{"id":7832,"date":"2020-01-08T23:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T04:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2020-01-08T23:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T04:49:04","slug":"abc-joins-forces-with-mel-brooks-for-latest-live-musical-event-young-frankenstein-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/08\/abc-joins-forces-with-mel-brooks-for-latest-live-musical-event-young-frankenstein-live\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Joins Forces with Mel Brooks for Latest Live Musical Event, &#8220;Young Frankenstein Live!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7831\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live-560x395.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live-260x183.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live-160x113.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>ABC today announced that the network will debut its latest live musical event this fall with &#8220;<strong><em>Young Frankenstein Live!<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; (working title), produced by the legendary director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer, Mel Brooks. 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