Curtain Call and Press Night Celebration of Musical Theatre West's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
By: Lily Lim Nov. 04, 2013
Musical Theatre West at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA opened its 61st season with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, a musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash hit The Producers. The production, with music and lyrics by Brooks and a book by Thomas Meehan, marks the regional theater premiere of this hilariously tuneful show based on the 1974 smash hit film Young Frankenstein which was a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelleyclassic from the comic genius of Mel Brooks. Check out the opening night shows below!
Zachary Ford stars as "Dr. Frederick Frankenstein" with Danny Blaylock as "The Monster", Ben Liebert as "Igor,"Andi Davis as "Inga," Rebecca Johnson as "Elizabeth," Tracy Lore as "Frau Blücher," and Jeffrey Rockwell as "Inspector Kemp". John Racca is featured as "Victor," Jeffrey Landman as "Ziggy," and David Miller as "Herald". Ensemble members include Jessica Buda, Ryan Chlanda, Quintan Craig, Michael Deeb, Jessica Ernest, Marisa Field, Annie Hinskton, Donna Louden, Daniel Smith, Alishia Suitor, and Katy Tabb.
MTW Executive Director/Producer Paul Garman has appointed Lauren Kadel as Director and Choreographer who will recreate the original Direction and Choreography of Susan Stroman. Corey B. Hirsch serves as Musical Director withMary Ritenhour as Production Manager.
Young Dr. Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) 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 fiancée Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster -- but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications.
Photo Credit: Lily Lim
Daniel A. Smith, Michael Peter Deeb, and Ryan Chlanda Ch
Jeffrey Landman, Donna Louden, John Racca, Jessica Buda, and David W. Miller
Marisa Field, Jessica Ernest, Annie Hinskton, Alishia Suitor, and Katy Tabb
Ben Liebert at curtain call
Tracy Lore at curtain call
Danny Blaylock at curtain call
Andi Davis at curtain call
Rebecca Ann Johnson at curtain call
Zachary Ford at curtain call
The company of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at curtain call
The company of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at curtain call
Jessica Buda, David W. Miller, Donna Louden, Ryan Chlanda, Annie Hinskton, and Jeffrey Landman
Jeffrey Landman, John Racca, Jeffrey Rockwell, Danny Blaylock, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, and Tracy Lore
Jeffrey Rockwell, Danny Blaylock, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, Tracy Lore, Ben Liebert
John Racca, Jeffrey Rockwell, Danny Blaylock, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, Leand Tracy Lore
Rebecca Ann Johnson, Zachary Ford, Andi Davis, and Tracy Lore
Leonard Charles Niedbalski and John Richard Petersen
Tom Lowe and Jen Malenke
Coe Lamoureux and Kristen Lamoureux
Benjamin Otto Gibson, Jacob Haren, and Kristen Lamoureux
Robert Pieranunzi and John Todd
Marisa Field, Kristen Lamoureux, and Adam Samuel Pellegrine
David Lamoureux and Marisa Field
Daniel A. Smith and Jacob Haren
Roger Castellano, Tracy Lore, and Carlin Castellano
Matt Schwartz and Rebecca Ann Johnson
Rebecca Ann Johnson, Tracy Lore, and John Todd
Ryan Chlanda, Alishia Suitor, Quintan Craig, Jessica Ernest, David W. Miller, Michael Peter Deeb, Andi Davis, and Katy Tabb
Annie Hinskton, Ryan Chlanda, Katy Tabb, David W. Miller, Andi Davis, Zachary Ford, Danny Blaylock, Jessica Ernest, Alishia Suitor, Donna Louden, and Michael Peter Deeb
Ryan Chlanda, Donna Louden, Daniel A. Smith, Katy Tabb, Rebecca Ann Johnson, David W. Miller, Andi Davis, Alishia Suitor, and Jeffrey Landman
Jeff Skowron and David Lamoureux
Alishia Suitor and Ryan Chlanda
Danny Blaylock, Jennifer Holcombe, and Jaycob Hunter
Katy Tabb, Donna Louden, David W. Miller, Jessica Ernest, Andi Davis, Daniel A. Smith, Michael Peter Deeb, Alishia Suitor, and Ryan Chlanda
David Lamoureux and Gwen Stewart
Tom Lowe, Zachary Ford, Bobbie Bagby Ford, and Jen Malenke
Daniel Mahler, Ashley Fox Linton, Jeffrey Landman, and Jeff Skowron
Danny Blaylock, Katy Tabb, and David W. Miller
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