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Dec 30, 2005

The two covers of Life magazine issued on December 30, 2005 feature photographs of Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. (Photos by Time & Life Pictures)

Dec 29, 2005 from Hollywood Reporter:
LOS ANGELES - "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" had its best week ever during the week ended December 18 thanks in part to an appearance by the cast of the feature film "The Producers." The syndicated talk show averaged a series-high 2.7 household rating, up 4% from the previous week, according to Nielsen Media Research, in a week where PUT (people using television) levels were down by an average of more than 2 million viewers, causing many other syndicated shows to suffer week-to-week decreases.

"Ellen's" performance was spurred in part by the December 16 episode featuring "Producers" cast members Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Will Ferrell. More than 5 million viewers tuned in, marking "Ellen's" biggest single-day audience in its 2-1/2 years on the air. "Ellen" also saw the biggest year-to-year increase of any talker, jumping 13%.

from IMDb:
(StudioBriefing) - Hollywood has helped Broadway produce its biggest box office for any calendar year, Reuters indicated today, citing data from the League of American Theatres and Producers showing a projected $825 million for the year, up 10 percent over last year. Part of the increase was attributed to a 5-percent hike in ticket prices, but the organization also noted that attendance was also 5 percent higher than last year, representing the highest number of admissions in two decades. Theatergoers were particularly drawn to musicals based on movies, including Spamalot, The Producers, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Hollywood actors making appearances on the stage, including Billy Crystal, Alan Alda, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.

Dec 21, 2005 from Playbill:
The Odd Couple and Sweeney Todd will offer special performances to benefit the Actors’ Fund of America. The Jan. 29, 2006, performance of Sweeney Todd (at 7 PM) and the March 19 performance of The Odd Couple (at 7:30 PM) will benefit the non-profit organization. Tickets for Sweeney are priced $36.25-$250 with tickets for Odd Couple ranging $60-$500. The top ticket price for both shows includes a post-performance reception following the performance. Tickets for the benefit performances are available by calling (212) 221-7300, ext. 133. For more information visit www.actorsfund.org.

Dec 20, 2005 from Boston Herald:
Actually, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick met years earlier. "I think it was the premiere of ’The Lion King’ [movie]," Lane says. "We had done voices in it, but we didn’t work together. He’s a little shy, not unlike me, and I think we both thought we hated each other." Not until they were teamed in "The Producers" did they sit down, have dinner and become friends. "It was when ("The Producers") started to happen that we had dinner and really got to know each other," Lane says. "It's just one of those things that's just luck, really. You hit if off with someone and there's this so-called chemistry. It's just a mutual respect and admiration and a similar sense of humor."

Dec 17, 2005 from New York Post:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have sold their Bridgehampton house on Butter Lane. Sources say the couple have sold their north-of-the-highway property - consisting of a four-bedroom main house, a converted carriage house and a pool, on fewer than 2 private acres - for its $4.5 million asking price.

Last spring the Brodericks bought two modest beach houses that sit across the street from each other on Marine Boulevard in Amagansett. The oceanfront house, which is on a very visible quarter-acre lot, has three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, a patio overlooking the sea and a finished basement with a media room. The other residence, where guests (or Broderick) will stay includes a pool, two bedrooms, two baths and a garage.

Matthew Broderick leaving his home in West Village New York City - 17.12.05. (Photo by WENN)

Dec 16, 2005 from Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
By Tom Tugend - The press junket was underwritten by Universal Pictures, which flew in some 35 reporters to meet with the stars and director of the musical movie version of “The Producers.” Right on schedule was Nathan Lane, followed by Matthew Broderick. Each was allotted 25 minutes to field questions from a gaggle of three dozen reporters. Here’s how my dialogue with Lane went.

Q: Even though you were born into an Irish Catholic blue-collar family, just about everyone assumes that you’re Jewish and that you changed your name from Rabinowitz. How did that impression catch hold and how do you feel about it?

