Mel Brooks whose show Young Frankenstein is currently running on Broadway, and officially opens tomorrow November 8^th will be featured on a three part NBC news series this week. Part of the show will air on “The Today Show” part on “NBC Nightly News” and the third part on “Weekend Today”.

On “The Today Show” on November 8^th the broadcast will include excerpts from the exclusive interview between NBC news anchor Brian Williams and Mel Brooks. The segment will air between 8:30-9:00AM EST.

During the evening news cast of “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” also on November 8^th the show will air a profile of Brooks during its 6:30 EST broadcast.

The 3 part segment will conclude on Sunday morning, the 11^th on “Weekend Today” with a Young Frankenstein feature including interviews with Brooks as well as with Susan Stroman, the director/choreographer, and cast members Megan Mullally, Andrea Martin and Fred Applegate. “Weekend Today” airs on Sunday mornings from 8:00-9:00AM EST.

Roger Bart who stars as Dr. Fredric Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein currently on Broadway is temporarily out of the show due to back problems. According to a press statement, Bart is responding to treatment and is expected to return to the show soon. Matthew LaBanca is currently taking on the role in his absence.

The show officially opens on Broadway at the Hilton Theatre on November 8^th. Young Frankenstein features music by Mel Brooks and book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. The show is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

The cast includes Megan Mullally as Elizabeth, Sutton Foster as Inga, Christopher Fitzgerald as Igor, Fred Applegate as Inspector Kemp and the Hermit, and Shuler Hensley as the Monster.