"Young Frankenstein" ヘラルド・ネットの記事

トライアウトについて、ヘラルドネットのこの記述を読んだとき「ああ、ロジャー・バートは、ホントに主役なんだな…（涙）」と、今更ですが、感じ入りました。個人的な爆発もほしいし、全体をまとめる力も発揮してほしい。自分はわがまますぎます。でも、そんな舞台を見に、10月に行きます。先は長いなあ。

Frederick is played by Roger Bart. To save the best for last, Bart definitely reveals star quality here. Though he has played with high regard subordinate roles in such Broadway productions as "The Producers," "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," and "Triumph of Love," Bart fills this leading role with talent to spare.

He said in an earlier interview that he wouldn't try to be Gene Wilder but bring his own touch to the role, and he certainly does that. He plays a brain surgeon with disarming boyish charm, as opposed to the more crazed version made famous by Wilder ... and that's a good thing. Does Bart have a signature song? Not really, because every song and every scene is so infused with his persona that he becomes the gel that holds the production together.