A: Well, I did change my name. I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I’d have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in “Guys and Dolls,” so I took the name Nathan. I’m really an honorary Jew, you know, all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I’m a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I’m happy to be Jewish. You know, I’ve played so many Jewish characters, it’s been a great part of my life.

Next it was Broderick’s turn.

Q: In playing Leo Bloom, and other Jewish characters in Neil Simon plays, did you draw on your own background?

Dec 15, 2005 from PR Newswire:
Check out all of the brand new premieres headed to VH1 and VH1 Classic this week. On Friday, December 16 - "VH1's 10 Most Excellent Things: The Producers" is your ticket to the wacky world of Max Bialystock, Leo Bloom, and the most successful Hitler musical in history. We'll show you how Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick brought their roles from stage to screen and how Broadway sprang up in Brooklyn. It's our own quirky take on everything you need to know about the movie. Featuring interviews from Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Mel Brooks, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, director Susan Stroman and more. Premieres at 11:00 p.m.

Dec 14, 2005 from The Hollywood Reporter:
"A lovely morning wake-up call" is how "The Producers" producer Jonathan Sanger described the 7 a.m. phone call he received from Universal Pictures chairman Stacey Snider telling him the movie was nominated for Golden Globe Awards best picture, musical or comedy category. "I've been trying to reach (the movie's other producer, Mel Brooks) -- he's on this way to London. He will be very, very pleasantly surprised, especially about the song, which is something he was really hoping for." The song, "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway," sung by the movie's co-stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, was one Brooks wrote just for the film and runs during the end credits. Sanger admitted he had his doubts whether the movie would garner nominations. "You're always surprised (when you get one). Early on, when you're making the movie, you think everything is possible. But when you get closer to the actual time, there is always doubt. And I can't say I didn't wonder whether we would get noticed or not. I'm very pleased." Sanger said he would meet up with director Susan Stroman in the afternoon to work on the DVD of the movie, which would include music and dance numbers cut from the theatrical version for length reasons.

from handbag.com:
Q: What will you be doing this Christmas?

Sarah Jessica Parker: I love Christmas - not for any religious reasons - I just happen to love it and we've always celebrated Christmas with my family. I'll be with my son (James) and my husband (The Producers star Matthew Broderick) in the morning and then we'll just go to my parents' house. We always cook and eat, open presents for hours and go home feeling stuffed and over-indulged. And start counting the days down until next Christmas!

Q: Home is New York for you - would you ever consider a move?

Dec 13, 2005 from USA Today:
LOS ANGELES - As the song goes, it may be Springtime for Hitler in Germany. But Monday night in Century City, it was premiere time for The Producers ... again! After multiple gala openings for Mel Brooks' staged musical production — on Broadway, in London and L.A., two national tours and a New York premiere Dec. 4 for this filmed version — director Susan Stroman says even she has lost track of the number of Producers premieres. But this soiree at the new AMC Century City 15 Theatres, she said, was the grandest by far. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Gary Beach and Roger Bart attempted fresh enthusiasm on the red carpet to promote the film.

Though their partnership on The Producers appears to be coming to a close, Stroman and Brooks are laying the groundwork for a cast reunion of sorts in a new musical version of Brooks' 1974 comedy classic, Young Frankenstein. "Mel has written 10 new songs, and they're very funny," Stroman said. "It's a year and a half away from opening on Broadway."

Just as Broderick assumed the role Gene Wilder played in the original 1968 film version of The Producers, Stroman said, Broderick will "probably" slip into Wilder's lab coat to play a singing Dr. Frederick Frankenstein. When asked about the role, Broderick said, "That would be wonderful."

Bart already has his eye on Igor, the hunchback played in the film by the late Marty Feldman: "My posture's already bad, so I'm perfect for it." Though Lane laments there is probably no role suited for him, Broderick is not so sure. "You never know," Broderick told Lane. "They may figure something out. I know they want you."

