Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
by Kathy Dougherty, Susan Fr?mke
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Actor: Matthew Broderick, Mel Brooks, Nathan Lane, Roger Bart, Thomas MeehanDirector: Kathy Dougherty, Susan Fr?mke
Brand: Sony
Writer: Mel Brooks
Writer: Thomas Meehan
Producer: Douglas Graves
Producer: Frederic H. Mayerson
Producer: Lynn Landis
Producer: Paul Cremo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Cast Recording, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony
DVD Reviews of Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
DVD Review: "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Summary: 5 Stars
A great backstage look at the music behind the play. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane have great voices that become evident with this recording.
The entire cast blasts one song after another with gusto!
A must have for any Mel Brooks/Nathan Lane fan!
DVD Review: Revealing Secrets
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a disk I bought because I am about to see a Spanish-language of the show in Mexico City and I wanted to hear how it sounded in English first. Seeing how what I suppose is the "original cast" recording is fascinating. At least it was to me. I have seen the original firm. What I would like is to see the Broadway musical on DVD.DVD Review: Mighty!
Summary: 5 Stars
Even if you're not a Producers fan, you can't miss this DVD. It's a must for the Broadway enthusiast!DVD Review: Not Too Insightful, But Interesting
Summary: 3 Stars
This is sort of a documentary on the recording of the original cast album of THE PRODUCERS. It's also a chance for Mel Brooks to talk...and talk...and talk.
Recording cast albums (or any other album, for that matter) is a grueling, exacting job, and certainly not entertaining to the casual observer. Nothing is ever accomplished in one take; someone always screws up a note somewhere. But you'd never know it from documentaries like this. (I recall one on the making of Sinatra's L.A. IS MY LADY album that showed an aborted first take, a brief discussion about this or that fine point, and then miraculously a second and final, perfect take. I don't think so!)
But on the other hand, it's wonderful to see Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick out of character and just being themselves. (Of course, Nathan Lane IS a character, so the curtain never comes down when he's got an audience.) And it IS informative.
Carping aside, I enjoyed it. Will I watch it again? Maybe, several years down the line.
DVD Review: Simply Amazing !
Summary: 5 Stars
If you've ever wondered what the making of a classic Broadway soundtrack looks like - - look no further !
Though by no means an exhaustive "behind the scenes" documentary, purchase of this DVD will let you see what the great cast recording (that if you're like me) you've listened to over and over actually looked like. - - Its kind of funny, because when you listen to the cast recording you probably imagine the actors on a stage - - not out of costume in a studio (which obviously they are!) - - and if you're like me, you might even get a kick seeing some of the actors in their civilian clothes - - and the contrast and simililarities between their roles and real personalities, which at times is hillarious. For example, Nathan Lane clearly *is* the flamboyant Max Bialystock... very dramatic off stage. Broderick in contrast is a hipper but comparably introverted Leo Bloom, whereas Candy Huffman and ULLA quite clearly are very different people... and its really funny to see her going in and out of the role.
Mel Brooks' (surrounded by his admiring creative team) narrarates, explaining the story of the Producers and bantering back and forth with anyone he can engage - - and even singing too.
Back to back music, this is a delightful watch over and over view. - - I made the mistake of getting it on VIDEO at the St. James to save $10, but now I realize it was a mistake because the tape ain't gonna last as much as I watch it... Go DVD !
Description of Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
The exuberant atmosphere of the Broadway blockbuster is captured in "Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks," a new 85-minute film from the Emmy Award-winning director Susan Froemke and Maysles Films. The documentary candidly captures the excitement of translating the show into a complete experience for the recording's audience.If you've ever wanted to sit in on a recording session for a Broadway cast album--one that just happens to be one of the most successful in recent history-- you're in for a treat. Recording "The Producers": A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks follows creator Brooks, stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, and the rest of the company as they create the cast recording for the musical that won a record 12 Tony Awards and became the hottest ticket on Broadway in the spring of 2001. Brooks provides plot background and historical anecdotes between the 14 musical numbers that are excerpted, including "The King of Broadway," "I Wanna Be a Producer," "When You Got It, Flaunt It," and the inevitable "Springtime for Hitler." Watching this 85-minute documentary is no substitute for seeing the live show (or the 1968 film that inspired it), but it's an enlightening and entertaining companion to the CD. --David Horiuchi
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