The Producers.(St. James Theatre, New York, New York)(Review)

Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Publication Date: 19-JUN-01

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The Producers * Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan * Music and lyrics by Brooks * Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman * Starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick * St. James Theatre, New York City (runs indefinitely)

Mel Brooks reshapes The Producers into a hilarious Broadway musical

Yes, it's springtime for Hitler, thanks to that Broadway baby Mel Brooks. We think of Brooks primarily as the maker of over-the-top comic films, most notably Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. But before he went Hollywood, Brooks parlayed his early success as a...

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