf_Frankenstein \"Wolf Frankenstein\") [Bride of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bride_of_Frankenstein_\$character\$ \"Bride of Frankenstein (character)\") [Ludwig Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludwig_Frankenstein \"Ludwig Frankenstein\") |\n| [Hammer series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$Hammer_film_series\$ \"Frankenstein (Hammer film series)\") | *[The Curse of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Curse_of_Frankenstein \"The Curse of Frankenstein\")* (1957) *[The Revenge of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Revenge_of_Frankenstein \"The Revenge of Frankenstein\")* (1958) *[The Evil of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Evil_of_Frankenstein \"The Evil of Frankenstein\")* (1964) *[Frankenstein Created Woman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Created_Woman \"Frankenstein Created Woman\")* (1967) *[Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Must_Be_Destroyed \"Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed\")* (1969) *[The Horror of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Horror_of_Frankenstein \"The Horror of Frankenstein\")* (1970) *[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_and_the_Monster_from_Hell \"Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell\")* (1974) |\n| Toho series | *[Frankenstein vs. Baragon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_vs._Baragon \"Frankenstein vs. Baragon\")* (1965) *[The War of the Gargantuas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_War_of_the_Gargantuas \"The War of the Gargantuas\")* (1966) |\n| Parodies |   |\n|   |   |\n| *[The Munsters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Munsters \"The Munsters\")* | *[Munster, Go Home\\!](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munster,_Go_Home! \"Munster, Go Home!\")* (1966) *[The Munsters' Revenge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Munsters%27_Revenge \"The Munsters' Revenge\")* (1981) *[Here Come the Munsters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Here_Come_the_Munsters \"Here Come the Munsters\")* (1995) *[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Munsters%27_Scary_Little_Christmas \"The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas\")* (1996) *[The Munsters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Munsters_\$2022_film\$ \"The Munsters (2022 film)\")* (2022) |\n| *[Hotel Transylvania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_Transylvania_\$franchise\$ \"Hotel Transylvania (franchise)\")* | *[Hotel Transylvania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_Transylvania_\$film\$ \"Hotel Transylvania (film)\")* (2012) *[Hotel Transylvania 2](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_Transylvania_2 \"Hotel Transylvania 2\")* (2015) *[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_Transylvania_3:_Summer_Vacation \"Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation\")* (2018) *[Hotel Transylvania: Transformania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hotel_Transylvania:_Transformania \"Hotel Transylvania: Transformania\")* (2022) |\n| Others | *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1910_film\$ \"Frankenstein (1910 film)\")* (1910) *[Life Without Soul](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Life_Without_Soul \"Life Without Soul\")* (1915) *[Il mostro di Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Il_mostro_di_Frankenstein \"Il mostro di Frankenstein\")* (1921) *[I Was a Teenage Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Was_a_Teenage_Frankenstein \"I Was a Teenage Frankenstein\")* (1957) *[Frankenstein 1970](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_1970 \"Frankenstein 1970\")* (1958) *[Frankenstein's Daughter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein%27s_Daughter \"Frankenstein's Daughter\")* (1958) *[Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Space_Monster \"Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster\")* (1965) *[Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesse_James_Meets_Frankenstein%27s_Daughter \"Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter\")* (1966) *[Los Monstruos del Terror](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Monstruos_del_Terror \"Los Monstruos del Terror\")* (1970) *[Lady Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lady_Frankenstein \"Lady Frankenstein\")* (1971) *[Dracula vs. Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dracula_vs._Frankenstein \"Dracula vs. Frankenstein\")* (1971) *[Frankenstein '80](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_%2780 \"Frankenstein '80\")* (1972) *[Flesh for Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flesh_for_Frankenstein \"Flesh for Frankenstein\")* (1973) *[Blackenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackenstein \"Blackenstein\")* (1973) *[Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein%27s_Castle_of_Freaks \"Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks\")* (1974) *[Terror of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terror_of_Frankenstein \"Terror of Frankenstein\")* (1976) *[Frankenstein Legend of Terror](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyoufu_Densetsu_Kaiki!_Frankenstein \"Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein\")* (1981) *[Frankenstein Island](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Island \"Frankenstein Island\")* (1981) *[The Bride](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bride_\$1985_film\$ \"The Bride (1985 film)\")* (1985) *[The Vindicator](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vindicator_\$film\$ \"The Vindicator (film)\")* (1986) *[Frankenstein Unbound](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Unbound \"Frankenstein Unbound\")* (1990) *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1992_film\$ \"Frankenstein (1992 film)\")* (1992) *[Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Return_from_Death_\$Frankenstein_2000\$ \"Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)\")* (1992) *[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenstein_\$film\$ \"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)\")* (1994) *[Van Helsing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Van_Helsing_\$film\$ \"Van Helsing (film)\")* (2004) *[Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_vs._the_Creature_from_Blood_Cove \"Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove\")* (2005) *[Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire_Girl_vs._Frankenstein_Girl \"Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl\")* (2009) *[House of the Wolf Man](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_the_Wolf_Man \"House of the Wolf Man\")* (2009) *[Frankenstein: Day of the Beast](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein:_Day_of_the_Beast \"Frankenstein: Day of the Beast\")* (2011) *[Frankenstein's Army](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein%27s_Army \"Frankenstein's Army\")* (2013) *[The Frankenstein Theory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Frankenstein_Theory \"The Frankenstein Theory\")* (2013) *[I, Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I,_Frankenstein \"I, Frankenstein\")* (2014) *[Army of Frankensteins](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_of_Frankensteins \"Army of Frankensteins\")* (2014) *[Frankenstein vs. The Mummy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_vs._The_Mummy \"Frankenstein vs. The Mummy\")* (2015) *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$2015_film\$ \"Frankenstein (2015 film)\")* (2015) *[Victor Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Frankenstein_\$film\$ \"Victor Frankenstein (film)\")* (2015) *[The Great Yokai War: Guardians](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Great_Yokai_War:_Guardians \"The Great Yokai War: Guardians\")* (2021) *[The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Angry_Black_Girl_and_Her_Monster \"The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster\")* (2023) *[Dead Lover](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dead_Lover \"Dead Lover\")* (2025) *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$2025_film\$ \"Frankenstein (2025 film)\")* (2025) *[The Bride\\!](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bride! \"The Bride!\")* (2026) |\n| Television | *[Tales of Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tales_of_Frankenstein \"Tales of Frankenstein\")* (1958) *[The Munsters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Munsters \"The Munsters\")* (1964–1966) *[Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_Jr._and_The_Impossibles \"Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles\")* (1966–1968) *[Groovie Goolies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groovie_Goolies \"Groovie Goolies\")* (1970-1971) *[Frankenstein](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein_\$1973_film\$ \"Frankenstein (1973 film)\")* (1973) *[Frankenstein: The True Story](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankenstein:_The_True_Story \"Frankenstein: The True Story\")* (1973) *[Monster Squad](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monster_Squad \"Monster Squad\")* (1976) *[Struck by 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Boilerpipe Text	Young Frankenstein (promoted as The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein ) is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan , and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Gene Wilder and Brooks who also directed and has described it as his best film. [ 1 ] It is a parody of the horror film genre, especially the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein and its 1935 and 1939 sequels, Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein . After tryouts in Seattle and four weeks of previews, the musical opened on Broadway on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews. The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009, after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009, in Providence, Rhode Island . [ 2 ] A revised version of the show opened in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre on October 10, 2017 (after a tryout at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle ) to positive reviews. After the success of his 2001 musical, The Producers , based on Brooks's earlier film of the same name, Brooks decided to create a musical based on another of his successful films. Brooks and Meehan (the same team that crafted The Producers ) began work on the project in April 2006. An October 2006 reading of the first draft of the script directed by Susan Stroman (who had directed the earlier musical) [ 3 ] featured Brian d'Arcy James as Dr. Frankenstein, Kristin Chenoweth as Elizabeth, Sutton Foster as Inga, Roger Bart as Igor, Marc Kudisch as Inspector Kemp, and Shuler Hensley as the Monster. [ 4 ] Cloris Leachman , reprising her film role as Frau Blucher, also attended the table read, and at the time it was widely reported she would be offered the role of Blucher for the stage show. [ 5 ] However, gossip maven Liz Smith reported in her January 12, 2007 New York Post column that Leachman was sent a letter informing her she would not be considered for the Broadway production because the producers wanted to keep the film and stage properties separate (and also because of Brooks's concerns over Leachman's ability to perform the character consistently at her age). Despite this, due to Leachman's success on Dancing with the Stars , Brooks reportedly asked her to reprise her role as Frau Blucher after Beth Leavel left the production. However, the production closed before Leachman could take over the role. