Young Frankenstein (musical) on Broadway on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews. The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009 after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island. A revised version of the show opened in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre on 10 October 2017 (after a tryout at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle) to positive reviews. After the success of his 2001 musical, "The Producers", based on Brooks' earlier film of the same name, Brooks decided to create a musical based on another of his successful films. Brooks and Meehan (the
Mel Brooks Hollywood. He and Reiner began performing the "2000 Year Old Man" act on "the Steve Allen Show". Their performances led to the release of the comedy album "2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks" that sold over a million copies in 1961. They eventually expanded their routine with two more albums in 1961 and 1962, a revival in 1973, a 1975 animated TV special, and a reunion album in 1998. At one point, when Brooks had financial and career struggles, the record sales from the 2000 Year Old Man were his chief source of income. Brooks adapted the 2000