There have been many adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and quite a few movies and plays that are loosely based on the work. Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein the movie was written in 1974 by Brooks and Gene Wilder, and adapted into a musical that premiered on Broadway in 2007.
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Stage West’s Suite Surrender is a hilarious farce
There is a bit of a problem going down at the Palm Beach Royale Hotel. Actually there are a lot of problems. Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars are coming to sing as a fundraiser for the war. The biggest problem is that they can’t stand each other and every single staff member and their assistants […]
Stage West’s The Wedding Singer features strong performances but a flat narrative
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore starred in a 1998 movie called The Wedding Singer. It was cute. It was adapted into a play, a musical comedy. The Wedding Singer enjoyed its musical premiere at Stage West with new music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin and is written by Tim Herlihy. The story […]