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"The biggest stars shine on Broadway’s Best! Every week we turn the controls over to the people who make Broadway magic – the actors, the dancers, the conductors and the composers. Our special guests play their favorite show tunes and tell their show stories weekdays at noon ET." Sirius will also broadcast an exclusive world première of the Young Frankenstein cast recording starting Tuesday 18 December. Check out their website for full details of how to listen to both programs.
28 Nov : A 50 minute interview which Shuler gave recently on XM Satellite radio is now available at the American Theatre Wing website. Unmissable for Shuler's fans - he talks in depth about all of his shows from Phantom onwards (includes singing a brief part of Phantom in German), and about his early life in Georgia and his training. And a Broadway.com exclusive features some great photos of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade taken by Sutton Foster, one of Shuler's fellow cast members in YF!
22 Nov : Visit Shuler and Paula's wonderful new family home, courtesy of today's New York Post. 18 Nov : Shuler's current contract with YF is for 12 months from the start of the Seattle run, so will take him through to August 2008. If you have heard the YF radio commercial and were wondering - the answer is yes, that is Shuler (Monster) in "conversation" with Mel Brooks! 16 Nov : "If there's anyone who gets a gold star for a study in fun in Young Frankenstein it's the guy with the untoppable top hat and cane that nips and tucks at the funny bone." Entertainment Editor of the Jewish Exponent meets up with our favorite monster. 14 Nov : From the ever-reliable Broadway.com : photos of Monday's CD recording session, with larger pics here Young Frankenstein btw is unaffected by the Broadway stagehands' strike, now entering its 5th day. 12 Nov : Following on from their fantastic photo coverage, Broadway.com has added an Opening Night video to their YF Behind the Scenes collection. 11 Nov : Read the great reviews for Shuler's performance in Young Frankenstein (including a rave from Ben Brantley in the New York Times!) here And there are lots of fabulous Opening Night photos to enjoy at Playbill, BroadwayWorld (both party and arrivals), Theatermania, and last, but by no means least, an amazing 73 shots from Bruce Glikas at Broadway.com 8 Nov : The Empire State Building will be lit in purple, green and yellow tonight to celebrate the opening of Young Frankenstein on Broadway! BroadwayWorld celebrates with a video of highlights from the show, and Shuler says he is having the time of his life as the misunderstood monster in an interview with TDF. This Christmas, Shuler represents Young Frankenstein with a solo version of O Come All Ye Faithful on the 2007 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids Carols for a Cure CD 7 Nov : Time to play catch-up with recent news and articles about Shuler and Young Frankenstein : You'll enjoy this! - Playbill's Cue & A with Shuler. Newsday has interviews together with a great video and photos of the show. "Shuler's so playful he's like a little boy," says Bart of his nearly 6-foot-4 colleague. "It's been a real good click between us," agrees Hensley. The NJ Star-Ledger spoke with Shuler and Roger (Dr Frankenstein) Bart, and also posted a stunning Halloween photo of Shuler with Today show host Matt Lauer. Yet another article : "Perhaps the most anticipated scene will be the one based on the musical number from the film when the scientist Frederick Frankenstein and his monster tap-dance to Puttin' on the Ritz ..... Actor Shuler Hensley who plays the monster knows his performance will be compared to that of Boyle, who died in December, despite all the new songs. “You can't get the images of Gene Wilder or Peter Boyle out of your head. With that said, you just sort of just go up there and enjoy the material,” Shuler said, at SignOnSanDiego.com Playbill's Photo Call shows what happened when The Monster met The Blind Hermit! YF will feature on NBC's Today Show again this week, and also on NBC Nightly News and Weekend Today. And the cast of YF head into the recording studio next Monday to cut a CD for release in late December on the Decca label.
