The Pride Of Frankenstein

There are only 35 or 40 $450 tickets at the most, and there's 1,830 tickets sold at the normal price. The $450 ticket, according to my producer, was to head off the scalpers. It all goes back to the investors. Like I said in "The Producers," never put your own money into the show because you never know.

So you've got no money in "Frankenstein"?
No, not a penny.

What about the line you have at the end of the show, inviting the audience to come back for the musical of "Blazing Saddles"?
It's just a joke.

But you love doing Broadway shows.
The great, great, great thing about Broadway is that you get what you got into show business for—the immediate payoff. Make a movie, you gotta wait 18 months for your first laugh. When I wrote for "Your Show of Shows," we got instant laughs because it was live, and then it was all taped and they added laughter. This is the only place your heart takes wing. This is why I got into this, for this love and appreciation. There's nothing like a live show. You can't get goose bumps watching a movie, but you can always get goose bumps at musical theater.

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