Daniel Brocklebank to star in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL Liverpool Playhouse transfer
Hope Mill Theatre have announced that Coronation Street’s Daniel Brocklebank will take over the role of Dr Frederick Frankenstein in their production of Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL when it transfers to Liverpool Playhouse for a limited five-week run over the Christmas season from 3 December - 3 January.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is currently having its regional premiere at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester starring Ore Oduba in the lead role. The show continues its run there until 30 November.
Also joining the cast with Daniel will be Amelia Adams (Jersey Boys, UK Tour/West End) as Elizabeth Benning, alongside current cast members Jessica Martin as Frau Blücher, Pete Gallagher as The Monster, Curtis Patrick as Igor, Simeon Truby as Inspector Hans Kemp/Harold the Hermit and Julie Yammanee as Inga. The cast is completed by Belle Kizzy Green, Robin Kent, Bryan Mottram, Alanna Panditaratne, Nathan Ryles, Hakeem Tinubu, Patricia Wilkins, and Jessica Wright.
Every bit as relevant to audience members who will remember the original as it will be to newcomers, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN has all the panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added. It is 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’ by Irving Berlin, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN has a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, orchestrations by Doug Besterman & Mark Cumberland and original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. This production has direction and choreography by Nick Winston, musical direction and co-musical supervision by Francesca Warren, set design by Sophia Pardon, orchestration and co-musical supervision by Charlie Ingles, sound by Ben Harrison, lighting by Aaron J Dootson, video and projection design by Matt Powell, costumes by Lorraine Parry, wigs and make-up design by Jackie Sweeney, prosthetics design by Noah Ehrhardt, and casting by Jim Arnold CDG.