It isn’t possible to review The Producers as if one hadn’t heard the shrieks of joy emanating from New York at the time of its 2001 Broadway opening. Critics raved about how daring and funny the show ...

The Producers is more than theater. It is, like a handful of other shows, an event. Mel Brooks’ record-breaking Tony-winner is one of those programs attended by people who never set foot inside a ...

The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks’ greatest successes, but the veteran comedian has revealed it nearly didn’t happen. He wasn’t sure his 1967 movie ...

It’s surely the most insensitive, offensive film (1968) and then Broadway musical (2001) ever written, with Mel Brooks (book, music and lyrics) as chief creative offender and Thomas Meehan as his ...

In 1968 it was a movie. In 2001 it became a musical. Now it’s a movie again? Yep, and there’s actually a pretty good reason to return The Producers to the screen. The original film, though ...