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Seattle tryout and Broadway (2007–2009) [ edit ] The pre-Broadway try-out played at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington from August 7 through September 1, 2007. Young Frankenstein began previews on Broadway on October 11, 2007, and opened on November 8 at the Lyric Theatre (then the Hilton Theatre) and closed on January 4, 2009, after 485 performances. Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman , it starred Roger Bart as Frankenstein, Megan Mullally as Elizabeth, Christopher Fitzgerald as Igor, Sutton Foster as Inga, Andrea Martin as Frau Blucher, Shuler Hensley as The Monster, and Fred Applegate as Inspector Kemp. Sets were designed by Robin Wagner and costumes by William Ivey Long ; orchestrations were by Doug Besterman . The production had a reported $16 million-plus budget [ 8 ] and a top ticket price of $450 in its "differential seating". It also sold front row tickets for $25 each based on a lottery a few hours before each performance. [ 9 ] The producers indicated that they planned to buck the usual Broadway practice by not reporting Box Office returns. [ 10 ] The musical's original cast album was released on December 26, 2007, by Decca Broadway and was third on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart in the beginning of January 2008. [ 11 ] Replacements for the Broadway company included Kelly Sullivan as Inga, Beth Leavel as Frau Blucher, Michele Ragusa as Elizabeth, and Cory English as Igor. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] First National Tour A touring production of the show began in September 2009 at the Providence Performing Arts Center , Providence, Rhode Island . [ 14 ] The cast for the tour included Roger Bart and Shuler Hensley, reprising their Broadway roles, along with Cory English (Igor), Brad Oscar (Inspector Kemp/Blind Hermit), Beth Curry (Elizabeth), Joanna Glushak (Frau Blucher), and Anne Horak (Inga). [ 2 ] [ 15 ] The show went on temporary hiatus on August 8, 2010, and re-opened on September 12, 2010, with a new cast that includes Christopher Ryan as Frederick Frankenstein, Preston Truman Boyd as The Monster, David Benoit as Inspector Kemp, Janine DiVita as Elizabeth, and Synthia Link as Inga. English and Glushak continued to play the roles they originated on tour. [ 16 ] Second National Tour The show re-opened for a second National Tour on September 30, 2011, at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts . The cast included A.J. Holmes (Frederick Frankenstein), Lexie Dorsett (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Pawlowski (Inga), Rory Donovan (The Monster), Pat Sibley (Frau Blucher), Christopher Timson (Igor), and Britt Hancock (Inspector Kemp/The Hermit). [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Newcastle tryout and West End (2017–2018) [ edit ] The show made its UK premiere at the Newcastle Theatre Royal from August 26 to September 9, 2017, before transferring to London's West End at the Garrick Theatre , where it began previews on September 28 and opened on October 10. [ 21 ] The production was directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman , featured set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by William Ivey Long , lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Gareth Owen, and Andrew Hilton as musical director with Glen Kelly as musical supervisor. It was produced by Brooks, Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Hani Farsi. [ 22 ] This production is a reworked version of the Broadway production, which features changes to some of the lyrics and book by Brooks and Meehan. For example, the "Transylvanian Lullaby Theme" from the original film by John Morris is used throughout, such as during the Overture, "The Experiment", "Frederick's Soliloquy", and the exit music. Some songs and scenes were cut, including "The Happiest Town" (making the musical start with "The Brain" after the Overture), "Join The Family Business" (cutting Frederick's dream sequence entirely), "Life, Life", and most of "Man About Town". The dialogue after "Surprise" is cut, ending the scene at the end of the song. Brooks wrote some new numbers, such as "It Could Work" (sung by Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Blucher upon discovering Victor's notes) and "Hang Him Till He's Dead" (replacing "The Law"). The character of Mr. Hiltop is cut during "The Brain", and instead Frederick performs his demonstration on one of the students, Bertram Batram. The production is also notably reworked for intimate venues such as the Garrick Theatre to work as a vaudeville piece, unlike the larger scaled Broadway production. On April 21, the initial casting was announced, including Hadley Fraser as Frederick Frankenstein, Ross Noble as Igor, Lesley Joseph as Frau Blucher, Dianne Pilkington as Elisabeth, Summer Strallen as Inga, and Patrick Clancy as Inspector Kemp. [ 23 ] Shuler Hensley reprised his role as the Monster from the original Broadway and North American tour productions. [ 22 ] [ 24 ] Nic Greenshields succeeded Hensley in the role of the Monster beginning November 20, 2017. [ 25 ] Cory English succeeded Noble in the role of Igor beginning February 12, 2018, reprising the role from the Broadway and North American tour productions. [ 26 ] The Original London Cast Recording featuring 23 tracks was released on August 10, 2018, which was recorded live over several performances (although it is labeled as the "Original London Cast Recording", the album features Nic Greenshields as The Monster, who replaced Shuler Hensley). A UK Tour was announced at the same time for late 2019; however, this never occurred and no explanation was ever provided. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The West End production closed on August 25, 2018, after 11 months. [ 27 ] The revised UK production made its North American debut at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in La Mirada, California in September, 2022 [ 29 ] starring Sally Struthers as Frau Blücher, A.J. Holmes as Frederick Frankenstein, Sarah Wolter as Elizabeth, Trent Mills as The Monster, Maggie Ek as Inga, Wesley Slade as Igor, and Gregory North as Inspector Kemp & The Hermit (in place of the injured Joe Hart). [ 30 ] International Productions [ edit ] A Brazilian production produced by Möeller & Botelho and Aventura Teatros was shown in Rio de Janeiro from August 18 to October 8, 2023 at Teatro Multiplan and in São Paulo from January 18 to March 10, 2024 at Teatro Bradesco . It included the script and orchestration changes from the West End version, and starred Marcelo Serrado , Dani Calabresa , Hamilton Dias, Totia Meireles , Claudio Galvan, Bel Kutner , Malu Rodrigues and Fernando Caruso. [ citation needed ] The international rights of both the West End and the Broadway versions are currently held by Musical Theatre International. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] This has led to multiple international productions including in Zürich in 2019 [ 33 ] and Bonn in 2023. [ 34 ] Live television production (TBA) [ edit ] The musical version was to be used as the basis of a live broadcast event on the ABC network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing. [ 35 ] As of June 2024, there has been no further word on the status of the project. [ citation needed ] Synopsis of original Broadway production [ edit ] In 1934, the villagers of Transylvania Heights celebrate the funeral procession of the mad scientist Dr. Victor von Frankenstein . However, Inspector Kemp, who has a wooden right arm and wooden left leg, tells the town of the existence of Victor's grandson: Frederick, the Dean of Anatomy at New York 's Johns, Miriam and Anthony Hopkins School of Medicine. The village idiot, Ziggy, convinces the other villagers that there is no way a New York doctor would come to Transylvania, thus continuing the celebration ("The Happiest Town"). In New York, Frederick Frankenstein is embarrassed to be a Frankenstein, insisting his name be pronounced "Fronkensteen" and that he is not a madman but a scientist . He teaches his students about the greatest mind of science ("The Brain"). After learning that he has inherited his grandfather's castle in Transylvania, he is forced to resolve the issue of the property. As Elizabeth Benning, Frederick's fiancée , sees him off, it is clear that their relationship is far from physical as Elizabeth enumerates all the lustful situations from which she is abstaining ("Please Don’t Touch Me”). Arriving at Transylvania Heights, Frederick meets the hunchback Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore"), the grandson of Victor's henchman, who is overjoyed to meet Frederick. Igor tries to convince him to continue in his grandfather's footsteps ("Together Again"); he has already hired the services of Inga, a yodeling lab assistant with a degree in Laboratory Science from the local community college. After a wagon ride to Castle Frankenstein ("Roll in the Hay"), they meet the mysterious Frau Blucher, whose spoken name frightens the horses. Once inside the castle's main living room, Frederick falls asleep reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and dreams that his grandfather and ancestors encourage him to build a monster ("Join the Family Business"). He is awakened by Inga, and they, followed shortly by Igor, find the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory behind a book case by following eerie violin music. They discover the mysterious violin player to be Frau Blucher, who tells of her past with the late Victor for whom she was more than just a housekeeper ("He Vas My Boyfriend"). After reviewing his grandfather's notes, Frederick decides to carry on the experiments in the reanimation of the dead and asks Igor to find a large corpse as well as the brain of a scholar. The villagers gather at the local town hall for a meeting and are instructed to be on the lookout for grave robbers, as Frederick and Igor go through the town with their corpse ("The Law"). Igor returns with the brain, but drops it, secretly replacing it with another. Frederick creates the creature ("Life, Life"), who goes on a violent rampage shortly after waking. The doctor is dismayed to find that Igor had provided an abnormal brain. Inspector Kemp and the townspeople come to the castle to investigate, pretending to welcome Frederick ("Welcome to Transylvania"). Frederick and his employees try to stall the villagers ("Transylvania Mania") while Frau Blucher frees the Monster without letting Frederick