The Producers

52
Metascore
2005
2 Hrs 14 Mins
Comedy, Suspense, Music
PG-13

A down-on-his-luck producer and his accountant hit on a get-rich-quick scheme that backfires when their sure-fire flop becomes a hit.

52
Metascore
2005
2 Hrs 14 Mins
Comedy, Suspense, Music
PG-13

A down-on-his-luck producer and his accountant hit on a get-rich-quick scheme that backfires when their sure-fire flop becomes a hit.

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Tony Danza, who over the past few years has transformed himself from has-been to sought-after song-and-dance man, will star as Max Bialystock in the Las Vegas production of The Producers, says Extra. The Who's the Boss hunk previously played the role on Broadway.... A few weeks after announcing that Annette Bening would star in the upcoming L.A. staging of The Female of the Species, Playbill says the three-time Oscar nominee will subsequently travel with the play to Broadway next spring  the first time in 20 years Bening has graced the Great White Way.... In case you missed it, Doogie won't be seen roller-boogying in Xanadu. The producers of the problem-plagued production tapped Cheyenne Jackson to replace the musical's injured male lead.  Reporting by Raven Snook

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Mon, Jan 29, 2007

YEP, SHE'S HAPPY

The Ellen DeGeneres Show enjoyed its best ratings week ever the week ending Dec. 18, due in large part to a visit from The Producers stars Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Will Ferrell. The show drew more than five million viewers, the talker's largest single-day audience in two and a half years on the air — which will quite possibly be more people than will actually see the critically drubbed big-screen musical.

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