27 Oct : Today's New York Times Fashion and Style section has a great article with photo of Shuler and Paula here 24 Oct : Makeup designer Angelina Avellone explains how she created the look of Shuler's Monster at Broadway.com. 5 Oct : It's Shuler's time for the spotlight in the latest of Broadway.com's great YF promo videos, and although he is billed as the "Dreadful Monster", the 4-minute clip reveals this "Part-Time Monster, Part-Time Dad" to be anything BUT dreadful! Have you ever wondered what happened to all those awards he won for Oklahoma? Click here to find out! 7 Sept : The Hilton Box Office opens on 10 September for in-person ticket sales to YF. Check Playbill for information about $120 prime center section orchestra seats plus a $25 lottery offer, both of which will only be available at the box office. 6 Sept : Yes, that is Shuler in the new Geico commercial featuring the Beverly Hillbillies! Thanks to those who have written in, and for those who haven't seen the ad, you can find it on the TV page 30 Aug : A follow-up to our 18 August news item regarding the Frankenstein, The Musical Demo CD. The notice about availability seems to have been removed from the show's official site, and Amazon now states the CD is "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." 25 Aug : Seattle news site King5.com has short videos of YF here and here. In between performing in YF in Seattle and New York, Shuler is scheduled to appear in a benefit at the Westport Country Playhouse, CT. Entitled Everybody Loves a Winner, the concert will honor Kander & Ebb (Shuler appeared at Westport earlier this year in their show All About Us) and takes place on 24 September. Also taking part are Debra Monk, James Naughton, Bebe Neuwirth, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Ben Vereen and Karen Ziemba. Full details at Playbill. 24 Aug : Broadway.com are first to present photo coverage of last night's YF première. The 32 sensational shots by Bruce Glikas include many of Shuler with fellow cast members and with Paula and Skyler (looking adorable!) Talkin' Broadway's reviewer David-Edward Hughes reports that "Shuler Hensley as the Monster has a powerful presence which sucks you into watching his facial and body movements - critical to the success of his mainly mute role. And when Hensley does let loose in choreographic terms for 'Puttin' on the Ritz' or to briefly vocalize on the 'Deep Love' reprise, the only description adequate is (to borrow the Monster's famous lyric by Irving Berlin) - super duper!" 18 Aug : New York will have a second "Frankenstein" in October! The show which Shuler recorded in 2001, originally entitled Frankenstein, The Musical, starts performances off-Broadway on 10 October. The only cast member to be announced so far is Hunter Foster, whose sister Sutton just happens to be one of Shuler's co-stars in YF! Check out Playbill for full details. Although Shuler is no longer involved with the show, if you are planning a trip to New York to see YF you might be interested in seeing this other, quite different, Frankenstein. Tickets are a snip at $41.25. Also please note that the show's official website states that due to the upcoming release of the 2007 Cast Recording, the original Demo Recording featuring Shuler will only be available for a limited time. This Demo CD is currently for sale at Amazon.17 Aug : YouTube has a great video of TV news footage from Seattle, showing live scenes from YF and interviews with Mel Brooks, Megan Mullally and Roger Bart. 16 Aug : Broadway.com is first to publish exclusive production photos of Young Frankenstein which include a stunning shot of Shuler and Roger Bart "Puttin' on the Ritz." And for something completely different - a TV alert for fans in the UK! FIVE is currently repeating Season 2 of Law & Order : Criminal Intent, and the episode featuring Shuler (See Me) is scheduled for Tuesday 28 August at 11pm. 10 Aug : Young Frankenstein premièred in Seattle on Tuesday : listen to the 5 minute interview with Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman plus cast members Shuler, Roger Bart and Megan Mullally on local station KPLU News! And keep checking the show page for links to the latest articles and interviews. (4 more have just been added today.) 4 Aug : Playbill features another interview with Shuler! - this time together with co-star Sutton Foster. And you'll find lots more info about Young Frankenstein in these great interviews with Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman. 1 Aug : Shuler talks about Young Frankenstein in his third! Brief Encounter with Playbill.com here And read interviews with 2 more YF co-stars : Andrea Martin (Frau Blucher) and Chris Fitzgerald (Igor). 