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.