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Hollywood star to return to West End this summer

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The Independent UK

Beloved Hollywood star set for seven-week West End run this summer

‘When I learned we needed an actor to briefly fill Andy’s nearly unfillable shoes, only one name came to mind,’ says ‘Producers’ creator Mel Brooks

The Independent UK

Richard Kind reprises role in West End musical The Producers for seven-week run

The 69-year-old will join the production at London’s Garrick Theatre.

Evening Standard

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Backstage chat: Andy Nyman on The Producers musical – 'Mel Brooks' kindness makes it okay'

Andy Nyman is currently having a blast as Max Bialystock in The Producers musical at the Garrick but admits, ‘We have to lock away the swastika flags at night’

Evening Standard

Andy Nyman: ‘People worry about getting cancelled – The Producers doesn’t care about any of that’

INTERVIEW: The Leicester-born actor is leading a revival of Mel Brooks’s classic anti-Nazi satire at the Garrick Theatre in London. He speaks to Louis Chilton about breaking taboos, working with Derren Brown, and why he can’t shake the feeling it’s ‘downhill from here’

The Independent UK

Mel Brooks thought there was ‘no reason’ to make The Producers into a musical

The original Broadway production won 12 Tony Awards.

Evening Standard

The Producers review – daring delight is the sparkling standout of London’s festive theatre

Director Patrick Marber and a multitasking ensemble put on an irresistible revival of Mel Brooks’ musical satire

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The Producers returns to the London stage – and it’s as sharp and taboo-busting as ever

4/5 Patrick Marber directs a crowd-pleasing new revival of Mel Brooks’s timeless musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory

The Independent UK

13 of the biggest Broadway flops in history, from Elton John’s Tammy Faye to Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

THE LIST: As Elton John’s musical ‘Tammy Faye’ announces it is to close just days after opening, Kevin E G Perry looks back at some of the biggest Broadway productions that failed to break even

The Independent UK

Succession season 4 episode 5 review: the Chuckle Brothers go to Norway

Can Kendall and Roman hold it together in their first big test at the head of the company? What do you think?

Evening Standard

The 15 best jokes in Mel Brooks movies

One of the funniest people to ever work in Hollywood, so it’s no easy task whittling down the best jokes in Mel Brooks movies.

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