New to The Producers franchise is Will Ferrell. With his pal Chris Rock taking himself out of the running to host the 2006 Academy Awards, might Ferrell be up for the gig? "I would tend to shy away from that, only because hosting those type of things is an extremely difficult task," Ferrell said. "I'd rather watch at home."

from Broadway World:
The Golden Globe nominations were released this morning, with The Producers film garnering four, including Best Picture (Musical/Comedy), Best Actor in a Musical / Comedy (Nathan Lane), Best Supporting Actor (Will Ferrell), and Best New Song ('There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway'). The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place Monday, January 16, 2006, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST).

Dec 12, 2005 from Yahoo! News:
NEW YORK (Business Wire) - To launch the fifth annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend, a five-day national and international celebration of art and culture, the auction house Christie's will host the first New York Times Auction for The Arts(TM) on January 5. Many of the celebrity participants from the last five years of Arts & Leisure Weekend are donating one-of-a-kind personal items and experiences to the auction. Net proceeds from the auction will benefit The Actors' Fund of America. Items to be auctioned include an "Odd Couple" V.I.P. package including a meet & greet with Matthew Broderick. Pre-bidding begins now on nytimes.com/alweekend and concludes Wednesday, January 4, at noon (E.T.)

Dec 10, 2005 from MSNBC:
Coming up on Today Show: Wednesday, December 14 at 7:00 a.m. ET - Matthew Broderick talks about his new film "The Producers." Sarah Jessica Parker discusses her new film "Family Stone."

Dec 9, 2005 from Broadcasting & Cable:
The Writers Guild of America, East, and Big Big Productions have come to an agreement on a new, two-year contract. That means the company has been taken off the strike list and the picket line goes away. Producer Tom Fontana; actors Rob Morrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick; and comedian Lewis Black were just some of the stars who had supported the guild.

from Today:
When film-maker Garry Marshall was filming 1984's The Flamingo Kid, he originally had Matthew Broderick in the lead. A week before shooting, Broderick dropped out, a certain Matt Dillon was his replacement, and the movie's direction changed, Marshall said.

Matthew Broderick walks in the snow with his son, James, in the west village, New York City. (Photo by Splash News/NewsCom)

Dec 8, 2005 from The Desert Sun:
The Palm Springs International Film Society announced four films screening today through Dec. 20 at the Regal Cinemas Palm Springs. "The Producers" will screen at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Dec 14) as a benefit for the Palm Springs Film Society. It is open to members and the public for $15. AMPAS, DGA, WGA and SAG members are admitted free.

Dec 7, 2005 from Yahoo! News:
Matthew will attend the world premiere of The Producers at the grand opening of the new AMC Theatres Century City 15 (Westfield Century City, Los Angeles) on Monday, December 12, 2005. The event will benefit UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

from The Hollywood Reporter:
Universal is campaigning for director Susan Stroman's big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical "The Producers," based on Mel Brooks' 1968 comedy. "Producers" could earn an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay, and Nathan Lane will be given a push in the best actor division, as will Roger Bart, Gary Beach and Uma Thurman in supporting categories. At press time, the studio was still deciding whether to promote Matthew Broderick in the supporting or lead category. Executives at the studio declined comment on their Oscar strategy.

from interbridge:
The cast of "The Producers" will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday, December 16 and Matthew is on the schedule for NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien Friday, December 23.

Dec 6, 2005 from FOX News:
Well, Sunday night's swanky premiere of "The Producers" was a hit, and so was the movie. Only one thing: Susan Stroman told me she had to cut the show's big opening number, "The King of Broadway," after test audiences got itchy waiting for Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman to show up on screen. Stroman assured me that the number was filmed and will be included on the DVD with a lot of extras.

In the meantime, "The Producers" comes to the screen otherwise intact, just as funny and quick-witted as the stage musical. I do think that Broderick is the surprise of the film version. Look for him to get a Golden Globe for his work. Broderick left the big dinner at the Metropolitan Club early Sunday (early — like 11 p.m.) to take wife Sarah Jessica Parker home. She had a morning flight to L.A.