know. Panic ensues as the monster breaks free from the stage and runs through the audience. The town begins to search for the Monster, with Frau Blucher trying to bring him back with music from her violin, but to no avail ("He's Loose"). Inga talks to the anxious doctor ("Listen to Your Heart"). Frau Blucher and Igor find the two suspended on the table where the Monster was brought to life, having just had sex. Elizabeth arrives unexpectedly in Transylvania with a large entourage ("Surprise") and finds Frederick and Inga, both in a state of undress, who tells her that no funny business was taking place. Meanwhile, the Monster finds a blind hermit named Harold after breaking through the wall of his house ("Please Send Me Someone"). Eventually, after Harold accidentally pours hot soup into the Monster's lap and lights his thumb (mistaking it as a cigar ), the Monster is pained into another wild rampage and leaves. Frederick locks himself into a room with the Monster, and after overcoming his fears he tells the Monster that he is a handsome man who is loved and will be hailed by all ("Man About Town"). The Monster is presented at the Loews Transylvania Theatre , now dressed as a gentleman , first walking on command, and then dancing to Irving Berlin 's " Puttin' On the Ritz ". While taking his bow, the Monster is scared when some stage lights explode. Elizabeth is kidnapped by the creature and is taken to a cave, where he forces himself on her. However, she is now seeing a different side of the Monster and discovers what she has been yearning for in her life ("Deep Love"). Luring the Monster back to the castle by the music of a French horn, Frederick attempts an intelligence transfer, but the Monster does not wake, and to make things worse, Inspector Kemp and the angry villagers (believing that Elizabeth has been killed by the Monster) break into the castle and bring Frederick to the gallows . The doctor is hanged after finally accepting his family name ("Frederick's Soliloquy"). The Monster returns, not only able to speak articulately but also using his newly transferred medical skills to discover that Frederick is not dead, but merely unconscious and is able to revive him. Just as the crowd is about to re-hang Frederick and the Monster, Elizabeth arrives with a Bride of Frankenstein hairdo. The Monster proposes to Elizabeth ("Deep Love" (Reprise)) and a happy ending is ahead for all as the moon shines high on the newly engaged Doctor and Inga ("Finale Ultimo"). Differences from the original film [ edit ] Although the plot remains mostly the same, there are several changes from the original film. "The Happiest Town" is not based on any scene from the film. Elizabeth arrives in Transylvania earlier than in the film, where she arrives after "Puttin' on The Ritz", a song performed in the film by only Frederick and the Monster; in the musical, it is sung by all characters except Elizabeth and the villagers. The scene from the film with the little girl is not in the musical. In the film, the Monster is lured not by a French horn but a violin, and awakens in the laboratory directly after the brain transfer; in the musical, the villagers hang Frederick before the Monster wakes and saves him, with the ensuing finale much expanded. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Act I Overture – Orchestra "The Happiest Town" – Ziggy and Villagers "The Brain" – Frederick and Medical Students "Please Don't Touch Me" – Elizabeth and Passengers "Together Again" – Frederick and Igor "Roll in the Hay" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor "Join the Family Business" – Victor and Mad Scientists "He Vas My Boyfriend" – Frau Blucher "The Law" – Kemp and Villagers "Life, Life" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher "He Vas My Boyfriend" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher "Welcome to Transylvania" – Kemp and Village Quartet "Transylvania Mania" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers Act II "Entr’acte" – Orchestra "He's Loose" – Kemp and Villagers "Listen to Your Heart" – Inga "Surprise" – Elizabeth, Frau Blucher, Igor, and Entourage "Please Send Me Someone" – The Hermit "Man About Town" – Frederick " Puttin' On the Ritz " ( music and lyrics by Irving Berlin ) – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters "He's Loose" (Reprise) – Kemp and Villagers "Deep Love" – Elizabeth "Frederick's Soliloquy" – Frederick "Deep Love" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers "Finale Ultimo" – The Company Note: "The Law" and the reprises of "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "He's Loose" are not included on the cast recording. Act I "Overture" – Orchestra, Frederick and Medical Students "The Brain" – Frederick and Medical Students "Please Don't Touch Me" – Elizabeth and Passengers "Together Again" – Frederick and Igor "Roll in the Hay" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor "He Vas My Boyfriend" – Frau Blucher "It Could Work" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher "Hang Him Til He's Dead" – Kemp and Villagers "He Vas My Boyfriend" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher "Welcome to Transylvania" – Kemp and Transylvania Quartet "Transylvania Mania" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers Act II "He's Loose" – Kemp and Villagers "Listen to Your Heart" – Frederick and Inga "Surprise" – Elizabeth, Igor, Frau Blucher, and Entourage "Someone" – Hermit, The Monster " Puttin' On the Ritz " ( Music and Lyrics By Irving Berlin ) – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters "Deep Love" – Elizabeth "Frederick's Soliloquy" – Frederick "Deep Love" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers "Finale Ultimo" – Company Broadway replacement cast [ edit ] London replacement cast [ edit ] Nic Greenshields replaced Shuler Hensley as The Monster from November 20, 2017. Cory English replaced Ross Noble as Igor from February 12, 2018. The Broadway orchestrations by Doug Besterman call for a large twenty-four-piece orchestra, including three violins, two violas, two violoncelli, three trumpets, two trombones, two French horns, four woodwinds, three keyboards, one drum set, one percussionist, and one bass. The London orchestrations, also by Besterman, have been scaled down for a nine-piece orchestra. Young Frankenstein generally received mixed critical reviews and was often compared to The Producers , a 2001 adaptation of another Mel Brooks film. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Ben Brantley of The New York Times called it "an overblown burlesque revue, right down to its giggly smuttiness ... Mr. Brooks’s songs have a throwaway quality, as if they were dashed off on the day of the performance." [ 8 ] The New York Post gave a more positive review, saying that the show "is nearly very good indeed" and that "Brooks and Stroman pull out every stop. Despite music that's more ho-hum than hummable, Brooks' lyrics are bright and witty. Better yet, the book ... does a great job, with the assistance of co-writer Thomas Meehan, in transferring the original script to the stage." [ 44 ] The Daily Telegraph said that "Susan Stroman directs and choreographs with her usual wit and invention", but also mentioned that "you cannot escape the impression that everyone is working desperately hard to animate essentially weak material, and the show fatally lacks that touch of the sublime that made The Producers so special." [ 45 ] The production won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite New Broadway Musical. [ 46 ] When describing the audience's reaction, Brooks said, "I love what they do. The audience knows 'Young Frankenstein' the movie; they didn't know 'The Producers.' They all neigh when anyone on stage says 'Frau Blucher.' And they can't wait for the Blind Hermit to spill the hot soup on the monster's lap. It's great to see the audience play ping-pong with the actors." [ 47 ] The West End production fared much better with critics and even received four to five star ratings from WhatsOnStage.com , The Guardian , The Daily Telegraph , and the London Evening Standard . [ 48 ] Major awards and nominations [ edit ] Original Broadway production [ edit ] Original US national tour [ edit ] Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref. 2011 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Best Production Nominated [ 54 ] Original West End production [ edit ]
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For the DC Comics character, see [Young Frankenstein (comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$comics$ "Young Frankenstein (comics)"). \| Young Frankenstein \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Young_frankenstein_brooksa.JPG/250px-Young_frankenstein_brooksa.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Young_frankenstein_brooksa.JPG)Original Broadway Cast Album cover \| \| \| Music \| [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") \| \| Lyrics \| Mel Brooks \| \| [Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_$musical_theatre$ "Book (musical theatre)") \| Mel Brooks [Thomas Meehan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_$writer$ "Thomas Meehan (writer)") \| \| Basis \| [Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein "Young Frankenstein") by [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") Mel Brooks \| \| Productions \| 2007 [Seattle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle "Seattle") (tryout) 2007 [Broadway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre "Broadway theatre") 2009 United States tour 2011 United States tour 2017 [West End](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_theatre "West End theatre") \| \| Awards \| [Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award "Outer Critics Circle Award") \| *Young Frankenstein* (promoted as *The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein) is a [musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre "Musical theatre") with a book by [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") and [Thomas Meehan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Meehan_$writer$ "Thomas Meehan (writer)"), and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on [the 1974 comedy film of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein "Young Frankenstein") written by [Gene Wilder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder "Gene Wilder") and Brooks who also directed and has described it as his best film.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-1) It is a [parody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody "Parody") of the [horror film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film "Horror film") genre, especially the 1931 [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") adaptation of [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley")'s [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1931_film$ "Frankenstein (1931 film)")* and its 1935 and 1939 sequels, [Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein") and [Son of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Frankenstein "Son of Frankenstein"). After tryouts in [Seattle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle "Seattle") and four weeks of previews, the musical opened on [Broadway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre "Broadway theatre") on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews. The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009, after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009, in [Providence, Rhode Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island "Providence, Rhode Island").