Nov 8th, 2007 · Mel Brooks has adapted his 1974 movie Young Frankenstein for the stage. It opens on Broadway on Thursday night. After the huge success of his musical The Producers, Brooks hopes to score big again.
Dec 22nd, 2005 · Director and choreographer Susan Stroman makes her screen directing debut with the new film version of The Producers, the screen adaptation of the Broadway hit starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Stroman also directed the musical on stage.
Dec 17th, 2005 · You Want to See 'The Producers' December 17, 2005 · Mel Brooks' 1968 movie classic The Producers became a Broadway smash. Now comes a new big-screen version that preserves the original's humor and adds the stage show's musical elements.
Dec 16th, 2005 · Writer Mark Jordan Legan rounds up what movie critics are saying about this weekend's releases, namely The Producers, King Kong and The Family Stone.
Dec 2nd, 2005 · Following in the footsteps of Chicago, two other Broadway musicals come to the silver screen: Rent and The Producers. Cross-pollination isn't new, but it's becoming more common -- and more profitable.
Aug 18th, 2005 · Outside of the plot of The Producers, no one sets out to make a flop, of course. But at some point in the process, it starts to dawn that you've got a disaster on your hands. Hollywood writers and producers talk about the projects that gave them heartburn.
Aug 18th, 2004 · Mel Brooks has spent decades making people laugh, from '50s TV to such films as Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. His musical The Producers was a Broadway smash. The comedy legend speaks with NPR's Susan Stamberg.