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Mel Brooks Is Heading Up a Live Musical Adaptation of ‘Young Frankenstein’ at ABC

January 8, 2020

Mel Brooks Is Heading Up a Live Musical Adaptation of ‘Young Frankenstein’ at ABC

To be honest, we were kind of wary of this headline because network television’s new obsession over live televised stage musicals isn’t always a sure bet, in our opinion, and, also, we didn’t get a hint of Mel’s involvement in it.

Now that we know Mel Brooks is thoroughly involved with the process of bringing his comedy classic Young Frankenstein up to be a live musical, we’re actually excited to see how crazy and meta Brooks will get and what hijinks he’ll try to pull off, especially because it’s live.

Details for this live Young Frankenstein musical telecast or any other details for that matter have yet to be announced (but we’ll let you know once we find out).

October 23, 2019

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Screening the Mel Brooks comedy classic Young Frankenstein at what used to be an old movie theater, but now is a booming comedy-focused venue sounds like a pretty swell Halloween, don’t you?

Well, that’s what’s in store for Halloween night at Dynasty Typewriter along with an accompanying costume contest! If you’re not trick-or-treating or into testing your limits of fear at this super high production value haunted houses, this is pretty damn good bet for Halloween.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of. Go get ‘em here.

In Memory of Gene Wilder, ‘Young Frankenstein’ Will Screen in Over 500 Theaters With a Live Introduction from Mel Brooks

September 7, 2016

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In Memory of Gene Wilder, ‘Young Frankenstein’ Will Screen in Over 500 Theaters With a Live Introduction from Mel Brooks

Thanks to Fathom Events, this might be the most special one-night only screening of Young Frankenstein other than the premiere.

On Wednesday, October 5th, Mel Brooks and longtime friend and collaborator of Gene Wilder’s will introduce, live, one of their greatest works together, Young Frankenstein screening over half a thousand theater screens around the country.

If you didn’t get to catch Brooks at Radio City Music Hall recently, this might be the next best thing.

August 31, 2016

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Trepany House at The Steve Allen Theater presents an evening in honor of the late Gene Wilder, this Saturday, September 3rd at 8PM, complete with a Wilder double feature of Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory as well as a Wonka/Young Frankenstein costume contest.

Tickets are $12. More details here.

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RIP Gene Wilder, 1933-2016

August 29, 2016

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RIP Gene Wilder, 1933-2016

Gene Wilder had a hand in some of the most iconic comedic films of all time including Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Today, he has passed away apparently due to complications stemming from Alzheimer’s disease.

Whether you’re familiar with his work or not, you should definitely rewatch or watch, discover, and be amazed for the first time by his long and storied filmography.

So much of it holds up even though this is 2016.