| In the beautifully restored Boston Opera House, | | | | he has performed in over the years. The actors, |
| at 7:30pm, we were entertained by a talented | | | | however, were somewhat upstaged by the |
| troupe, including Roger Bart (Dr. Frankenstein), | | | | staging, impressive and entertaining, well timed |
| Rye Mullis (the monster), Cory English (Igor), Brad | | | | and perfectly executed, the staging was |
| Oscar (the Inspector), Beth Cury (Elizabeth), | | | | beautifully done. Act One, Scene Ten, The |
| Joanna Glushak (Frau Blucher), and Ann Horak | | | | Laboratory, featured Frankenstein's operating |
| (Inga). For all those who remember the classic Mel | | | | table rising skyward replete with impressive |
| Brooks movie with the ensemble cast including | | | | lightning (or at least lighting) effects, accompanied |
| Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty | | | | by Robert Billig and his orchestra. |
| Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth | | | | Some of the best numbers of the evening |
| Mars, and Gene Hackman, living up to these | | | | included, "The Brain", "Puttin' on the Ritz", and one |
| performances was no easy task. As you may | | | | of my favorites, a tongue in cheek rendition of |
| recall, Mel Brooks shot the picture in black and | | | | "Deep Love", the latter which and was anything |
| white as a throwback to the horror film genre of | | | | but subtle, but classic Mel Brooks comedy |
| a bygone era. And overall, the reinvented and | | | | nonetheless. On occasion, I found the production |
| colorful theater version held up quite well. | | | | to be overdone, over reaching and over the top. |
| The play was highly entertaining, with strong | | | | Some of the characterization was so much larger |
| performances by Bart (Frankenstein), Horak | | | | than life, that the humor was somewhat |
| (Inga) English (Igor), further embellished by Cury's | | | | telegraphed, when a more subtle approach might |
| rich voice and a superb dancing ensemble. If Bart | | | | have yielded a better result. Overall, however, this |
| looks familiar to anyone, you may have seen him | | | | new version of the classic Young Frankenstein is |
| as the scheming pharmacist on Desperate | | | | a must see for any theater buff or Mel Brooks |
| Housewives, or from the many Broadway shows | | | | fan. |