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Young Frankenstein (musical)
''Young Frankenstein'', officially known 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 Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, who has described it as his best film. It is a parody of the horror film genre, especially the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' and its 1939 sequel, ''Son of Frankenstein''.
After tryouts in Seattle, Washington 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.〔("Hensley and Bart Put on the Ritz on the Road in Young Frankenstein" ), playbill.com, September 29, 2009〕
==Background==
After the success of his 2001 musical, ''The Producers'', based on Brooks' earlier film of the same name, it was not surprising that Brooks would choose 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) 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 (Hensley had previously played a different version of the character in the 2004 film ''Van Helsing'').〔Simonson, Robert. ("It's FRAHN-ken-steen: Brian D'Arcy James Nabs Lead Role in Young Frankenstein Workshop", playbill.com, Oct. 18, 2006 )〕
Cloris Leachman, reprising her film role as Frau Blücher, also attended the table read, and at the time it was widely reported she would be offered the role of Blücher for the stage show. 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' 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 Blücher after Beth Leavel left the production. However, the production closed before Leachman could take over the role.〔(Axed 'Dancing' star Cloris Leachman may reprise 'Frankenstein' role )〕〔(Leachman to Go 'Dancing' with YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN? )〕
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