Roger Bart--you'll probably recognize him from Desperate Housewives or The Stepford Wives--leads the cast as Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronkensteen"), a New York brain surgeon and professor, who inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his mad-scientist grandfather, Victor Von Frankenstein. He goes to Transylvania to close out the estate, but madcap hijinks ensure, and soon enough, he finds himself experimenting in the lab with the monster and with assistant Inge (Anne Horak). Bart proves himself to be an able song-and-dance man, but he played the role a tad too straightlaced for our tastes. more ›

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So what do you think of the beards on Letterman and Conan? I thought everyone did pretty well, particularly Conan. Leno's show was practically unchanged (same old crap) while Letterman gave lots of props to the WGA. more ›

Peter Boyle (favorite role: Chief Orman in the Nic Cage/SJP masterpiece Honeymoon in Vegas) died last night in New York after suffering from heart disease and a bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma. more ›