NEWPORT, KY — “IT’S ALIVE!” Join the Frankenstein family business in this gut-busting musical comedy filled with abby-normal brains, tap-dancing monsters, and laughs of monstrous proportions as The Footlighters, Inc., presents The Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein as the first show of its 60th anniversary season, based on Mel Brooks’ famous movie of the same name.
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor, and a leggy lab assistant, Inga, 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 aboundsin this monstrously funny musical from comedic genius Mel Brooks. You’ll be rolling in the hay from laughter!
Veteran award-winning actor and longtime Footlighters Board member and stalwart Chuck Ingram busts out his platform boots and reprises his role as The Monster in Young Frankenstein after first portraying the iconic character in Cincinnati Music Theatre’s 2014 production. Chuck’s Footlighters debut was the 2009 production of 1776, which also featured his son—the first of many shows where he would share the stage with members of his family. In fact, the Ingrams have made Footlighters a “family affair,” with Chuck treading the boards with his wife and daughters in 2016’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and 2019’s Mamma Mia!
Performances:
- Thursday – Saturday, September 14 – 16 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday – Saturday, September 21 – 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday – Saturday, September 28 – 30 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, October 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25 each and available online at footlighters.org/tickets or by contacting the box office at 859.652.3849 or FootlightersTickets@gmail.com.
The Footlighters, Inc., has been producing quality community theater shows in Greater Cincinnati for 60 years. The group was established in 1963 by a small group of community theater volunteers who wanted to bring theater opportunities to the west side of Cincinnati.
In 1987, the group bought the Salem United Methodist Church in Newport and transformed it into The Stained Glass Theatre. The theater is on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a Kentucky landmark. In September of 2021, Footlighters completed the third and final phase of their accessibility project by adding ADA-compliant seating in their theater to complement the ADA ramp and elevator installed in 2017 and 2018, allowing access for all patrons with limited mobility.
For more information, please visit footlighters.org or like The Footlighters, Inc., on Facebook.
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