Young Frankenstein Musical pt. 14

Young Frankenstein, officially known as The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, who has described it as his best film. It is a parody of the horror film genre, especially the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its 1939 sequel, Son of Frankenstein. After tryouts in Seattle, Washington and four weeks of previews, the musical opened on Broadway on November 8, 2007 to mixed reviews.The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009 after 30 previews and 484 performances. A U.S. tour started on September 29, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island.

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It's a very old stage trick. The rope is connected by a hook hidden by the knot to a harness around his chest under his clothing. When the lever is pulled the force is transferred into the harness instead of the neck, ensuring that no damage is done to the actor.

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There's actually no harness here-using that method is against AEA rules, as if something goes wrong you may actually hang the actor. Here he has a platform a foot or so under the trap door, so he essentially just steps down, and then bends over, to make the rope taught. If he were to stand up, the rope would be loose-notice how he bends down?

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I just love Megan Mullally