We had an absolutely wonderful day yesterday--a continuation of my daughter's never ending 21st birthday (which was last week but who's counting...). We went to New York City, had a wonderful lunch at a sushi place recommended by one of my son's friends and then saw Young Frankenstein, the new Mel Brooks show on Broadway.
The show is classic Mel Brooks--hardly brain food but truly fun. The staging was phenomenal and the cast included some big names: Megan Mullally of Will & Grace fame, Sutton Foster who won a Tony for her role in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Roger Bart as Dr. Frankenstein. If you saw The Producers, Bart was the original Carmen Ghia. All of us thought the second act was better than the first and in fact, was what made the show, including a wonderful rendition of Putting on the Ritz that was very clever.
An equine point of interest. If you have seen the movie, you know that the housekeeper in Dr. Frankenstein's castle is named Frau Blucher and every time she says her name, the two horses (one named Black and the other named Andecker) whinny. Leave it to my son to note that Blucher is German for glue--hence the horse's concern. The horses, by the way, are priceless in the hay wagon scene. By the way, I have seen Mel Brooks on more than one occasion in the paddock at Saratoga and I know he loves horses.
I am always struck by the talent and energy it must take for these performers to pull this off day in and day out. I can't imagine how they do two performances on Wednesday and Saturdays but if you love what you do, it shows.
Four stars out of five on the Feldman review scale and guaranteed to make you smile.
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