Young Frankenstein

The award winning musical "Young Frankenstein" kicked off its national tour this past September in Providence, Rhode Island. "Young Frankenstein" is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder. After being on Broadway since November 2007 the production closed January 4th, 2009. This is a fantastic show, with 21 songs, and tons of hilarious jokes with great punch lines.The show beings with the villagers of Transylvania Heights celebrating the death of the not-so-loved Victor Frankenstein, news of his passing eventually gets back to America to Victors grandson Frederick Frankenstein. He then comes to Transylvania Heights and is urged to "Join the Family Business". After protesting to the Frankenstein castle's loyal servant Igor that he does not want to create terrifying monsters from scratch, he eventually learns how his grandfather did it and is intrigued and attempts to make one himself. The monster he creates is awoken and rampages through the town and after many attempts of teaching him right from wrong and how to speak, The Monster, Frederick, Igor and Fredericks assistant Inga put on a show to the towns people to prove that The Monster is indeed good and intelligent. The monster then becomes frightened by the lights in the show, he once again rampages and kidnaps Frederick’s fiancée Elizabeth, and surprisingly the pair of them fall in love. This was a great musical and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good laugh along with music, dancing and singing.