And while Mel Brooks was dearly missed, his absence was understood. "He just couldn't come into a big crowd like this," a friend said. "He's still mourning Annie." Brooks' beloved wife, the talented actress Anne Bancroft, succumbed to uterine cancer on June 6.

from Star-Ledger:
Matthew Broderick was a "guest of honor" at a Hackensack fundraiser last night. The Bergen County event was held to raise cash for "Claiming the Blessing," a national group that promotes a greater acceptance of gays and lesbians in the Episcopal church. About 20 people paid $500 apiece to attend the event, a wine and hors d'oeuvre affair held at a 28-room mansion owned by Matthew Piermatti, a lawyer active in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. Broderick's sister, the Rev. Janet Broderick, is rector of Grace Church Van Vorst in Jersey City.

Dec 2, 2005

Matthew Broderick promoting "The Producers" at the Regency Hotel in New York City on December 2, 2005. (Photo by Retna)

from BayouBuzz:
Yesterday was World of AIDS Day where more than 100 cable outlets aired its “Join the Fight campaign - Weapons of Mass Instruction,” a yearlong initiative aimed at inspiring people to get involved in the fight against AIDS. Hollywood participants included; Matthew Broderick, Billy Crudup, Rosario Dawson, Jerry Ferrara and Jimmy Fallon. To view PSAs, visit www.cablepositive.org/jointhefight.

December 2005 from eBay:

Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman are on the cover of the December 2005 issue of Dance Magazine. Inside is an interview with Susan Stroman.

Nov 23, 2005 from PR Newswire:
NEW YORK - Advance movie tickets are now being sold for the exclusive engagement of "The Producers", which opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2005. The film will play there through December 24, and will open in theaters nationwide on December 25. Tickets are available via clearviewcinemas.com, moviefone.com, and through the Ziegfeld Box Office.

from New York Post:
Martin Short recently unveiled his show, "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me," for an invited audience made up of theater owners, potential investors, celebrity pals (Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Steve Martin, Eugene Levy) and other showbiz insiders. People who saw it are still laughing. The show will likely play out-of-town tryouts in Chicago and San Francisco before opening on Broadway in the spring.

Nov 22, 2005

The Producers movie soundtrack is now available. For more info, click here.

Nov 18, 2005 from Playbill:
Two songs from "The Producers" soundtrack are available exclusively on Apple iTunes. The users can access the songs "We Can Do It" and "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" via the "Music Store" option on their players or through the website at www.apple.com/itunes.

Nov 11, 2005 from People:
With Sarah Jessica Parker's busy schedule, making time to spend with husband Matthew Broderick – who's starring on Broadway in The Odd Couple – isn't easy. "We find ways," she says. "I'm about to finish shooting a movie so I'll have more time." And she has nothing but raves about his performance in the show. "Hit or not, I'm proud of him."

Nov 8, 2005

Matthew Broderick signs autographs for fans as he arrives at the Ed Sullivan Theater for taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman" November 8, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

Nov 7, 2005 from Playbill:
Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Al Pacino and more are among the stars to appear for the upcoming 12th season of Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio," the network announced Nov. 7. The show formerly ran at The New School University's Actors Studio Drama School - where the host James Lipton served as dean. The upcoming 12th season will tape later this fall from the Lower Manhattan venue which is part of Pace University's downtown campus.

The cast of "The Producers" episode is scheduled for Sunday, December 11 at 9 PM (ET). Check local listings.

Nov 4, 2005 from Newscom:

New York City - Matthew Broderick talking on his mobile phone and carrying a soft neck brace in his hand. (Photo by WENN)

Nov 3, 2005

NEW YORK - Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane during 'The Odd Couple' photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine outside the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Photo by Rex Features)

Nov 1, 2005 from Playbill:
Twenty-three tracks comprise the soundtrack for the eagerly awaited film of "The Producers." In addition to most of the songs found in the Broadway musical, the soundtrack will also include "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway," a new tune penned for the film, which is performed by co-stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. A bonus track of "The King of Broadway" is also part of the single disc release. The complete track listing for "The Producers" soundtrack follows:

