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unusual facts about Frankenstein – A New Musical


Frankenstein – A New Musical

Early readings were held at "Plays in the Park" in Edison, NJ to critical acclaim with Christopher Bentivegna playing the role of the Creature.


Altered States

It's an anthology and apotheosis of American pop movies: Frankenstein, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Nutty Professor, 2001, Alien, Love Story.

Arthur Edeson

In the early thirties, perhaps his most memorable creative partnership was formed with director James Whale, for whom he photographed the first three of Whale's quartet of horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), and The Invisible Man (1933).

CRL Group

Dracula and Frankenstein were awarded "15" certificates by the British Board of Film Censors for their graphics depicting bloody scenes, while Jack the Ripper and Wolfman gained "18" certificates.

Frankenstein Conquers the World

There are many references to the 1931 Frankenstein film adaptation, an iconic representation of the monster featured in the famous book by Mary Shelley.

Gods and Monsters

The story opens in the 1950s, after the Korean War; it has been more than a decade since James Whale, director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, has retired.

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke (August 16, 1910 – April 29, 1992) was an American actress most noted for playing Dr. Frankenstein's bride, chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and for having a grapefruit smashed into her face by James Cagney in The Public Enemy -- both films released in 1931.

Sociological criticism

In Franco Moretti's article "The Dialectic of Fear", he addresses the methods by which Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker highlight the problems and inconsistencies within their societies through their respective novels Frankenstein, and Dracula.

The Creation of the Humanoids

Jack Pierce was Universal Pictures' master makeup artist during all of the 1930s and most of the 1940s and created the iconic Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein makeups among many others.

UC Davis California Aggie Marching Band-uh!

The band's catalog is composed of its marching songs, such as the Aggie Fight song, as well as renditions of popular rock songs such as Green Day's "Welcome to Paradise", Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein", and Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", among many others.

Vanities, A New Musical

Vanities' Cast Recording was released on December 15, 2009 by Sh-K-Boom Records featuring 15 songs from the Off-Broadway production.

Wayne Duvall

In November 2009, he acted in a musical play at the La Jolla Playhouse in California—as the Sheriff in Frank Wildhorn's musical Bonnie & Clyde slated for Broadway in 2011.


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