Mel Brooks News

Mad scientists will be taking over Bristol Riverside Theatre at the free Mad Scientist Film Festival on Friday, September 16. BRT will present a double-header of mad scientist-themed films in connection with the opening production of its mainstage season, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Jeffrey Hatcher, running September 28-October 17.

Amgen Oncology presents 'A Conversation with Mel Brooks,' a one-night special event benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, on Monday, September 27.

With the 2010 Season still in full swing, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre is about to begin work on its 2011 Season, which features some of the biggest name shows in musical theater history, including South Pacific, Hairspray, and Chicago.

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to offer the chance to see a legendary Broadway star in a rare, intimate concert setting and to be one of the first people to experience the new Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place at AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER.

Some of the most anticipated events at the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children's Theatre are part of its family breakfast series that all began with the wildly popular Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus).

The classic Mel Brooks movie is ALIVE...and it's headed to the Orange County Performing Arts Center September 12 - 25 in Segerstrom Hall! Presented by Robert F.X. Sillerman and Brooks, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein is a spectacular new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony® Award winning smash The Producers and the winner of the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award and the Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Musical.

Some of the most anticipated events at the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children's Theatre are part of its family breakfast series that all began with the wildly popular Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus).

To accommodate a change in the national tour of The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, the Orange County Performing Arts Center has rescheduled the show's visit to Sunday, September 12 through Saturday, September 25, rather than September 7 - 19, as originally announced.

Spotlights will race across the sky, ticket holders will arrive on a red carpet, and the celebration of the Broward Center's 20th anniversary year will be launched Wednesday, October 6, at 8 P.M. with the season premiere of THE NEW MEL BROOKS MUSICAL YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN marking the first salvo of the excitingly diverse 2010 2011 Broadway Across America-Fort Lauderdale 8-musical theatrical season, presented by the Florida Theatrical Association at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Bay City Players will present the comedy; Laughter on the 23rd Floor, by Neil Simon on September 24-26 and September 30-October 3, 2010 at the Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Avenue, in Bay City. Performance times are 8:00 p.m.

Highlights of the Kravis Center's 19th Season Include Doobie Brothers, Whoopi Goldberg, Roberta Flack, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and Broadway Hits Dreamgirls and Spring Awakening.

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to offer the chance to see a legendary Broadway star in a rare, intimate concert setting and to be one of the first people to experience the new Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place at AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER.

The Colony Theatre Company is thrilled to present its third and most magical production of its 36th season, BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, written by John van Druten and directed by Richard Israel (Merrily We Roll Along), making his Colony Theatre directorial debut.

A Christmas Twist- A Christmas Comedy written by The Illegitimate Players. Directed by Kim Sherman-Labrum

Individual tickets for Broadway Sacramento's presentations of CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, 9 TO 5 and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN go on sale Monday, September 20 at 10 a.m. at the Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office, 1419 H Street, Sacramento, (916) 557-1999, the Community Center Theater Box Office, 1301 L Street, Sacramento, (916) 808-5181 or Tickets.com, (800) 225-2277. The largest performing arts event in the Capital Region, Broadway Sacramento is presented by California Musical Theatre and sponsored by Wells Fargo.

A Christmas Twist- A Christmas Comedy written by The Illegitimate Players. Directed by Kim Sherman-Labrum

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to offer the chance to see a legendary Broadway star in a rare, intimate concert setting and to be one of the first people to experience the new Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place at AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE, September 17-October 9, at the University Theatre (222 York Street).

As the 2011 Season is fast approaching, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has announced that it will add yet another regional premiere to its list of theatrical credits. Opening the theater's 17th Anniversary Season will be the over-the-top musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone, opening January 21st.

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will begin performances in Milwaukee on November 2 and run through November 7.