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This Week in TGIF: ‘Young Frankenstein’

Mel Brooks’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ lurches onto the MVT stage

The bigger a Broadway musical is, the greater the challenges involved in presenting it in Honolulu as community theater. And “Young Frankenstein,” which debuted on Broadway in 2007 and last night at the Manoa Valley Theatre, is big.

• Star-studded musical performance celebrates Kona coffee
• Filipino stars Sarah Geronimo and Mark Bautista take the stage
• Pau Hana Patrol: Indigo offers an upgraded drink menu
• Quick Bites: L.A. chef Choi serves up tacos for Food & Wine Fest
• Best of: Bacardi Pool Party, ‘Wet Wonderland,’ Sound Lounge, …
• At the Movies: ‘The Cold Light of Day,’ ‘The Words,’ ‘Cosmopolis,’ …
• Out ‘N’ About! Food & Wine Fest, ARTmusicBEER, Alzheimer’s Walk, …
• Do It! ‘Dinner: Impossible,’ Hawaii Theatre, Ohina short films, ‘Guys with Issues’
• To Do! Chevelle, Electric Palms fest, Theory of a Deadman, Lady Antebellum, …
• Calendars: Music, Nightclubs, On Stage