Mel Brooks

'To Be or Not To Be' Sheds Its Mortal Coil (Playbill)

Playbill - The Manhattan Theatre Club production of To Be or Not To Be, Nick Whitby's new stage version of Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 film comedy about Polish theatre troupers trying to outsmart the Nazis, ends its Broadway run as...

Karen Heller: A former flame singes Fumo

Oh, to paraphrase the noted philosopher Mel Brooks, it's good to be the prince! We caught up with Philadelphia's version of nobility, outgoing Democratic State Sen. Vince Fumo, during his federal courthouse appearance - now in...

Get Smart 2-Disc Special Edition DVD (2008)

Funnyman Steve Carell Reprises Don Adams' Classic Role in Remake In an updated take on the Mel Brooks-produced spy spoof TV show of the 60's, director Peter Segal draws on elements of the classic show, for this summer hit, now...

Jardine: Recipe for confusion on Riverbank council

Next time an election rolls around, consider putting your politician’s or cause’s sticker on a window, instead of the vehicle’s body, which will make it a lot easier to remove later. That's what Mayor Chris Crifasi faces,...

Harvey Fierstein ponders his return to 'Hairspray' (AP)

"But the people who help put me together can now do it faster." From the time you step on the stage, you surrender yourself to 'Hairspray.'" Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Nov. 17. Ticketmaster....

Nov 19, 2008: The Producers: the New Mel Brooks Musical at Boulder Dinner Theater

Winner of a record 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 'The Producers' is based on Mel Brooks' classic 1968 film comedy. Max Bialystock, a down-on-his-luck theatrical producer, teams with meek accountant Leo Bloom to...

The Pick-Up Artist 2 Recap - Episode 6

This week on The Pickup Artist, the guys show how far they’ve come, and man, they sure don’t look like the same nerds we met six weeks ago. They were total pros out in the field and there was lots of making out going on. There...

So, when will it be OK to mock Obama?

The lack of laughs about the new president-elect exposes the slavishly conformist nature of contemporary satire. Indeed, such was the relentlessness of the comic onslaught – be it Tina Fey’s Palin impersonation or Jon Stewart’s...

WE HEAR... WE HEAR

THAT Mel Brooks asked "Tropic Thunder" star Jack Black to join the Broadway cast of his "Young Frankenstein," and Black asked which role - Igor or Dr. Frankenstein? Mel said "either one," but Jack politely declined . . . THAT...

Broadway again asks, Shall we dance?'

MCT When it comes to dancing with or without the stars, Broadway has been losing the beat to TV. But, finally, here comes "Billy Elliot," the first dance-driven musical to promise kinetic liftoff since Twyla Tharp's "Movin'...

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