The Producers News

Share + Nov 5, 2009 7:35 am US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole Mel Brooks had a big hit with the stage adaptation of "The Producers," which debuted right here in Chicago.

Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of "The Starry Messenger," a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan.

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According to The Producers the way to make serious money from a theatrical production is by staging an almightly flop.

Like his old pal Ferris Bueller, Matthew Broderick may need a day off. The former teen star, 47, is getting slammed for his performance in Broadway's "The Starry Messenger." Meanies are saying his recent stage appearances have been pretty tepid due to a lack of prep.

'I wanna be a Producer...' That's what everyone will be singing after experiencing the EPAC Repertory Company's production of Mel Brooks' 12-time Tony Award winning hit The Producers.

Mel Brooks' fixation on "Frankenstein" began when he was still in kneepants. "I must have been just five or six when I first saw the movie [James Whale's 1931 classic, "Frankenstein"], and it left an indelible impression on me," Brooks recalled during a recent chat.

The swastika is raised in the Cultural Quarter, but only in the name of comedy as a cult classic comes to the local stage, writes Alan Cookman NAZI stormtroopers will tap dance across the stage of The Regent Theatre next week in the show that brought Nuremberg to Broadway.

Dispatch Theater Critic Michael Grossberg writes about theater, comedy, what's onstage in Columbus, central Ohio, on Broadway and across the country.

So you get a collection of Mel Brooks movies and missing from it is "The Producers." But never fear: You still are going to get some classics, including the underrated and rarely available "The Twelve Chairs." Unlike "History of the World: Part I" or "High Anxiety," which are hilarious if you are a Brooks fan but may not be to everybody's taste, ...

Shuler Hensley plays the monster and Roger Bart plays young Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the musical version of "Young Frankenstein," which comes Tuesday to Chicago.

If you have nothing else to do and self-mutilation is not your thing, why not check out Motherhood this weekend? Forgive my snark.

If ever there were a Broadway overachiever, it is Mel Brooks a outlandish a oeThe Producers,a a musical adaptation of his 1968 film comedy that starred Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder .

Matthew Broderick disappointed theatergoers at a preview of 'The Starry Messenger' with an awkward performance.

Mel Brooks may not be the comedic institution he once was , but this December you'll get to remember the golden years with nine of his best films in one Blu-Ray collection.

APRIL 15: Actress Uma Thurman attends a screening of "The Life Before Her Eyes" hosted by The Cinema Society and Nicole Miller on April 15, 2008 in New York City.

Frankenstein has always been one of the more lovable monsters out there. It's hard to resist an enormous, funny-looking, green guy who doesn't say much.

Uma Thurman is a couple of hours from accepting her Career Achievement Award from the Chicago International Film Festival, but she isn't quite in victory-dance mode.

From 'The Wiz' to 'Ain't Misbehavin',' gay actor Andr De Shields has spent his own life in the theater.

A THEATRE company founded in 1969 is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a special production.