IT’S ALIVE …. again! Yes, it’s been more than 50 years since Mel Brooks brought his delightfully unhinged take on Dr. Frankenstein and his monster to the big screen. Also, yes… this is one monster who still hasn’t learned how to stay dead. However, this time, he’s back with neck bolts and show tunes. When Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen,” thank you very much) inherits his family’s Transylvanian estate, he insists he’s nothing like his infamous grandfather. That lasts about as long as it takes to meet Igor and Inga, his eccentric accomplices in a rather questionable resurrection project. Adapted from Brooks’ 1974 cinematic classic, Young Frankenstein is revived courtesy of the mad scientists of Orlando’s Little Radical Theatrics.
Under the direction of Travis Eaton, Young Frankenstein the musical brings a combo of mad science, slapstick comedy and a monster with some pretty impressive dance moves to Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center. Bringing a corpse back to life just wasn’t ambitious enough, so they decided to teach it choreography, too.
8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19; through Saturday, Nov. 21; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $65-$71.
