Bawdy, slightly naughty, and with memorable musical numbers, Avon Players brings Young Frankenstein to life until June 14, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Avon Players began their season strong with the darkly funny Sweeney Todd, and Young Frankenstein is the perfect bookend to finish it, just with more laughs than bloodbaths. Featuring music and lyrics by the legendary comedic genius Mel Brooks and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Young Frankenstein is a parody of the classic horror … [Read more...]
REVIEW: It’s Alive! Avon Players Closes its Season with the Electrifying ‘Young Frankenstein’
May 31, 2025 by 1 Comment
Shriek with Laughter at Avon Players’ ‘Young Frankenstein’
May 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Experimentation goes monstrously wrong, the Mel Brooks way, in this musical comedy A classic horror parody movie by a legend of the entertainment field will come to life on stage in Avon Players’ Young Frankenstein, running May 30-June 14, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Eric Rodman as “Dr. Frankenstein.” Photo courtesy of Bryan Clifford Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick (Eric Rodman), who pronounces his name "Fronk-en-steen" in order to distance himself … [Read more...]
Get an Insider’s Look into the Entertainment Business with Avon Players’ ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’
February 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This pressure cooker of a TV writers’ room is brimming over with wit and wisecracks Beloved playwright Neil Simon’s recollections of his early career provide fodder for snappy comedy in Avon Players’ Laughter on the 23rd Floor, running March 14-29, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Max Prince (Ben Feliciano) is the star of a popular 1950s comedy-variety series that is a major hit on the East Coast, but network executives insist that it is too sophisticated for the Midwest and urge Prince … [Read more...]
