Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical
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Composer: Mel BrooksComposer: Thomas Meehan
Conductor: Patrick S. Brady
Performer: Roger Bart
Performer: Megan Mullally
Performer: Sutton Foster
Performer: Christopher Fitzgerald
Performer: Andrea Martin
Performer: Shuler Hensley
Performer: Fred Applegate
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Cast Recording, Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2007-12-26
Music Label: Decca Broadway
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- The Happiest Town
- The Brain
- Please Don't Touch Me
- Together Again
- Roll In The Hay
- Join The Family Business
- He Vas My Boyfriend
- The Law
- Life, Life
- Welcome To Transylvania
- Transylvania Mania
- He's Loose
- Listen to Your Heart
- Surprise
- Please Send Me Someone
- Man About Town
- Puttin' On The Ritz (Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin)
- Deep Love
- Frederick's Soliloquy
- Deep Love (Reprise)
- FinaleUltimo
Free Music Notes for Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical
Free Music Review: Not "The Producers", But Brooks Still Delivers
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me preface this by saying that while I was not disappointed, this was not "The Producers". The vaudevillian shtick assembled from the elements of "Young Frankenstein" invite comparisons to Brooks' other show all too well. Musical stylings, song purpose/placement, and gags in "Young Frankenstein" can all find a comparable correlation to corresponding components of the book and score of "The Producers", with the latter winning out in every instance. Now, after saying all that, I still do heartily recommend "Young Frankenstein". In fact, I'm bewildered by the critical dismissal of it, and wonder what show the critics instead had seen. The score as captured on this album genuinely reflects the tone and musical delight that can be heard at the Hilton Theatre. Gloriously old-fashioned Broadway classics in the style of Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jerry Herman, Frank Loesser, and Jule Styne (with a touch of high-drama operetta and Kurt Weill) roll effortlessly from track to track in a cohesive and tuneful pastiche. Melodically hummable, lyrically serviceable and witty, Mel has offered his well-known and loved brand of bawdy, bouncy, bright, catchy, colorful, and downright brilliant. I defy you not to give the likes of "Please Don't Touch Me", "Roll in the Hay", "Join the Family Business", or "Deep Love" a second listen. And such production numbers abound with a nonstop fount of talent to support them. There's no need to highlight one original cast member here, as they all range from adequate to superb in a surprising array of textural diversity. And the lush 24-piece orchestra is so intricately weaved into such a rich harmonic web by the marvelous Doug Besterman that you almost feel dizzy and giddy with an energetic rush of excitement. And while I could go on further, there's no point. If you read this, disprove what all the naysayers and detractors want to prevent you from knowing. Obviously, it is a matter of musical taste first and foremost. Don't expect a contemporary rock/pop/Latin-tinged score ala "Spring Awakening" or "In the Heights". But, if you care to indulge in a taste of what Broadway was like during its peak Golden Age, this album is a must, quite simply. But, again, let me remind you that this is not "The Producers", which stands as the only other album capable of evoking a retro feel of 50's-era Broadway standards in modern times. Mel came pretty damn close though, so do yourself a favor and savor it: "Music that soothes the soul when words are useless."
Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical Poster
ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN MUSIC AND LYRICS BY MEL BROOKS -- IT'S ALIVE!From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation The Producers comes this monster new musical comedy, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, based on the Oscar-nominated smash-hit 1974 film. A wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks' classic comedy masterpiece, the story follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) as he attempts to complete his grandfather's masterwork and bring a corpse to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper Igor (that's Eye-gor), his curvaceous lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his incredibly self-involved madcap fiance, Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster - but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications.
With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' On The Ritz," The New MEL BROOKS Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is scientifically-proven, monstrously good entertainment...and the only place you'll witness a singing and dancing laboratory experiment in the largest tuxedo ever made. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN features music and lyrics by the three-time Tony AwardŽ winner Mel Brooks, book by Brooks and three-time Tony AwardŽ winner Thomas Meehan, and is directed and choreographed by five-time Tony AwardŽ winner Susan Stroman. The show stars Roger Bart ("Desperate Housewives"), Megan Mullally ("Will and Grace"),Tony-Award winner Sutton Foster ("Drowsy Chaperone"), SCTV's Andrea Martin and Christopher Fitzgerald ("Wicked").
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN opens at Broadway's Hilton Theater - Friday, November 9th!
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Unlike The Producers, the musical version of Young Frankenstein was not met with critical adoration when it opened on Broadway in November, 2007. Mel Brooks had followed the same formula, transferring all of his own source movie?s famous lines and plot points to the stage, but oddly, the cast album works better than the stage production, which is indeed often lumbering. Brooks? songs are still fairly derivative but here, undistracted by director Susan Stroman?s flat staging, you can focus more on Doug Besterman?s excellent orchestrations and on the adept cast itself. As Dr. "Fronkensteen," Roger Bart is much less grating than on stage, for instance. As Inga, Sutton Foster exhibits some mad yodeling skills in "Roll in the Hay" and sounds like a classic Broadway babe on "Listen to Your Heart." Megan Mullally (Elizabeth) sells "Please Don?t Touch Me," "Deep Love," and "Alone" (a bonus track cut from the show), while Andrea Martin (Frau Blucher) kills with the Brecht-Weill pastiche "He Vas My Boyfriend." And yes, Irving Berlin?s "Puttin' on the Ritz" is included, complete with monster grunts and a long tap passage in this extended version. The show may not be worth the hype, but the recording is a pleasant surprise. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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