Puttin' on the Ritz

The logic is inescapable unless you think about it. Irving Berlin's hit song "Puttin' on the Ritz" is performed on stage by Dr. Frankenstein and his monster.

"Puttin' on the Ritz" from "Young Frankenstein" (1974)

Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein

Peter Boyle as the Monster

Directed by Mel Brooks

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4298205

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Together Again for the First Time

In 2007, Mel Brooks brought to the Broadway stage a new musical based on his 1974 movie "Young Frankenstein." Let's listen in as the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein and the grandson of Igor, who have just met in Transylvania station, inevitably resume their ancestral partnership. Walk this way:

"Together Again" from "Young Frankenstein" (2007)

Cory English as Igor

Roger Bart as Dr. Frankenstein

Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks

Photo by Paul Kolnik, Daily Pilot

http://articles.dailypilot.com/2010-09-09/entertainment/tn-dpt-0910-happs-20100909_1_transylvania-heights-young-frankenstein-english

"Together Again" first page of sheet music

http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/sheetmusic/song/1000063398/together-again

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