It's "Frahnk-en-steen"

The Broadway touring show of Young Frankenstein, which is based (of course) on the hilarious Mel Brooks movie, will take the stage at the Keith Albee next week - and here's a great story about it from the Herald-Dispatch:

Halloween might be over but you can keep the freaky fun going as tickets are on sale for the new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein.

Brought in as part of the Marshall Artists Series packed 75th anniversary season, the musical will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.

This re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that's Frankensteen) as he attempts to complete his grandfather's masterpiece and bring a corpse to life. Together with his endearing helper Igor, his lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his self-absorbed fiancé Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster, but not without scary and quiet often hilarious complications.

It is based on the 1974 film, Young Frankenstein of the same name and both were created by Mel Brooks, who wrote the music and lyrics and co-wrote the book. It was created by the same team as The Producers, including director and choreographer Susan Stroman and Thomas Meehan.

When Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather, deranged genius Victor Von Frankenstein, he faces a dilemma. Does he continue to run from his family's tortured past or does he stay in Transylvania to carry on his grandfather's mad experiments reanimating the dead and, in the process, fall in love with his sexy lab assistant Inga?

Unfolding in the forbidding Castle Frankenstein and the foggy moors of Transylvania Heights, the show's raucous score includes "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and the unforgettable treatment of Irving Berlin's "Puttin' On the Ritz."

Young Frankenstein is the winner of the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award and the Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Musical. The New York Times said Young Frankenstein has "the largest percentage of gags per scene."

Tickets are $58, $50 & $45. Tickets may be purchased at the Marshall Artists Series Box Office, located on the east side of the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, or by calling 304-696-3326. Patrons can also visit www.marshallartistsseries.org for ticket information. The box office is open noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased at any Ticketmaster location, including online at www.ticketmaster.com.