26 July : Read Broadway World.com's Monster Chat with Fred Applegate (Young Frankenstein's Inspector Kemp) here 17 July : The Young Frankenstein team has relocated to Seattle, where it won't be long till performances start on 7 August! 14 July 2007 : Dates of ticket availability for the Broadway run of Young Frankenstein have been changed. There is currently a pre-sale for American Express members, and tickets will go on sale to the general public on 28 July. 29 June : Don't miss the Monster Video! Broadway.com talks to Young Frankenstein's 7 main cast members during a break in rehearsals. 26 June : BroadwayWorld.com has some great rehearsal pics of Young Frankenstein, plus more casting news 23 June : Shuler was among the Broadway stars supporting Project ALS (a type of motor neurone disease) at Shea Stadium earlier this month and he sang the National Anthem at the event. Check out Bruce Glikas' great selection of photos of the occasion at Broadway.com NB. Shuler won't be able to take part in Broadway Night at Shea on Monday due to rehearsals for Young Frankenstein. Speaking of YF - Andrea Martin (Aunt Eller in Broadway's Oklahoma) has been added to the cast, and Shuler says rehearsals are going GREAT! 9 June: A quick update on ticket availability for Young Frankenstein. Tickets for Seattle are already on sale (check out the Paramount Theatre website here) and tickets for Broadway will go on sale 15 July. 8 June : And now the news we have all been waiting for! Shuler reports he is signed to play the Monster in Young Frankenstein, and starts rehearsals next week! The show is a new musical of Mel Brooks' hit movie from the 70's. Shuler will play the role created by the late Peter Boyle and will sing Irving Berlin's Puttin' On the Ritz! Joining Shuler in the cast are fellow Tony-Award winners Roger Bart and Sutton Foster, plus Megan Mullally from TV's Will and Grace. YF will preview on Broadway from 11 October and open on 8 November at the Hilton Theatre following an out of town run at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, 7 August - 1 September. For a taste of what's in store, read the
New York Post's report of last September's trial reading of the show in
which Michael Riedel describes Shuler as being both funny and moving as
the Monster. Full report here
15 April : Broadway.com's new All About Us video feature includes some great clips of Shuler singing in rehearsal. 10 April : All About Us has its first performance tonight, with Opening Night scheduled for this Saturday, the 14th. Break a leg, guys! For anyone interested in reading more about the show's development and about its creators, the Hartford Courant has a couple of excellent articles on John Kander and Joseph Stein. 8 April : Broadway World TV's online half-hour program Broadway Beat this week showcases Kander & Ebb musicals Curtains (currently playing on Broadway, starring David Hyde Pierce) and All About Us.For scenes from rehearsals and interviews
with Shuler, fellow cast members and the creative team, click here
And the Southern Connecticut Advocate has
an interesting article with lots of detail about the show here
31 March : More great photos from the All About Us press preview at Broadway.com. 29 March : Following a special Press preview of All About Us held yesterday, Broadway World has published lots of terrific photos showing rehearsals and set design here, while Playbill features more photos and an interesting resumé here. In this, Shuler says of the show : "It's one of the first times I've really been able to use my voice in terms of what I was trained, more legit theatre. Trailer Park had the sort of country pop, and Tarzan was more the Phil Collins softer rock type - so this is right up my alley." 22 March : Shuler leaves Tarzan on Sunday and is currently in rehearsals for All About Us at Westport (which are going great!) 6 March : HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY, SHULER! Have a great day. 23 Feb : Shuler sends news that
he's set to star in the musical All
About Us at the Westport Playhouse. The show (based on Thornton
Wilder's play The Skin of our Teeth) is by Kander & Ebb (Chicago,
Cabaret) and Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof). Shuler's
co-stars are the legendary Eartha Kitt, and Cady Huffman who was in the
original Broadway cast of The Producers. The show runs from April
10 - 28 and tickets go on sale March 5th, so start planning those trips to
Connecticut now! More
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