[NEohioPAL] Review Roundup: Young Frankenstein at Beck Center

Pat Miller via NEohioPAL neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
Fri Jul 18 10:23:00 PDT 2014


IT'S ALIVE! This summer's funniest singing and dancing laboratory experiment proves to be a success. Grab yourself a glass of ovaltine (unless Frau Blucher has already taken care of you) and check out The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein at Beck Center for the Arts!



"An exhilarating, thoroughly enjoyable madcap musical...It's alive, alright. And Young Frankenstein is quite an achievement."

Bob Abelman, Cleveland Jewish News<http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/article_6be3f0f0-0958-11e4-9a1f-001a4bcf887a.html#.U8CFmFz9Eo4.facebook>



"A wonderful surprise. This looks to be a monster hit for the Beck."

Mark Horning, Examiner Cleveland<http://www.examiner.com/review/beck-center-s-production-of-young-frankenstein-is-frightfully-good>



"...no theater in town does the big musical as well as Beck Center...They do the same this time around with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein."

Christine Howey, Cleveland SCENE Magazine<http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/its-alive-well-sort-of-an-energetic-production-attempts-to-enliven-a-comatose-book-and-score-in-young-frankenstein-at-the-beck-center/Content?oid=4340541>



"Everything about this production is top notch. Beck Center once again shows it is one of the most innovative theatres in town offering the best in live theatre."

Shirley MacFarland, Sun News<http://www.cleveland.com/strongsville/index.ssf/2014/07/beck_center_is_puttin_on_the_r.html>



"Incorporates the right style of ridiculousness...audiences should have a fun time at Beck"

Roy Berko, BroadwayWorld Cleveland<http://www.broadwayworld.com/cleveland/article/BWW-Reviews-YOUNG-FRANKENSTEIN-Should-Delight-Beck-Audiences-But-20140714#.U8k6rvldVzg>



"An entire show brimming with one hilarious line right after another."

Elena Mulready, CoolCleveland<http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/category/writers/elena-mulready/>


Beck Center for the Arts
presents

The New Mel Brooks Musical
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Original Direction and Choreography by Susan Stroman

Directed by Scott Spence
Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster
Choreographed by Martín Céspedes

July 11 - August 17
8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays
3 p.m. Sundays
Mackey Main Stage

Nominated for three Tony Awards and awarded Best Musical by the Outer Critics Circle, this monstrously entertaining musical comedy is based on Mel Brooks' parody of classic horror movies. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale.

Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan have done it again! From the creators of Broadway's record-breaking sensation The Producers comes this scientifically proven good time. The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein tells the story of young Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (that's FRAHN-ken-steen) as he attempts to complete his grandfather's work by bringing a corpse back to life - but not without scary and quite often hilarious consequences. The LA Times called this musical comedy "delightfully nutty! Glittering, buoyant fun that tickles its audience into high spirits...Classic Brooks!"

"Mel Brooks was an important part of my growing up. All his early movies had great power over me," said Director Scott Spence. "His irreverent, afraid-to-go-nowhere style made his movies irresistible to me." With musical direction by Larry Goodpaster and choreography by Martín Céspedes, the talented cast of 26, including Equity actors Jamie Koeth as Frederick and Lindsey Mitchell as Elizabeth, will present the funniest singing and dancing laboratory experiment this town has ever seen.

This production of The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI), sponsored by the John P. Murphy Foundation and Ulmer & Berne LLP, and is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.

Celebrating its 80th anniversary, Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming for all ages and abilities, including Creative Arts Therapies for individuals with special needs, outreach education, and free gallery exhibits featuring local, regional, and international artists.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY<http://www.beckcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Young_Frankenstein_Whos_Who.pdf>
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