1. Overture
2. "Opening Night"
3. "We Can Do It"
4. "I Wanna Be a Producer"
5. "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop"
6. "Keep It Gay"
7. "When You Got It, Flaunt It"
8. "Along Came Bialy"
9. "That Face"
10. "Haben Sie Gehört Das Deutsche Band?"
11. "You Never Say Good Luck On Opening Night"
12. "Springtime for Hitler — Part I"
13. "Heil Myself"
14. "Springtime for Hitler — Part II"
15. "You'll Find Happiness in Rio" (Full Version)
16. "Betrayed"
17. "Til Him"
18. "Prisoners of Love" (Broadway)
19. "Prisoners of Love" (Leo and Max)
20. "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"
21. "The Hop-Clop Goes On"
22. "Goodbye!"
23. "The King of Broadway" (Bonus track)

Oct 30, 2005 from The Sunday Times:
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will try to charm New York society this week (Nov 1) at a lavish cocktail party for 400 of the city’s elite. Guests include Elton John, Catherine Zeta Jones, Robert De Niro, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Kim Cattrall, Jerry Seinfeld, Wynton Marsalis, Donald Trump, and Barbara Walters. The gathering, at the recently refurbished Museum of Modern Art (Moma), is seen as crucial to the royal couple’s chances of establishing a positive image in America. Their week-long trip, which will also take in Washington and California, is Charles and Camilla’s first official tour together. Before Tuesday’s reception the couple will visit the site of the World Trade Center in New York and dedicate a stone for a memorial garden to British victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Oct 29, 2005 from Broadway World:
In How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Luba Mason proved that a secretary is not a toy as the sexy Hedy LaRue. "That was my coming-out role," she laughs. "It was so exciting for me to start with the original cast in my first big featured role. And I got to kiss Matthew Broderick every night! Joking aside, Matthew taught me a lot about the ease of comedy onstage."

Oct 28, 2005 from FOX News:
By Roger Friedman - Last night, Broadway had a little of that grandeur and buzz that makes it so legendary. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane opened in a revival of Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple." The Brooks Atkinson Theater was filled to the rafters, and you could feel it. "There isn't a seat to be had," I heard someone say right before the curtain went up. Usually there are one or two empties. Not last night.

So, cheek-by-jowl we sat, fifth-row center, courtesy of producer James Nederlander, Jr. and his beautiful wife Margo. Behind us: Kathleen Turner. In front of us: Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, with Sarah Jessica Parker, a.k.a. Mrs. Broderick. Next to us: socialites Jonathan and Somers Farkas. Other side: TravelSavvy magazine editor Jill Brooke.

Elsewhere in the room: Martin Short, Regis and Joy Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford, Tony Danza, New York radio star Joan Hamburg, Emmy-winner and "Everybody Loves Raymond" star Doris Roberts, Showtime's Matt Blank, theater producer Frederick Zollo, plus the estimable Harry Evans and Tina Brown. I heard Cindy Adams was there, but I didn't see her.

Of course, Simon, the play's great author, was there with his wife, Elaine Joyce, one of my favorite people. You get the idea. Lots of necks craning. Star power to the max.

It's "Raymond" refugee Brad Garrett's first time on stage anywhere. He seems totally at ease and told me he was later. He plays Murray the Cop, and really is very good. He's understudying Nathan Lane, too, but he'll probably never get on. Garrett's run is only three months, ending on January 1st.

Broderick and Lane are excellent, and the show is very funny. You have to remember that it's set in 1965, and that it's very different than the subsequent film and TV series. (There are references to the late, lamented Schrafft's restaurant, and a vintage Life magazine as a prop.)

These actors know each other so well from "The Producers" that they already seem like old friends on stage as Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. Lane is wonderful as Oscar becomes more and more outraged by Felix. Broderick, as usual, makes his work seem effortless. He has the sharpest comic timing. I do hope this is his last "nerd" role, but he's a very entertaining Felix.

from New York Post:
Call it "The Hot Couple." The revival of "The Odd Couple" had its glittering, star-studded premiere last night — delighting fans and wowing the critics. Pumped-up audience members whistled and wooed their appreciation to the cast at the end of the maiden performance, and jumped to their feet for a lengthy standing ovation.

