'Young Frankenstein' tour opens in Worcester
30.09.11
The new cast and crew for a new tour of a recent hit Broadway show had two weeks of rehearsals in New York City. Then everyone moved in Utica, N.Y., for another week of rehearsals, where there would also be preview performances.
Next stop — the new tour's opening performance in Worcester … tonight.
Things were going well last week, said cast member Pat Sibley. “The cast is extremely talented.” Five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman came by to look at a run-through, “and she loved it,” Sibley said. “She gave it exactly the boost that we needed to get out of town.”
In other words, things shouldn't be a horror show when the production gets here.
Except, this
is a horror show, sort of.
“The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” opens a four-performance run at 8 tonight at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. The musical comedy, which was named
Source: Worcester Telegram