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-:2-2) A revised version of the show opened in [London's West End](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_theatre "West End theatre") at the [Garrick Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrick_Theatre "Garrick Theatre") on October 10, 2017 (after a tryout at the [Theatre Royal, Newcastle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Newcastle "Theatre Royal, Newcastle")) to positive reviews. ## Background \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")\] After the success of his 2001 musical, [The Producers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_$musical$ "The Producers (musical)"), based on Brooks's earlier film of the same name, Brooks decided to create a musical based on another of his successful films. Brooks and Meehan (the same team that crafted The Producers) began work on the project in April 2006. An October 2006 reading of the first draft of the script directed by [Susan Stroman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Stroman "Susan Stroman") (who had directed the earlier musical)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-3) featured [Brian d'Arcy James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James "Brian d'Arcy James") as Dr. Frankenstein, [Kristin Chenoweth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Chenoweth "Kristin Chenoweth") as Elizabeth, [Sutton Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Foster "Sutton Foster") as Inga, [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart") as Igor, [Marc Kudisch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Kudisch "Marc Kudisch") as Inspector Kemp, and [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") as the Monster.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-4) [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman"), reprising her film role as Frau Blucher, also attended the table read, and at the time it was widely reported she would be offered the role of Blucher for the stage show.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-5) However, [gossip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip "Gossip") maven [Liz Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Smith_$journalist$ "Liz Smith (journalist)") reported in her January 12, 2007 [New York Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post "New York Post") column that Leachman was sent a letter informing her she would not be considered for the Broadway production because the producers wanted to keep the film and stage properties separate (and also because of Brooks's concerns over Leachman's ability to perform the character consistently at her age). Despite this, due to Leachman's success on [Dancing with the Stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_$US_TV_series$ "Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)"), Brooks reportedly asked her to reprise her role as Frau Blucher after [Beth Leavel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Leavel "Beth Leavel") left the production. However, the production closed before Leachman could take over the role.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-7) ## Productions \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Productions")\] ### Seattle tryout and Broadway (2007–2009) \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Seattle tryout and Broadway (2007–2009)")\] The pre-Broadway try-out played at the [Paramount Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Theatre_$Seattle,_Washington$ "Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)") in [Seattle, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington "Seattle, Washington") from August 7 through September 1, 2007. Young Frankenstein began previews on [Broadway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre "Broadway theatre") on October 11, 2007, and opened on November 8 at the [Lyric Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyric_Theatre_$1998_New_York_City$ "Lyric Theatre (1998 New York City)") (then the Hilton Theatre) and closed on January 4, 2009, after 485 performances. Directed and choreographed by [Susan Stroman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Stroman "Susan Stroman"), it starred [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart") as Frankenstein, [Megan Mullally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Mullally "Megan Mullally") as Elizabeth, [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_$actor$ "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)") as Igor, [Sutton Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Foster "Sutton Foster") as Inga, [Andrea Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Martin "Andrea Martin") as Frau Blucher, [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") as The Monster, and [Fred Applegate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Applegate_$actor$ "Fred Applegate (actor)") as Inspector Kemp. Sets were designed by [Robin Wagner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wagner_$designer$ "Robin Wagner (designer)") and costumes by [William Ivey Long](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ivey_Long "William Ivey Long"); orchestrations were by [Doug Besterman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Besterman "Doug Besterman"). The production had a reported \$16 million-plus budget[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-:3-8) and a top ticket price of \$450 in its "differential seating". It also sold front row tickets for \$25 each based on a lottery a few hours before each performance.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-9) The producers indicated that they planned to buck the usual Broadway practice by not reporting Box Office returns.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-10) The musical's original [cast album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_recording "Cast recording") was released on December 26, 2007, by Decca Broadway and was third on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart in the beginning of January 2008.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-11) Replacements for the Broadway company included [Kelly Sullivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Sullivan_$actress$ "Kelly Sullivan (actress)") as Inga, [Beth Leavel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Leavel "Beth Leavel") as Frau Blucher, Michele Ragusa as Elizabeth, and [Cory English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_English "Cory English") as Igor.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-12)[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-13) ### US tours \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: US tours")\] First National Tour A touring production of the show began in September 2009 at the [Providence Performing Arts Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Performing_Arts_Center "Providence Performing Arts Center"), [Providence, Rhode Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island "Providence, Rhode Island").[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-14) The cast for the tour included Roger Bart and Shuler Hensley, reprising their Broadway roles, along with Cory English (Igor), [Brad Oscar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Oscar "Brad Oscar") (Inspector Kemp/Blind Hermit), Beth Curry (Elizabeth), Joanna Glushak (Frau Blucher), and Anne Horak (Inga).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-:2-2)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-15) The show went on temporary hiatus on August 8, 2010, and re-opened on September 12, 2010, with a new cast that includes Christopher Ryan as Frederick Frankenstein, Preston Truman Boyd as The Monster, [David Benoit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Benoit_$actor$ "David Benoit (actor)") as Inspector Kemp, [Janine DiVita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_DiVita "Janine DiVita") as Elizabeth, and Synthia Link as Inga. English and Glushak continued to play the roles they originated on tour.[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-16) Second National Tour The show re-opened for a second National Tour on September 30, 2011, at the [Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover_Theatre_for_the_Performing_Arts "Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts") in [Worcester, Massachusetts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts "Worcester, Massachusetts"). The cast included [A.J. Holmes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Holmes "A.J. Holmes") (Frederick Frankenstein), Lexie Dorsett (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Pawlowski (Inga), Rory Donovan (The Monster), Pat Sibley (Frau Blucher), Christopher Timson (Igor), and Britt Hancock (Inspector Kemp/The Hermit).[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-17)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-18)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-19)[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-20) ### Newcastle tryout and West End (2017–2018) \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Newcastle tryout and West End (2017–2018)")\] The show made its UK premiere at the [Newcastle Theatre Royal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Newcastle "Theatre Royal, Newcastle") from August 26 to September 9, 2017, before transferring to [London's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London") [West End](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_theatre "West End theatre") at the [Garrick Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrick_Theatre "Garrick Theatre"), where it began previews on September 28 and opened on October 10.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-21) The production was directed and choreographed by [Susan Stroman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Stroman "Susan Stroman"), featured set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by [William Ivey Long](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ivey_Long "William Ivey Long"), lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Gareth Owen, and Andrew Hilton as musical director with Glen Kelly as musical supervisor. It was produced by Brooks, Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Hani Farsi.