Pilot Season Dismembers Young Frankenstein
One of Broadway's most anticipated premieres -
Mel Brooks' musical adaptation of
Young Frankenstein - is finding its wish-list ensemble stripped down to the bolt necks, thanks to the TV-pilot casting season. Among the casualties:
Kristin Chenoweth, who was to channel Madeleine Kahn, is now
Pushing Daisies for ABC, a "real blow" to
Frankenstein, a source tells the
New York Post. Likewise,
Zachary Levi - Brooks' best bet to fill the Gene Wilder role -
is now NBC's Chuck, and would-be Igor
Roger Bart is testing for Kelsey Grammer's
Action News. As a result, the
Post reports, a
Will & Grace reunion may be in the offing, with
Megan Mullally stepping in for Chenoweth and
Eric McCormack in the running for Dr. F. OK, but I draw the line at Beverly Leslie playing the monster.
