Stage & Screen Vet Kenneth Mars Dead at 75
by Charlie Piane
- Feb 14, 2011
Stage and screen actor Kenneth Mars, known for his work in Mel Brooks films, has died at the age of 75. The performer passed away Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Grenada Hills.
'The Mel Brooks Collection On Blu-ray Disc' Set for 12/15 Release
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 15, 2009
Best known as a creator of broad film farces and uproarious parodies, jack-of-all-trades Mel Brooks has been entertaining audiences for years with his wacky and absurdist humor. Now just in time for the holidays, the king of comedy's brilliant work is available for the first time in high definition in The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc, debuting December 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
'The Mel Brooks Collection On Blu-ray Disc' Set for 12/15 Release
by Eddie Varley
- Sep 25, 2009
Best known as a creator of broad film farces and uproarious parodies, jack-of-all-trades Mel Brooks has been entertaining audiences for years with his wacky and absurdist humor. Now just in time for the holidays, the king of comedy's brilliant work is available for the first time in high definition in The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc, debuting December 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Leachman to Go 'Dancing' with YOUNG FRANK?
by Eddie Varley
- Oct 29, 2008
According to The New York Post's PAGE SIX, Mel Brooks might have changed his 'tune' when it comes to Cloris Leachman reprising her film role of Frau Blucher in his Broadway production of Young Frankenstein. Last year, Mel Brooks, creator and producer of the Broadway musical comedy, told Leachman that, at 81, she was too old for the role of Frau Blucher (the character she originated in his 1974 movie). Despite a stellar audition, Brooks was concerned that Leachman didn't have the 'stamina' for eight shows a week reports the Post.
A Monster Chat with 'Young Frankenstein's' Fred Applegate
by James Sims
- Jul 25, 2007
One of the Broadway's Young Frankenstein stars, Fred Applegate, who will play Inspector Kemp, recently spoke, in between rehearsals in Seattle, to BroadwayWorld's James Sims about the monster musical and his experiences working with Mel Brooks in The Producers...
Chenoweth, Etc. Set for Young Frankenstein Workshop
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 6, 2006
A starry cast that includes Kristin Chenoweth, Shuler Hensley and Marc Kudisch will headline an upcoming workshop of Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks' new musical version of his beloved horror spoof
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