Friday, May 16, 2008
The New MEL BROOKS Musical Young Frankenstein
My grandfather's work was do do! No, they didn't include this brilliant one liner in the Broadway show, but that was basically the only fault. I loved this snappy, campy version of Young Frankenstein. The music was fun (This is What I Love About the Brain, Deep Love), the acting was good (Megan Mullaly, wowza), the humor was there (put ze candle back) and somehow it just really really worked on Bway. So thanks Mom for funding this extravagant but extremely fun outing. We also had an interesting time trying to wade through the disability mythos of the play, where there was a whole number in orthopedic shoes as well as a Marx Brothers type shadow dance.
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You are so welcome. We had a few moments of outright, prolonged laughter, no? And Megan, oh baby oh baby oh. Loved her mix of airhead and sultry. But, I agree, how can they delete "My grandfather's work was do do?" I especially liked Frau Bru (I won't complete, I don't want the horses to scare you) singing "He was my boyfriend." Gotta love an old lady with passion.
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