Preview: “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein– The Musical” at Bay Street

There is a unique and amazing opportunity to see live satirical musical theater at the highest level with Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts now presenting Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – The Musical on its Mainstage. This production will be directed and choreographed by the prolific Gerry McIntyre, a Bay Street favorite who choreographed Bay Street’s Enter Laughing.

Bay Street Theater Artistic Director Scott Schwartz has delivered on his prediction of  “An epic summer of live theater and live shows” Bay Street Theater with its awesome new lights over the entrance has been a bee’s hive of great programming all summer due to the efforts of Bay Street Theater Executive Director Tracy Mitchell along with Artistic Director Scott Schwartz. Kudos also to John Sullivan, the Bay Street Associate Producer and Chris Siefert their Deputy Director. Once again collectively they have staged a winner after winner. The standing ovations and great audience response has proved Bay Street Theater is back strong after the pandemic now being just a tragic memory.

“Young Frankenstein,” is the final full Mainstage show and Scott Schwartz has been professing his joy all summer long about presenting this particular musical. He told hamptons.com that, “ Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is based on the film by Mel Brooks. It was a Broadway Musical almost 20 years ago, and it’s so funny! It contains the classic, ‘Puttin on the Ritz,’ number that the monster does. (The Show) has all these great new songs by Mel Brooks.” He also said that this is a production no one should miss.

The show starts August 1st and runs will until August 25^th with the previews August 1st & 2^nd. It is presented via Association with Berkshire Theater Group & Geva Theatre Center. Music & lyrics by Mel Brooks. Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan. Original direction & choreography by Susan Stroman.

Everyone knows about the comedic genius of Mel Brooks. In this show he combines classic B-movie horror into this hilarious musical based on his beloved film. For those who need a refresher: the young American doctor Frederick Frankenstein (“that’s pronounced Fronkensteen!”) is summoned to Transylvania to claim his Grandfather Victor’s estate.  Little does he know that this journey will change not only his life, but those of everyone around him, including his sidekick Igor, the beautiful assistant Inga, and a brand-new Monster made for Musical Comedy Heaven. Those in the know have proclaimed to brace yourself for a wild and inventive production of this side-splitting musical comedy choreographer of Bay Street’s hit “Enter Laughing”.

Scott Schwartz is proud of the amazing talented cast that will bring this show to great heights The show will star Sean  Bell as “The Monster,” with Aaron Choi as “Hermit. A bonus will be Broadway veteran Veanne Cox who will grace the Bay Street stage as “Frau Blücher.” Also there will be Matthew Hydzik as “Dr. Frederic Frankenstein.” James Romney plays “Igor,” and Kyla Stone will be “Inga.” Also performing in the show is the very talented Alena Watters as “Elizabeth Benning.” Rounding out the cast will be an Ensemble , consisting of Savannah Cooper, Bradley William Gibbins, Brady Miller and Linda Neel.”  Christina Emily Jackson and Cullen J. Zeno will be the swings.