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
Megan Mullally the role in subsequent episodes along with several minor roles. Mullally made her Broadway debut as Marty in the 1994 revival of "Grease", and subsequently appeared as Rosemary in the hit 1995 revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" opposite Matthew Broderick. In 2007, Mullally starred as Elizabeth in Mel Brooks' original Broadway musical, "Young Frankenstein". She can be heard on the cast albums of all three productions. In 1996, she starred in "You Never Know" at the Pasadena Playhouse. Mullally appeared in 2000 as Pamela in the multiple award-winning production of Chuck Mee's "The Berlin Circle",