Stage Notes: Circle Theatre opens ‘Young Frankenstein,’ Shakespeare Dallas’ 50th anniversary
The cast of Circle Theatre’s ‘Young Frankenstein.’ (Courtesy photos) Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. A peek at Circle Theatre’s Young Frankenstein Circle Theatre continues its 41st season with its Mel Brooks comedy musical Young Frankenstein.
The musical stage adaptation of the classic comedy film is directed by Joel Ferrell with music director Cody Dry. Previews begin Thursday night with opening night on Saturday.
In this “abnormal” production, Frederick Frankenstein reluctantly inherits his infamous family’s estate in Transylvania. His hunchbacked sidekick, Igor and lab assistant Inga, Frederick finds himself following in his grandfather’s corpse-raising legacy.
YF is a co-production with Theatre Three. The cast features Parker Gray as Frederick Frankenstein, Alejandro Saucedo as Igor, Leslie Marie Collins as Elizabeth Benning, Annie Cahill as Inga, Luke Longacre as The Monster, Sarah Gay as Frau Blücher, Aaron Mateo Arroyo as Inspector Kemp, Mary Gilbreath Grim as The Hermit and Paulette Cocke and Edward Escamilla as swings.
