Fifty years ago, The Times’ Charles Champlin spoke to Mel Brooks for the opening of his feature directing debut, “The Producers,” starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. In 2001, it would be ...

The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks’ greatest successes, but the veteran comedian has revealed it nearly didn’t happen. He wasn’t sure his 1967 ...

Mel Brooks has worked with some of the greatest comedians of the 20th and 21st centuries, so he knows what he's talking about ...

Mel Brooks comedy i also often broad and often ... It all began here. The Producers was Brooks’ directorial debut, and while the film wasn’t very successful, it found new life as a Broadway ...

What awards has Mel Brooks been nominated for? Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Young Frankenstein, Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Book of a Musical ...

Most things are fair game for comedy, but Mel Brooks has always maintained the one line that he's refused to cross in the name of a laugh.

The Menier Chocolate Factory’s revival of Mel Brooks’s beloved comedy musical The Producers felt like the ultimate luxury programming when it opened just before Christmas. The original ...

US actor and writer Mel Brooks has said he thought there was “no reason” to make his 1967 hit film The Producers into a musical. The 98-year-old, who won an original screenplay Oscar for the ...

US actor and writer Mel Brooks has said he thought there was “no reason” to make his 1967 hit film The Producers into a musical. The 98-year-old, who won an original screenplay Oscar for the film, ...