Mel Brooks’ musical “Young Frankenstein” opened Feb. 13 to a sold-out house. If I were you, I’d get my tickets now. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” written in 1818, has come a “long way, baby” and is a hoot.

Basically, Frankenstein’s grandson wants to disassociate himself from the family business and stay in America. For all you Russo fans, Patrick plays Dr. Frederick Frankenstein to perfection. His uptight finance is the lovely Janine Smith and she is great. The monster is played by Bill Bennett, and he and Patrick do a “Puttin’ on the Ritz” show stopper number.

When Frederick arrives in Transylvania he is met by Igor (pronounced “Eye-gor”), played by the versatile Roger Prenger with the moving hump. Also there is the luscious Inga played by Morgan Ottersbach.

The sets are wonderful and their ride to the castle in the hay wagon pulled by two horses is most creative. They are met by Frau Blucher, played by the multi-talented Noel Irick, who also does all the choreography. How she manages, time after time, to get all those people on stage to dance and cavort without running into each other is simply amazing. In every scene, in every play, Noel manages to steal the spotlight and notice every time her name is mentioned the horses go berserk.

Watch and listen carefully for the nuances that are thrown in like…the idiot in Act 1 doing a “selfie” and Count Dracula attempting to buy the castle in the last act. I would leave the kids at home for this one…enjoy.

The “Broadway in the Hills” fundraiser dinner is Sunday, March 29, and it’s not too late to get your tickets. There is a live jazz band, we get to dress like flappers and will need a password to get in the speakeasy. How fun is that? Hope to see you there.