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Dozens of Stars Turn Out for Dec. 4 Producers Film Premiere

By: Dec. 05, 2005
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The gala Ziegfeld Theatre screening of the film version of The Producers on December 4, 2005 attracted dozens of stars and celebrities.

The event featured much of the cast and creative team of The Producers, including director/choreographer Susan Stroman; writer Thomas Meehan; producer Jonathan Sanger; cast members Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Matthew Broderick, Eileen Essell, Will Ferrell, David Huddleston, Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin, Michael McKean, Debra Monk, Jai Rodriguez and Uma Thurman.

Other celebrity guests included Darren Aronofsky, Rob Bartlett, Richard Belzer, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, Victoria Clark, Joan Collins, Stanley Donen, Olympia Dukakis, Peter Frechette, Dana Ivey, John Kander, Sidney Lumet, Joe Mantello, Terrence McNally, Regis Philbin, Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Serkis, Neil Simon, Martha Stewart, Jessica Stone, Ben Younger, Jerry Zaks and many more.

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The Producers, which will be released by Universal Pictures and will open in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, will star its original bonanza team of Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock and Matthew Broderick as Leo Bloom, Max' partner in theatrical crime. Based on the classic 1968 comedy-with music, The Producers finds Leo and Max in search of the show that most has "flop" written all over on it (they choose Springtime for Hitler, of course). Once the show bombs, they can pocket the money to Rio, but they don't pause to wonder...what if the flop is a hit? The film will feature a new song--"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"--by Mel Brooks; it will be played over the end credits.

Joining Lane and Broderick in the film will be original stars Gary Beach as director Roger De Bris and Roger Bart as his slinky assistant Carmen Ghia, as well as Uma Thurman as Swedish sexpot Ulla and Will Ferrell as Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind. Debra Monk and Andrea Martin will play two Little Old Lady Investors, and John Barrowman, Brad Oscar (who has played both Liebkind and Bialystock on Broadway) and Jon Lovitz also have small roles in the film.

As with the Broadway musical, The Producers will feature a score by Brooks and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. It will also be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman once again; she is making her feature film debut. All won Tonys for the show, which swept the Tony Awards in 2001 and won 12 awards, including Best Musical. Currently starring John Tracey Egan as Max and Hunter Foster as Leo, The Producers has so far chalked up a run of over 1900 performances. It opened at the St. James Theatre (246 W. 44th St.) on April 19th, 2001. The Producers also features costumes by William Ivey Long, sets by Robin Wagner, and lighting by Peter Kaczorowski, as well as musical direction by Patrick S. Brady and orchestrations by Douglas Besterman.
 








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