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-Stroman-interview-22) This production is a reworked version of the Broadway production, which features changes to some of the lyrics and book by Brooks and Meehan. For example, the "Transylvanian Lullaby Theme" from the original film by [John Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morris_$composer$ "John Morris (composer)") is used throughout, such as during the Overture, "The Experiment", "Frederick's Soliloquy", and the exit music. Some songs and scenes were cut, including "The Happiest Town" (making the musical start with "The Brain" after the Overture), "Join The Family Business" (cutting Frederick's dream sequence entirely), "Life, Life", and most of "Man About Town". The dialogue after "Surprise" is cut, ending the scene at the end of the song. Brooks wrote some new numbers, such as "It Could Work" (sung by Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Blucher upon discovering Victor's notes) and "Hang Him Till He's Dead" (replacing "The Law"). The character of Mr. Hiltop is cut during "The Brain", and instead Frederick performs his demonstration on one of the students, Bertram Batram. The production is also notably reworked for intimate venues such as the Garrick Theatre to work as a [vaudeville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville "Vaudeville") piece, unlike the larger scaled Broadway production. On April 21, the initial casting was announced, including [Hadley Fraser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_Fraser "Hadley Fraser") as Frederick Frankenstein, [Ross Noble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Noble "Ross Noble") as Igor, [Lesley Joseph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Joseph "Lesley Joseph") as Frau Blucher, [Dianne Pilkington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Pilkington "Dianne Pilkington") as Elisabeth, [Summer Strallen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Strallen "Summer Strallen") as Inga, and Patrick Clancy as Inspector Kemp.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-23) [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") reprised his role as the Monster from the original Broadway and North American tour productions.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-Stroman-interview-22)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-24) Nic Greenshields succeeded Hensley in the role of the Monster beginning November 20, 2017.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-:0-25) Cory English succeeded Noble in the role of Igor beginning February 12, 2018, reprising the role from the Broadway and North American tour productions.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-:1-26) The Original London Cast Recording featuring 23 tracks was released on August 10, 2018, which was recorded live over several performances (although it is labeled as the "Original London Cast Recording", the album features Nic Greenshields as The Monster, who replaced Shuler Hensley). A UK Tour was announced at the same time for late 2019; however, this never occurred and no explanation was ever provided.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-closing-27)[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-28) The West End production closed on August 25, 2018, after 11 months.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-closing-27) The revised UK production made its North American debut at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in [La Mirada, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mirada,_California "La Mirada, California") in September, 2022[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-29) starring [Sally Struthers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Struthers "Sally Struthers") as Frau Blücher, A.J. Holmes as Frederick Frankenstein, Sarah Wolter as Elizabeth, Trent Mills as The Monster, Maggie Ek as Inga, Wesley Slade as Igor, and Gregory North as Inspector Kemp & The Hermit (in place of the injured Joe Hart).[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-30) ### International Productions \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: International Productions")\] A Brazilian production produced by Möeller & Botelho and Aventura Teatros was shown in [Rio de Janeiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro "Rio de Janeiro") from August 18 to October 8, 2023 at Teatro Multiplan and in [São Paulo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo "São Paulo") from January 18 to March 10, 2024 at [Teatro Bradesco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Bradesco "Teatro Bradesco"). It included the script and orchestration changes from the West End version, and starred [Marcelo Serrado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Serrado "Marcelo Serrado"), [Dani Calabresa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Calabresa "Dani Calabresa"), Hamilton Dias, [Totia Meireles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totia_Meireles "Totia Meireles"), Claudio Galvan, [Bel Kutner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel_Kutner "Bel Kutner"), [Malu Rodrigues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malu_Rodrigues "Malu Rodrigues") and Fernando Caruso.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The international rights of both the West End and the Broadway versions are currently held by Musical Theatre International.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-31)[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-32) This has led to multiple international productions including in [Zürich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich "Zürich") in 2019[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-33) and [Bonn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonn "Bonn") in 2023.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-34) ### Live television production (TBA) \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Live television production (TBA)")\] The musical version was to be used as the basis of a live broadcast event on the [ABC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company "American Broadcasting Company") network in the last quarter of 2020, with Brooks producing.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-35) As of June 2024, there has been no further word on the status of the project.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ## Synopsis of original Broadway production \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Synopsis of original Broadway production")\] ### Act I \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Act I")\] In 1934, the villagers of [Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania "Transylvania") Heights celebrate the funeral procession of the [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist") Dr. [Victor von Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"). However, Inspector Kemp, who has a wooden right arm and wooden left leg, tells the town of the existence of Victor's grandson: Frederick, the Dean of Anatomy at [New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City "New York City")'s Johns, Miriam and Anthony Hopkins School of Medicine. The village idiot, Ziggy, convinces the other villagers that there is no way a New York doctor would come to Transylvania, thus continuing the celebration ("The Happiest Town"). In New York, Frederick Frankenstein is embarrassed to be a Frankenstein, insisting his name be pronounced "Fronkensteen" and that he is not a madman but a [scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientist "Scientist"). He teaches his students about the greatest mind of science ("The Brain"). After learning that he has inherited his grandfather's castle in Transylvania, he is forced to resolve the issue of the property. As Elizabeth Benning, Frederick's [fiancée](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement "Engagement"), sees him off, it is clear that their relationship is far from physical as Elizabeth enumerates all the lustful situations from which she is abstaining ("Please Don’t Touch Me”). Arriving at Transylvania Heights, Frederick meets the hunchback [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_$Young_Frankenstein$ "Igor (Young Frankenstein)") (pronounced "Eye-gore"), the grandson of Victor's henchman, who is overjoyed to meet Frederick. Igor tries to convince him to continue in his grandfather's footsteps ("Together Again"); he has already hired the services of Inga, a yodeling lab assistant with a degree in [Laboratory Science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_laboratory_scientist "Medical laboratory scientist") from the local community college. After a wagon ride to Castle Frankenstein ("Roll in the Hay"), they meet the mysterious Frau Blucher, whose spoken name frightens the horses. Once inside the castle's main living room, Frederick falls asleep reading [Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm") and dreams that his grandfather and ancestors encourage him to build a monster ("Join the Family Business"). He is awakened by Inga, and they, followed shortly by Igor, find the secret entrance to his grandfather's laboratory behind a book case by following eerie violin music. They discover the mysterious violin player to be Frau Blucher, who tells of her past with the late Victor for whom she was more than just a housekeeper ("He Vas My Boyfriend"). After reviewing his grandfather's notes, Frederick decides to carry on the experiments in the reanimation of the dead and asks Igor to find a large corpse as well as the brain of a scholar. The villagers gather at the local town hall for a meeting and are instructed to be on the lookout for grave robbers, as Frederick and Igor go through the town with their corpse ("The Law"). Igor returns with the brain, but drops it, secretly replacing it with another. Frederick creates the creature ("Life, Life"), who goes on a violent rampage shortly after waking. The doctor is dismayed to find that Igor had provided an abnormal brain. Inspector Kemp and the townspeople come to the castle to investigate, pretending to welcome Frederick ("Welcome to Transylvania"). Frederick and his employees try to stall the villagers ("Transylvania Mania") while Frau Blucher frees the Monster without letting Frederick know. Panic ensues as the monster breaks free from the stage and runs through the audience. ### Act II \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Act II")\] The town begins to search for the Monster, with Frau Blucher trying to bring him back with music from her violin, but to no avail ("He's Loose"). Inga talks to the anxious doctor ("Listen to Your Heart"). Frau Blucher and Igor find the two suspended on the table where the Monster was brought to life, having just had sex. Elizabeth arrives unexpectedly in Transylvania with a large entourage ("Surprise") and finds Frederick and Inga, both in a state of undress, who tells her that no funny business was taking place. Meanwhile, the Monster finds a blind [hermit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit "Hermit") named Harold after breaking through the wall of his house ("Please Send Me Someone"). Eventually, after Harold accidentally pours hot soup into the Monster's lap and lights his thumb (mistaking it as a [cigar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar "Cigar")), the Monster is pained into another wild rampage and leaves. Frederick locks himself into a room with the Monster, and