The Producers

Description: The Producers ranks as one of the finest comedies ever written with Mel Brooks being hailed as a genius after its ... more

The Producers ... release. Now a new stage version at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is set to take the London scene by storm. Nathan Lane and Lee Evans star as the Broadway producer and his hapless accountant who hatch a plan to stage the worst and most unpopular musical ever in a bid to remove investors' money after the resulting box office disaster. But little are they to know Springtime For Hitler will turn into a smash and destroy their plans... With the original film winning a Best Original Screenplay Oscar and two superbly talented comic actors in this stage version you can guarantee an evening of total hilarity.

Newest Review: ... are clearly have a great time in their roles, there are a couple of key problems with The Producers. Firstly, and most ... more

... crucially, is the staid direction. This very much feels like a camera was placed in front of a stage, and it hurts the film a lot. Secondly, the wonderful energy of the Broadway musical is lost through lack of energy being shown on the camera. I'm a big fan of the stage version and this doesn't pair up. And yet there are winning moments, some good laughs, and a gentle couple of hours of entertainment. Yet the key attraction is clearly a chance for the majority who never got to see Lane and Broderick treading the boards in t...more

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The Producers: Good but not good enough (257 words)
by - written on 26/05/09 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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The film-of-the-musical-of-the-film, The Producers unites the hit Broadway pairing of Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, drafts in Uma Thurman, and somewhere along the way loses half the fun that made the original movie and the Broadway show such a success, mainly through the lazy writing and lack of real chemistry between the leads. While there's undoubtedly some kitsch fun to be had watching this, and Lane and Broderick are clearly have a great time in their roles, there are a couple of key problems with The Producers. Firstly, and most crucially, is the staid direction. This very much feels like a camera was placed in front of a stage, and it hurts the film a ... Read the complete review

Nazi pigeons and tap dancing Zimmer frames (1312 words)
by - written on 17/01/06 (Very useful, 915 readings)
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Just so there is no confusion from the start this is a review of the theatre production of Mel Brooks, The Producers, currently showing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Covent Garden and not the film that is probably showing at a cinema near you. It had been a few years since I had been to see a West End musical as I had become a bit jaded over what was on offer however last summer I took the kids to see their first musical, We Will Rock You” and I enjoyed it so much I decided to treat my mother to tickets to The Producers for her Christmas present. The Plot Max Bialystock is a Broadway Producer who is down on his luck, former top dog ... Read the complete review

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