Fans of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder and especially their cinematic collaboration, the story and screenplay for the movie, “Young Frankenstein,” which Brooks directed, will especially enjoy the DeSales University Theatre Department Act 1 production of the stage musical adaptation, which continues through May 7, Main Stage, Labuda Center for The Performing Arts, Center Valley.

The production is top-notch quality, a hallmark of DeSales’ stage shows, especially musicals directed by Dennis Razze, DeSales Theatre Department chair and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival associate artistic director. Act 1 typically concludes its college school year with a big musical, usually directed by Razze. It’s kind of a prelude to, or a taste of, the excitement that is PSF, based at DeSales, with “Evita” running June 14 - July 2.

For “Young Frankenstein,” Nathan Diehl conducts the 13-piece orchestra, which provides a showcase for the uniformly excellent vocalists in the 39-member student cast for the first act’s 11 songs and second act’s 12 songs (including three reprises) in the approximate three-hour show (including a 15-minute intermission).

Razze emphasizes the audience-pleasing tropes, asides, double entendres, costuming (a fantastic array of Eastern European ethnic chic by Costume Designer Sam Fleming), and Frankenstein Castle interiors and forest exteriors (rendered with appropriate cartoonish reality by Scenic Designer Will Neuert, working with Lighting Designer Elizabeth Elliott).

Razze, in addition to eliciting excellent ensemble singing, also creates the show’s signature number, “Puttin’ On the Ritz,” working with Choreographer Stephen Casey, as six female and six male dancers tap up a storm.

In the now familiar story to those who love the 1974 theatrical movie and the musical (book by Thomas Meehan and Brooks and lyrics and music by Brooks) that ran on Broadway from 2007-2009 (winning a Tony for Best Musical in 2008), Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Dane McMichael, who resembles Wilder from the movie) says farewell to his fiancée, Elizabeth (Kailey Edwards, an amazingly sassy presence with a cutesy voice) and travels to Transylvania to claim the inheritance of his grandfather’s castle.

There, he meets a coterie of characters: Igor (Jonas Bloomfield, who exudes a sweet humility), who becomes his servant; Frau Blucher (Alexandra Seman, whose grimace and riveting eyes are masterful), keeper of the castle; Inga (Ally Borgstrom, with a wonderful look of perpetual glee), his erstwhile lab assistant; and Inspector Hans Kemp (James Sayre, whose arm and a leg are in lockstep).

And then, there’s The Monster (Andrew Scoggin, holding terror and sympathy in equal reserve). The scene between The Monster and the Hermit (Wayne Turney, DeSales Theatre professor) encapsulates Razze’s and the actors’ successful balancing act between astonished horror and outright spoof. “Please Send Me Someone” by Turney is a show-stopper. The payoff in this and many scenes in DeSales’ fine “Young Frankenstein” is laughter.

Among the many notable numbers are “Please Don’t Touch Me,” with the Ensemble, Frederick (McMichael) and Elizabeth (Edwards, a terrific Mermanesque belter); “Together Again For The First Time” by Igor (Bloomfield) and Frederick (McMichael, who displays a tender tenor throughout); “Roll In The Hay” (Frederick, Igor and Inga (Borgstrom, who sings incredibly and yodels no less); and “He Vas My Boyfriend” by Blucher (Seman, in fine voice).

“Transylvania Mania,” with Igor, Frederick, Inga, Monster, the Ensemble and Kemp (Sayre, who has a great voice), or “Deep Love” with The Monster, the Ensemble and Elizabeth (Edwards pulling out all the stops) are among the over-the-top numbers.

For sheer hilarity, “Young Frankenstein” is the kind of show you can see again and again. In DeSales’ Act 1 production, it’s heart and head is also in the right place.

Tickets: desales.edu/act1; 610-282-3192