after overcoming his fears he tells the Monster that he is a handsome man who is loved and will be hailed by all ("Man About Town"). The Monster is presented at the [Loews Transylvania Theatre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loews_Hotels "Loews Hotels"), now dressed as a [gentleman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_society_$social_class$ "High society (social class)"), first walking on command, and then dancing to [Irving Berlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin "Irving Berlin")'s "[Puttin' On the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")". While taking his bow, the Monster is scared when some stage lights explode. Elizabeth is kidnapped by the creature and is taken to a cave, where he forces himself on her. However, she is now seeing a different side of the Monster and discovers what she has been yearning for in her life ("Deep Love"). Luring the Monster back to the castle by the music of a French horn, Frederick attempts an intelligence transfer, but the Monster does not wake, and to make things worse, Inspector Kemp and the angry villagers (believing that Elizabeth has been killed by the Monster) break into the castle and bring Frederick to the [gallows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallows "Gallows"). The doctor is hanged after finally accepting his family name ("Frederick's Soliloquy"). The Monster returns, not only able to speak articulately but also using his newly transferred medical skills to discover that Frederick is not dead, but merely unconscious and is able to revive him. Just as the crowd is about to re-hang Frederick and the Monster, Elizabeth arrives with a [Bride of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein "Bride of Frankenstein") hairdo. The Monster proposes to Elizabeth ("Deep Love" (Reprise)) and a happy ending is ahead for all as the moon shines high on the newly engaged Doctor and Inga ("Finale Ultimo"). ### Differences from the original film \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Differences from the original film")\] Although the plot remains mostly the same, there are several changes from the original film. "The Happiest Town" is not based on any scene from the film. Elizabeth arrives in Transylvania earlier than in the film, where she arrives after "Puttin' on The Ritz", a song performed in the film by only Frederick and the Monster; in the musical, it is sung by all characters except Elizabeth and the villagers. The scene from the film with the little girl is not in the musical. In the film, the Monster is lured not by a French horn but a violin, and awakens in the laboratory directly after the brain transfer; in the musical, the villagers hang Frederick before the Monster wakes and saves him, with the ensuing finale much expanded.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-36)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-37) ## Musical numbers \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Musical numbers")\] ### Broadway song list \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Broadway song list")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Act I [Overture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overture "Overture") – Orchestra "The Happiest Town" – Ziggy and Villagers "The Brain" – Frederick and Medical Students "Please Don't Touch Me" – Elizabeth and Passengers "Together Again" – Frederick and Igor "Roll in the Hay" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor "Join the Family Business" – Victor and Mad Scientists "He Vas My Boyfriend" – Frau Blucher \"The Law" – Kemp and Villagers "Life, Life" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher \"He Vas My Boyfriend" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher "Welcome to Transylvania" – Kemp and Village Quartet "Transylvania Mania" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers \| Act II "Entr’acte" – Orchestra "He's Loose" – Kemp and Villagers "Listen to Your Heart" – Inga "Surprise" – Elizabeth, Frau Blucher, Igor, and Entourage "Please Send Me Someone" – The Hermit "Man About Town" – Frederick "[Puttin' On the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")" (music and lyrics by [Irving Berlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin "Irving Berlin")) – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters \"He's Loose" (Reprise) – Kemp and Villagers "Deep Love" – Elizabeth "Frederick's Soliloquy" – Frederick "Deep Love" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers "Finale Ultimo" – The Company \| \Note: "The Law" and the reprises of "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "He's Loose" are not included on the cast recording. ### London song list \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: London song list")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Act I "Overture" – Orchestra, Frederick and Medical Students "The Brain" – Frederick and Medical Students "Please Don't Touch Me" – Elizabeth and Passengers "Together Again" – Frederick and Igor "Roll in the Hay" – Inga, Frederick, and Igor "He Vas My Boyfriend" – Frau Blucher "It Could Work" – Frederick, Igor, Inga, and Frau Blucher "Hang Him Til He's Dead" – Kemp and Villagers "He Vas My Boyfriend" (Reprise) – Frau Blucher "Welcome to Transylvania" – Kemp and Transylvania Quartet "Transylvania Mania" – Igor, Frederick, Inga, and Villagers \| Act II "He's Loose" – Kemp and Villagers "Listen to Your Heart" – Frederick and Inga "Surprise" – Elizabeth, Igor, Frau Blucher, and Entourage "Someone" – Hermit, The Monster "[Puttin' On the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")" (Music and Lyrics By [Irving Berlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin "Irving Berlin")) – Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, and Chorus of Monsters "Deep Love" – Elizabeth "Frederick's Soliloquy" – Frederick "Deep Love" (Reprise) – The Monster and Villagers "Finale Ultimo" – Company \| ## Casts \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Casts")\] \| Role \| Workshop \| Seattle tryout \| Original Broadway production \| First US national tour \| Reopened first US national tour \| Second US national tour \| Original West End production \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2009 \| 2010 \| 2011 \| 2017 \| \| \| \| Frederick Frankenstein \| [Brian d'Arcy James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_James "Brian d'Arcy James") \| [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart") \| Christopher Ryan \| [A.J. Holmes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Holmes "A.J. Holmes") \| [Hadley Fraser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_Fraser "Hadley Fraser") \| \| \| \| Elizabeth \| [Kristin Chenoweth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Chenoweth "Kristin Chenoweth") \| [Megan Mullally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Mullally "Megan Mullally") \| Beth Curry \| [Janine DiVita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_DiVita "Janine DiVita") \| Lexie Dorsett Sharp \| [Dianne Pilkington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Pilkington "Dianne Pilkington") \| \| \| [Igor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_$Young_Frankenstein$ "Igor (Young Frankenstein)") \| [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart") \| [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_$actor$ "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)") \| [Cory English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_English "Cory English") \| Christopher Timson \| [Ross Noble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Noble "Ross Noble") \| \| \| \| Inga \| [Sutton Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Foster "Sutton Foster") \| [Anne Horak Gallagher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Horak_Gallagher "Anne Horak Gallagher") \| Synthia Link \| Elizabeth Pawlowski \| [Summer Strallen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Strallen "Summer Strallen") \| \| \| \| Frau Blucher \| [Cloris Leachman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloris_Leachman "Cloris Leachman") \| [Andrea Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Martin "Andrea Martin") \| Joanna Glushak \| Pat Sibley \| [Lesley Joseph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Joseph "Lesley Joseph") \| \| \| \| [The Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster "Frankenstein's monster") \| [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") \| Preston Truman Boyd \| Rory Donovan \| [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") \| \| \| \| \| Inspector Kemp/The Hermit \| [Marc Kudisch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Kudisch "Marc Kudisch") \| [Fred Applegate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Applegate_$actor$ "Fred Applegate (actor)") \| [Brad Oscar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Oscar "Brad Oscar") \| [David Benoit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Benoit_$actor$ "David Benoit (actor)") \| Britt Hancock \| Patrick Clancy \| \| ### Broadway replacement cast \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Broadway replacement cast")\] - [Kelly Sullivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Sullivan_$actress$ "Kelly Sullivan (actress)") replaced Sutton Foster as "Inga" on July 8, 2008.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-38) - [Beth Leavel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Leavel "Beth Leavel") replaced Andrea Martin as "Frau Blucher" on July 15, 2008.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-39) - [Michele Ragusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Ragusa "Michele Ragusa") replaced Megan Mullally as Elizabeth on August 5, 2008.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-40) - [Cory English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_English "Cory English") replaced Christopher Fitzgerald as "Igor" on November 25, 2008.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-41) ### London replacement cast \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: London replacement cast")\] - Nic Greenshields replaced Shuler Hensley as The Monster from November 20, 2017. - [Cory English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_English "Cory English") replaced Ross Noble as Igor from February 12, 2018. ## Instrumentation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Instrumentation")\] The Broadway orchestrations by Doug Besterman call for a large twenty-four-piece orchestra, including three violins, two violas, two violoncelli, three trumpets, two trombones, two French horns, four woodwinds, three keyboards, one drum set, one percussionist, and one bass. The London orchestrations, also by Besterman, have been scaled down for a nine-piece orchestra. ## Reception \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Reception")\] Young Frankenstein generally received mixed critical reviews and was often compared to [The Producers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_$musical$ "The Producers (musical)"), a 2001 adaptation of another Mel Brooks film.