Young Frankenstein at Shea's Performing Arts Center

Casting has been announced and tickets are on sale for Starring Buffalo’s YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, October 2-4 at Shea’s 710 Theatre in downtown Buffalo, NY. Leading the cast is Tony Award-Nominee A.J. Shively (La Cage aux Folles, Bright Star) as Dr. Frankenstein, alongside Broadway’s Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) as Inga, and Brandon Espinoza (Spongebob Squarepants, Les Miserables) as Igor. Joining them are Buffalo stars Jeffrey Coyle, Sam Crystal, Lily Jones, Jamil Kassem-Lopez, Kristen-Marie Lopez, Ricky Needham, Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci and Matt Rittler. Area student choirs will also be featured, as well as professional and student dancers from the Western New York region.

From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!

Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen") inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore"), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. "It's alive!" he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather's. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.

Every bit as relevant to audience members who will remember the original as it will be to newcomers, Young Frankenstein has all the of panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added. It will surely be the perfect opportunity for a production company to showcase an array of talents. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz," Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.