The stage has seen a few different manifestations of the infamous Frankenstein and his monster. The first Broadway production inspired by Mary Shelley’s story opened on January 4, 1981 at the Palace Theatre. The story has gone on to be recreated in Young Frankenstein, Frankenstein the Musical, and more.
Flip through the photos below to see some of the different adaptations:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
Keith Jochim and Dianne Wiest in the first Broadway production of Frankenstein
Keith Jochim as The Creature in Frankenstein.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
Young Frankenstein Playbill - Opening Night
Original Broadway cast members (L-R): Roger Bart, Sutton Foster and Christopher Fitzgerald.
Paul Kolnik
Shuler Hensley, Sutton Foster, Roger Bart, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Andrea Martin in Young Frankenstein
Paul Kolnik
Times Square poster for the upcoming new musical Young Frankenstein.
Steve Blanchard and Christiane Noll in the new Off-Broadway musical, Frankenstein.
Photo by Carol Rosegg
Hunter Foster in Frankenstein.
Photo by Carol Rosegg
Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller in Frankenstein
Photo by Catherine Ashmore
Benedict Cumberbatch and Haydon Downing
Benedict Cumberbatch
Frankenstein The Musical Playbill - Opening Night
Zachary Tallman in <i>Frankenstein the Musical</i> at The Players Theatre
Eric Fletcher and cast in <i>Frankenstein the Musical</i> at The Players Theatre
Robert Fairchild
Krysty Swann and Robert Fairchild
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a new play with music by Eve Wolf, is currently playing Off-Broadway starring Tony nominee Robert Fairchild. The limited engagement from Ensemble for the Romantic Century is running through January 7 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
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