We travelled to Hollywood to see Mel Brooks' musical, Young Frankenstein, playing at the Pantages Theater.
First of all I have to say something about the venue---What a fantastic theater! Built in 1930 as a movie house, it has been converted to live theater. It has hosted the Oscars for many years, the Emmys also. And a few years ago it was the home of Disney's, The Lion King. To prepare for that production it underwent a 10 million dollar renovation and it is simply put, BEAUTIFUL!
It is a fantastic place to see a play.
And it made a great show even better.
And Young Frankenstein is a great show! I expected it to be howlingly funny. It is Mel Brooks for crying out loud! And the source material is classic (I may need to buy the movie now). But I did not expect the singing and music to be as great as it was, and certainly did not expect the dance numbers to blow me out of the water!
The production values on this were superb too. There were some lighting effects that had the audience gasping! Everything was spot on and perfect.
And did I mention funny? I was laughing from the first lines to the last! Gasping for air at times. They preserved some of the classic movie moments---"Put the candle back,"--- and added so much more that is right for a stage production. It seems that Mel Brooks may be perfectionist, because this was just about perfect.
We both really enjoyed Young Frankenstein, one of the best stage productions we have seen. And we enjoyed the Pantages also...we may make more trips to see plays there, just because it is such a great venue!
At least that is my opinion. So there you go Frau Blucher! What knockers! Too damn funny!
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