Mel Brooks News

Weathervane Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team of The Shark is Broken. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that it will confer a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon trailblazing actress and producer Viola Davis and legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch.

Ore Oduba will star as Dr Frederick Frankenstein in Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL which will have its regional premiere at Hope Mill Theatre in October.

This summer, get ready to laugh until it hurts! The Little Theatre of Virginia Beach proudly presents Mel Brooks’ The Producers, a riotously funny and irreverent musical that took Broadway by storm.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present the hilarious musical, Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks.

Hopefully, there’ll be more revivals in the future.

The full creative team has been announced for the West End Transfer of The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of The Producers with book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and music & lyrics by Mel Brooks.

June is here, and with it are new streaming titles and returning theater favorites, including the official Frozen proshot, a new season of The Gilded Age, new Braodway cast recordings and more. Check out the lineup!

In this video I am joined by Broadway veteran, JP Walker to talk about his amazing career. JP was in several high-school bands, all of which featured original tunes penned by him. At Carnegie Mellon University, where he majored in drama, JP kept making music in his spare time, drumming in several bands, and beginning to learn guitar. 

The Theatre Group at SBCC has announced its 80th season, starting in July 2025. Learn more about the full upcoming season and find out how to get tickets here!

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

Laurence Olivier nominated actor, Frank Ferrante, will mark his 40th consecutive year in the role of comedy legend Groucho Marx with a staged performance of An Evening With Groucho at Chicago‘s Teatro ZinZanni.

Charles Strouse, 96, the celebrated and multi-award-winning American film, television, and Broadway musical composer, died at his home in New York City on May 15.

The STAGES St. Louis season opens at the end of May with the hilarious musical whodunit Murder for Two. A famed novelist is killed at his surprise birthday party and everyone attending is a suspect. A small-town police detective, piano playing Marcus Moscowitz, arrives to investigate and question all 12 suspects. The 12 suspects are all played by one piano playing actor. The zany music-filled murder mystery unfolds as Detective Moscowitz interviews the eccentric party guests.   STAGES St. Louis artistic director Gayle Seay knew she had to find the perfect team to lead this madcap comedic thriller. Casting two actors who are piano playing virtuosos, plus standby actors for each role was hard enough, but she immediately knew who she wanted to direct. Enter Michael Kostroff.  

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS will be heading to Perth’s Crown Theatre in November as part of its 40th Anniversary Australian tour.

Tim Rice is working on three new songs for an upcoming animated film, titled The Land of Sometimes. The film is set to be released in late 2025. Learn more here!

Whenever a theater decides to do The Producers, there is always a mix of joy, curiosity, and anticipation that wells up within me. There is a level of spectacle to any Mel Brooks story that can be a challenge to any theater who isn't prepared. The Connecticut Theatre Company was, in fact, prepared.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced that legendary writer, director and producer Judd Apatow would be the Academy Museum’s first guest curator of its newest comedy film exhibition focused on celebrating and presenting the comedy genre and filmmakers.

 A classic horror parody movie by a legend of the entertainment field will come to life on stage in Avon Players’ Young Frankenstein, which begins performances this month.

More cast members have been announced for the 40th Anniversary Australian tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking musical CATS. Learn more about the show here!