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-42)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-43) [Ben Brantley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Brantley "Ben Brantley") of [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") called it "an overblown burlesque revue, right down to its giggly smuttiness ... Mr. Brooks’s songs have a throwaway quality, as if they were dashed off on the day of the performance."[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-:3-8) [The New York Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Post "The New York Post") gave a more positive review, saying that the show "is nearly very good indeed" and that "Brooks and Stroman pull out every stop. Despite music that's more ho-hum than hummable, Brooks' lyrics are bright and witty. Better yet, the book ... does a great job, with the assistance of co-writer Thomas Meehan, in transferring the original script to the stage."[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-44) [The Daily Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph "The Daily Telegraph") said that "Susan Stroman directs and choreographs with her usual wit and invention", but also mentioned that "you cannot escape the impression that everyone is working desperately hard to animate essentially weak material, and the show fatally lacks that touch of the sublime that made The Producers so special."[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-45) The production won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite New Broadway Musical.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-broadway.com-46) When describing the audience's reaction, Brooks said, "I love what they do. The audience knows 'Young Frankenstein' the movie; they didn't know 'The Producers.' They all neigh when anyone on stage says 'Frau Blucher.' And they can't wait for the Blind Hermit to spill the hot soup on the monster's lap. It's great to see the audience play ping-pong with the actors."[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-47) The West End production fared much better with critics and even received four to five star ratings from [WhatsOnStage.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsOnStage.com "WhatsOnStage.com"), [The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian"), [The Daily Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph "The Daily Telegraph"), and the [London Evening Standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Evening_Standard "London Evening Standard").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-48) ## Major awards and nominations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Major awards and nominations")\] ### Original Broadway production \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Original Broadway production")\] \| Year \| Award \| Category \| Nominee \| Result \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 2008 \| [Tony Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award "Tony Award") \| [Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical "Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical") \| [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_$actor$ "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)") \| Nominated \| [\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-49) \| \| [Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical "Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical") \| [Andrea Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Martin "Andrea Martin") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Best Scenic Design of a Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Scenic_Design "Tony Award for Best Scenic Design") \| [Robin Wagner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wagner_$designer$ "Robin Wagner (designer)") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Drama Desk Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award "Drama Desk Award") \| [Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical") \| [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_$actor$ "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)") \| Nominated \| [\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-50) \| \| \| [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| \| [Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical") \| [Andrea Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Martin "Andrea Martin") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Outstanding Lyrics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lyrics "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics") \| [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Outstanding Choreography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Choreography "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography") \| [Susan Stroman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Stroman "Susan Stroman") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Outer Critics Circle Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award "Outer Critics Circle Award") \| Best Musical \| Won \| [\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-51) \| \| \| \| Best Score \| [Mel Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| Best Actor in a Musical \| [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| Best Featured Actor in a Musical \| [Christopher Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fitzgerald_$actor$ "Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Shuler Hensley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuler_Hensley "Shuler Hensley") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| \| Best Director of a Musical \| [Susan Stroman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Stroman "Susan Stroman") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Drama League Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_League_Award "Drama League Award") \| Distinguished Production of a Musical \| Nominated \| [\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-52) \| \| \| \| Distinguished Performance \| [Roger Bart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bart "Roger Bart") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Sutton Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Foster "Sutton Foster") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| \| 2009 \| [Grammy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award "Grammy Award") \| [Best Musical Theater Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Theater_Album "Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album") \| Nominated \| [\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-53) \| \| ### Original US national tour \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Original US national tour")\] \| Year \| Award \| Category \| Nominee \| Result \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 2011 \| San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award \| Best Production \| Nominated \| [\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-54) \| \| ### Original West End production \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Original West End production")\] \| Year \| Award \| Category \| Nominee \| Result \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 2018 \| [Laurence Olivier Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Olivier_Awards "Laurence Olivier Awards") \| Best New Musical \| Nominated \| [\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$musical$#cite_note-55) \| \| \| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical \| [Ross Noble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Noble "Ross Noble") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical \| [Lesley Joseph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Joseph "Lesley Joseph") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Frankenstein_$musical$&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: References")\] 1. 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"Munster, Go Home!") (1966) [The Munsters' Revenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters%27_Revenge "The Munsters' Revenge") (1981) [Here Come the Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Come_the_Munsters "Here Come the Munsters") (1995) [The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters%27_Scary_Little_Christmas "The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas") (1996) [The Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters_$2022_film$ "The Munsters (2022 film)") (2022) \| \| [Hotel Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_$franchise$ "Hotel Transylvania (franchise)") \| [Hotel Transylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_$film$ "Hotel Transylvania (film)") (2012) [Hotel Transylvania 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_2 "Hotel Transylvania 2") (2015) [Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_3:_Summer_Vacation "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation") (2018) [Hotel Transylvania: Transformania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania:_Transformania "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania") (2022) \| \| Others \| [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1910_film$ "Frankenstein (1910 film)") (1910) [Life Without Soul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Without_Soul "Life Without Soul") (1915) [Il mostro di Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_mostro_di_Frankenstein "Il mostro di Frankenstein") (1921) [I Was a Teenage Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_a_Teenage_Frankenstein "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein") (1957) [Frankenstein 1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_1970 "Frankenstein 1970") (1958) [Frankenstein's Daughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Daughter "Frankenstein's Daughter") (1958) [Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Space_Monster "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster") (1965) [Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_Meets_Frankenstein%27s_Daughter "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter") (1966) [Los Monstruos del Terror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Monstruos_del_Terror "Los Monstruos del Terror") (1970) [Lady Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Frankenstein "Lady Frankenstein") (1971) [Dracula vs. Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_vs._Frankenstein "Dracula vs. Frankenstein") (1971) [Frankenstein '80](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_%2780 "Frankenstein '80") (1972) [Flesh for Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_for_Frankenstein "Flesh for Frankenstein") (1973) [Blackenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackenstein "Blackenstein") (1973) [Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Castle_of_Freaks "Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks") (1974) [Terror of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_of_Frankenstein "Terror of Frankenstein") (1976) [Frankenstein Legend of Terror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoufu_Densetsu_Kaiki!