The highly anticipated film version of The Producers will be shown in a midnight screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre (141 West 54th Street) on December 15th
Before it opens in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, the film version of The Producers will play a limited engagement at the Ziegfeld Theatre from December 16th through 24th
Two months before The Producers opens, Matthew Broderick has won the Hollywood Supporting Actor of the Year Award, given by the Hollywood Film Festival's Board of Advisors
THE PRODUCERS the new MEL BROOKS musical proudly announces that John Treacy Egan will become the newest 'Max Bialystock' on Broadway, beginning Tuesday, October 25. In other casting news, 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy' culture maven, Jai Rodriguez, returns to Broadway, stepping into the role of 'Carmen Ghia', beginning Tuesday, November 1.
While movie audiences eagerly await the movie musical version of The Producers, they can head to the St. James Theater and catch Gary Beach in the role that garnered him the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a musical.
Performances of THE PAJAMA GAME will begin Friday, January 27th on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre with the official opening set for Thursday, March 2nd. The limited engagement is scheduled to run 20 weeks through June 18th, 2006.
The production, will feature George Grizzard, Elizabeth
Marvel, Frances Sternhagen and Frederick Weller with previews beginning October 28th, for a November 21 opening.
The Producers has just recouped its £5,500,000 capitalisation and the musical has now been seen by well over 550,000 people in London since it started performances on 25 October 2004.
The cast includes Jill Clayburgh (Bess), Richard Thomas (Jeffrey), Matthew Morrison (Thad), Susan Kelechi Watson (Juliet), James Yaegashi (Bill), Leslie Ayvazian (Elaine) and Ann Guilbert (Sadie).