Will Young Frankenstein Open Without Its Lead?

Critics’ previews for the new Mel Brooks musical, Young Frankenstein, start running on Broadway this week. But the show’s star, Roger Bart, has been out of rehearsals with serious back problems. “One scenario has his doctor pumping him with cortisone so he can play the critics’ performances and opening night, then take time off to heal. But that, as any dancer will tell you, is extremely risky.”