Kenneth Mars News

The Lyric Theatre presents summer films for everyone to enjoy.

Stage and screen actor Kenneth Mars, known for his work in Mel Brooks films, has died at the age of 75. The performer passed away Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Grenada Hills.

Best known as a creator of broad film farces and uproarious parodies, jack-of-all-trades Mel Brooks has been entertaining audiences for years with his wacky and absurdist humor. Now just in time for the holidays, the king of comedy's brilliant work is available for the first time in high definition in The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc, debuting December 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Best known as a creator of broad film farces and uproarious parodies, jack-of-all-trades Mel Brooks has been entertaining audiences for years with his wacky and absurdist humor. Now just in time for the holidays, the king of comedy's brilliant work is available for the first time in high definition in The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc, debuting December 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Cloris Leachman confirmed this morning on ABC's The View that she did indeed get the offer to reprise her film role of Frau Blucher for the Broadway production of Young Frankenstein.

According to The New York Post's PAGE SIX, Mel Brooks might have changed his 'tune' when it comes to Cloris Leachman reprising her film role of Frau Blucher in his Broadway production of Young Frankenstein. Last year, Mel Brooks, creator and producer of the Broadway musical comedy, told Leachman that, at 81, she was too old for the role of Frau Blucher (the character she originated in his 1974 movie). Despite a stellar audition, Brooks was concerned that Leachman didn't have the 'stamina' for eight shows a week reports the Post.

One of the Broadway's Young Frankenstein stars, Fred Applegate, who will play Inspector Kemp, recently spoke, in between rehearsals in Seattle, to BroadwayWorld's James Sims about the monster musical and his experiences working with Mel Brooks in The Producers...

The upcoming Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein may have its eyes on the Hilton Theatre - despite earlier reports that the St. James Theatre was the show's Broadway destination.

Mel Brooks' Broadway-bound musical Young Frankenstein, based on his classic 1974 comedy, may be playing a pre-Broadway tryout at Seattle's Paramount Theatre.

Fans of Cloris Leachman have started a website campaigning for the actress to be featured in Young Frankenstein.

Sutton Foster, Megan Mullally and Shuler Hensley will star in Mel Brooks' upcoming musical Young Frankenstein, which will open at the St. James Theatre this fall.

According to a casting notice, Mel Brooks' new stage musical Young Frankenstein, based on his classic movie comedy, will indeed open on Broadway this fall.

Young Frankenstein, recently seen in a well-received industry reading, will be lurching toward Broadway next year

Brian d'Arcy James has been cast in the all-star workshop of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks' new Broadway-bound musical version of his beloved horror spoof

Cloris Leachman, Sutton Foster and Roger Bart have been enlisted for the upcoming workshop of Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks' new musical version of his beloved horror spoof

A starry cast that includes Kristin Chenoweth, Shuler Hensley and Marc Kudisch will headline an upcoming workshop of Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks' new musical version of his beloved horror spoof