PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 7/8/2019

Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt@cvlt.org
Website: www.CVLT.org
PRESS PHOTOS: www.CVLT.org/promo

Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN comes to life in Chagrin Falls

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio - IT’S ALIVE! Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is prepared to jolt audiences with laughter when Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN opens on the Main Stage, July 19. Performances run Friday and Saturday nights at 8 PM through August 10 with matinees at 2 PM on Sundays July 28 and August 4.

This wildly funny musical comedy was adapted by Mel Brooks with co-writer Thomas Meehan (The Producers, Hairspray, Annie) from Brooks' 1974 film. Led by Gene Wilder, the movie brilliantly spoofed Mary Shelley's Gothic horror tale, in which a scientist attempts to reanimate the dead, and its classic silver screen adaptations. The movie earned many awards and a regular spot on "Best Films of All Time" lists.

Brooks' Tony-winning stage version hit Broadway in 2007 and comes to CVLT for the first time under the direction of Will C. Crosby. Audiences are transported to New York, as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Maxwell Miller) finds himself inheriting his great-grandfather's mansion and his secret lab full of illicit research. He travels to Transylvania where his own monster (Kevin Michael Myers) will be born, aided by a hunchbacked sidekick (Cody Swanson), a libidinous lab assistant (Kaylea Kudlaty), and a sour-faced housekeeper (Rebecca Riffle Polito). Stepping into his ancestor's tap shoes, the Doctor finds that making a monster is fraught with hilarious complications, not least of which being his fiancee (Amanda Bender) and the local police (Stephen Berg).

CVLT's production features the choreography of Jen Justice, with musical director Bret Cowden, costumes by Korinne Carroll Courtwright, and makeup by Jessica Gramc. The cast also includes Nina Aust, Amy Becker, Amanda Bender, Madison Chaitoff, Hoyt Gardner, Adam Harris, Christina Hile, Tom Jones, Emma Kocar, Julia Levin, Barry Moses, Bekah Neubecker, Raleigh Orozs, Rachel Pokelsek, Elisabeth Roter, Olivia Sharp, Hannah Woodside, and Julia Ziel.

As an added attraction, audience members will be invited to enter a raffle in which the prize is a one-line, walk-on appearance in the play's second act.

Tickets for YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN are $21, with a $4 discount for seniors and students. Special rates for groups of ten or more. Tickets can be purchased at CVLT.org or by calling (440) 247-8955 between 1-6 PM, Monday - Saturday. CVLT is located at 40 River Street in Chagrin Falls, OH.

CVLT is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT is a proud member of the American Association of Community Theatre.

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