Puttin’
on the Ritz –
Which is Hard to
Do When You Used
to Be Dead
Mel Brooks
has been making
America laugh
for over 60
years so I think
it is safe to
say that the man
knows what he is
doing. Whether
you are a fan of
television’s
“The Dick Van
Dyke Show” or
“Get Smart” or
his many movies
including
“History of the
World Part 1”,
“High Anxiety”
and of course,
“Blazing
Saddles”, Mel
knows how to
make us giggle,
chuckle or
downright
guffaw. And what
can be funny
onscreen can be
even funnier on
stage especially
when it is set
to music. That
is what Brooks
thought and what
he proved when
“The Producers”
hit Broadway and
became a smash
hit. Well he is
at it again in
the classic tale
that asks the
question; How
dead is dead? –
Young
Frankenstein.
When Dr.
Frederick
Frankenstein
(pronounced
Fronkensteen)
travels to his
ancestral home
to disprove all
the legends
surrounding his
heritage he
finds out how
wrong he really
is. With the
help of the
wacky misfits
who take care of
the place
including Frau
Blucher (cue the
horses), Igor
(pronounced Eye-gor)
and the
beautiful, if
not brilliant,
Inga, he sets
out to recreate
his
grandfather’s
experiments. But
things go
horribly awry
when Igor
procures a brain
that belonged to
someone he calls
“Abbey Normal”.
After
Frederick’s
tightly wound
fiancée
Elizabeth
arrives things
become even more
complicated as
the true meaning
of opposites
attract make for
some very
strange
bedfellows. And
when the song
and dance show
ends up with
villagers and
torches, well
you can imagine
that they really
didn’t like the
show. But just
as all seems
lost there’s
nothing like a
simple brain
transfer to give
everyone
something they
have been
missing.
Young
Frankenstein
will only be at
the Pantages for
a short time so
don’t wait to
catch this cast
of crazy
characters
singing and
dancing their
way through
“Transylvania
Mania”, “He Vas
My Boyfriend” or
“Puttin’ on the
Ritz”. Yes, the
reanimated have
never been so
entertaining and
now is your
chance to be
steppin’ out
with your baby
where the
funniest play
may be tonight!
- Brent B.
What:
Young
Frankenstein Where:
The Pantages
Theatre, 6233
Hollywood Blvd,
Hollywood When:
Tuesday – Friday
at 8pm, Saturday
at 2pm and 8pm,
Sunday at 1pm
and 6:30pm, July
27 – August 15 Tickets:
$25.00 - $85.00 Info:
213.480.3232,
www.ticketmaster.com
,
www.goldstar.com