_Frankenstein "Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Frankenstein") (1981) [Frankenstein Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Island "Frankenstein Island") (1981) [The Bride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_$1985_film$ "The Bride (1985 film)") (1985) [The Vindicator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vindicator_$film$ "The Vindicator (film)") (1986) [Frankenstein Unbound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Unbound "Frankenstein Unbound") (1990) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1992_film$ "Frankenstein (1992 film)") (1992) [Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_from_Death_$Frankenstein_2000$ "Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)") (1992) [Mary Shelley's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenstein_$film$ "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)") (1994) [Van Helsing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Helsing_$film$ "Van Helsing (film)") (2004) [Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_vs._the_Creature_from_Blood_Cove "Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove") (2005) [Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Girl_vs._Frankenstein_Girl "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl") (2009) [House of the Wolf Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Wolf_Man "House of the Wolf Man") (2009) [Frankenstein: Day of the Beast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_Day_of_the_Beast "Frankenstein: Day of the Beast") (2011) [Frankenstein's Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Army "Frankenstein's Army") (2013) [The Frankenstein Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frankenstein_Theory "The Frankenstein Theory") (2013) [I, Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Frankenstein "I, Frankenstein") (2014) [Army of Frankensteins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Frankensteins "Army of Frankensteins") (2014) [Frankenstein vs. The Mummy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_vs._The_Mummy "Frankenstein vs. The Mummy") (2015) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$2015_film$ "Frankenstein (2015 film)") (2015) [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein_$film$ "Victor Frankenstein (film)") (2015) [The Great Yokai War: Guardians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Yokai_War:_Guardians "The Great Yokai War: Guardians") (2021) [The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Black_Girl_and_Her_Monster "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster") (2023) [Dead Lover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Lover "Dead Lover") (2025) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$2025_film$ "Frankenstein (2025 film)") (2025) [The Bride\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride! "The Bride!") (2026) \| \| Television \| [Tales of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Frankenstein "Tales of Frankenstein") (1958) [The Munsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters "The Munsters") (1964–1966) [Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Jr._and_The_Impossibles "Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles") (1966–1968) [Groovie Goolies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovie_Goolies "Groovie Goolies") (1970-1971) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$1973_film$ "Frankenstein (1973 film)") (1973) [Frankenstein: The True Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_The_True_Story "Frankenstein: The True Story") (1973) [Monster Squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Squad "Monster Squad") (1976) [Struck by Lightning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struck_by_Lightning_$TV_series$ "Struck by Lightning (TV series)") (1979) [The Munsters Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters_Today "The Munsters Today") (1988-1991) [Monster Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Force "Monster Force") (1994) [House of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Frankenstein_$miniseries$ "House of Frankenstein (miniseries)") (1997) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$2004_film$ "Frankenstein (2004 film)") (2004 TV film) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$miniseries$ "Frankenstein (miniseries)") (2004 miniseries) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$2007_film$ "Frankenstein (2007 film)") (2007) [Mary Shelley's Frankenhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenhole "Mary Shelley's Frankenhole") (2010) [Once Upon a Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_$TV_series$ "Once Upon a Time (TV series)") "[The Doctor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor_$Once_Upon_a_Time$ "The Doctor (Once Upon a Time)")" (2012) "[In the Name of the Brother](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Name_of_the_Brother "In the Name of the Brother")" (2013) [Penny Dreadful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Dreadful_$TV_series$ "Penny Dreadful (TV series)") (2014–2016) [Frankenstein, MD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein,_MD "Frankenstein, MD") (2014) [The Frankenstein Chronicles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frankenstein_Chronicles "The Frankenstein Chronicles") (2015–2017) [Second Chance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chance_$2016_TV_series$ "Second Chance (2016 TV series)") (2016) [Hotel Transylvania: The Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania:_The_Series "Hotel Transylvania: The Series") (2017–2020) [Code:Realize − Guardian of Rebirth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code:_Realize#Anime "Code: Realize") (2017) \| \| Stage \| [Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption;_or,_the_Fate_of_Frankenstein "Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein") (1823) [Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein,_or_The_Vampire%27s_Victim "Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim") (1887) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Webling#Frankenstein "Peggy Webling") (1927) [Fortitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortitude_$play$ "Fortitude (play)") (1968) [Joined At The Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joined_At_The_Heart "Joined At The Heart") (2007) [Frankenstein – A New Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_%E2%80%93_A_New_Musical "Frankenstein – A New Musical") (2007) [Young Frankenstein]() (2007) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$2011_play$ "Frankenstein (2011 play)") (2011 play) [Frankenstein's Wedding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Wedding "Frankenstein's Wedding") (2011 play) \| \| Novels \| [Frankenstein's Aunt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Aunt_$novel$ "Frankenstein's Aunt (novel)") (1978) [Gothic Romance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Romance_$novel$ "Gothic Romance (novel)") (1984) [Frankenstein's Aunt Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Aunt_Returns "Frankenstein's Aunt Returns") (1989) [Frankenstein's Cat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Cat "Frankenstein's Cat") (2001) [Dean Koontz's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Koontz%27s_Frankenstein "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein") [Prodigal Son](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigal_Son_$novel$ "Prodigal Son (novel)") (2005) [City of Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Night_$Koontz_and_Gorman_novel$ "City of Night (Koontz and Gorman novel)") (2005) [Dead and Alive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_and_Alive_$Koontz_novel$ "Dead and Alive (Koontz novel)") (2009) [Lost Souls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Souls_$Koontz_novel$ "Lost Souls (Koontz novel)") (2010) [The Dead Town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Town "The Dead Town") (2011) [Frankenstein in Baghdad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_Baghdad "Frankenstein in Baghdad") (2013) \| \| Comics \| [Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Wrightson%27s_Frankenstein "Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein") [Frankenstein (DC Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$DC_Comics$ "Frankenstein (DC Comics)") [Frankenstein (Dell Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$Dell_Comics$ "Frankenstein (Dell Comics)") [Doc Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Frankenstein "Doc Frankenstein") [Embalming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalming_$manga$ "Embalming (manga)") [Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Monster_$Marvel_Comics$ "Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)") [Frankenstein (Prize Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$Prize_Comics$ "Frankenstein (Prize Comics)") [Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein_$comics$ "Young Frankenstein (comics)") \| \| Video games \| [Frankenstein's Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Monster_$video_game$ "Frankenstein's Monster (video game)") [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$video_game$ "Frankenstein (video game)") [Frankenstein: The Monster Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_The_Monster_Returns "Frankenstein: The Monster Returns") [Dr. Franken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Franken "Dr. Franken") [Mary Shelley's Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley%27s_Frankenstein_$video_game$ "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (video game)") [Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_Through_the_Eyes_of_the_Monster "Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster") [Van Helsing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Helsing_$video_game$ "Van Helsing (video game)") [Code: Realize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code:_Realize "Code: Realize") \| \| Related \| 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"[Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$instrumental$ "Frankenstein (instrumental)")" (1973 single) "[Dr. Stein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Stein "Dr. Stein")" (1988 single) [Frankenstein (Death Race)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$Death_Race$ "Frankenstein (Death Race)") \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Young_Frankenstein "Template:Young Frankenstein") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Young_Frankenstein "Template talk:Young Frankenstein") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Young_Frankenstein "Special:EditPage/Template:Young Frankenstein")Young Frankenstein \| \|---\| \| [Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein "Young Frankenstein") [Musical]() "[Puttin' On the Ritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz "Puttin' On the Ritz")" \| ![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&usesul3=1) Retrieved from 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