"It felt great," said co-star Brad Garrett who plays Murray the Cop in the new production. Ecstatic theatergoer Ray Harris said, "Neil Simon is the greatest playwright in the world. You can't ask for more than Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick." The biggest names in New York clamored for seats in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, which is sold-out for the six-month run.

Broderick's better half, Sarah Jessica Parker, was daintily escorted past the throngs of stargazers by police into the theater. "I thought it was incredible," she gushed after the show. "It was a thrilling night. Matthew and Nathan were beautiful."

Broadway buffs — and fans of the immensely popular Broderick and Lane — have coughed up more than $20 million in ticket sales already. Prices ranged from $60 to $100 at the box office. But the curtain fell so fast on ticket sales that many fans forked over major dough to catch the Neil Simon classic.

Matthew Broderick walks in the west village October 28, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

from eBay:

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are on the cover of GO, the entertainment section issued in the Friday New Jersey Bergen Record newspaper, dated October 28, 2005. Inside is a review of "The Odd Couple."

Oct 27, 2005

Playwright Neil Simon walks out for curtain call with actors Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick at the opening night of "The Odd Couple" at the Brooks Atkinson Theater October 27, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

Matthew Broderick stands by as his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, greets Nathan Lane during an after-party at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square following the opening night performance of "The Odd Couple." (Photo by DailyNewsPix)

from Playbill:
Audiences of The Odd Couple may occasionally experience déjà vu while watching Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick perform, particularly during one moment when Lane's Oscar calms Broderick's Felix by throwing water in his face. As Max, Lane did the same thing to Broderick's Leo in an early scene in The Producers.

from interbridge:
Matthew is on the schedule for the Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday, November 8.

Oct 21, 2005 from Contactmusic:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's three-year-old son James has become such a huge fan of The Beatles, he insists on the whole family dressing like the British legends. Parker, who served as a fashion icon to millions of women during the run of her TV show Sex and the City, admits her style has drawn inspiration from decades past - thanks to her son.

She says, "He is obsessed with The Beatles, so he wants all of us to dress like The Beatles during the Yellow Submarine era - collars with flowers, really weird haircuts and bell-bottoms. And he'll only wear bell-bottoms, which are not easy to find. The only way we could get him out of pyjamas was to tell him he could dress like a Beatle! My son has some strong feelings about what I should and shouldn't be wearing. James is like, 'Take that dress off, I don't like it.' Or, 'I'd like you to wear long pants today.' So I dress in a way that makes him happy, because he basically is the centre of our lives."

Oct 20, 2005 from PR Newswire:
NEW YORK - Sony Classical will release The Producers's original soundtrack recording on November 22. The film premieres in exclusive, single-screen engagements in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Toronto on December 16, and will open on 1,200 screens nationwide on December 25, then it will expand further on January 13, 2006.

The soundtrack will include most of the hit songs from the stage production including "We Can Do It," "I Wanna Be a Producer," "Keep It Gay," "Along Came Bialy," "That Face" and "Springtime for Hitler." For the film, Mel Brooks has written a new end-title song -- "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" -- which Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will introduce on the soundtrack. As a second end-title track, Will Ferrell has recorded "The Hop-Clop Goes On," a "power ballad" arrangement of his character's song from the show, "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop." Also, the score has been rearranged for larger musical forces by Douglas Besterman, who won a Tony for his orchestrations of the stage production.

Cast members of the movie "Margaret," filming in Central Park, took turns relaxing while waiting for shooting to continue. Matthew Broderick and Anna Paquin on the set. (Photo by Gamma Presse)

Oct 19, 2005

NEW YORK - Matthew Broderick outside his Greenwich Village Home. (Photo by Ace Pictures/Newscom)

Oct 17, 2005 from The Hollywood Reporter:
Matthew Broderick describes his Hollywood Film Festival award for Supporting Actor of the Year "as a really nice recognition" for his work in bringing the character of Leo Bloom to the big screen for Universal's planned December cinematic remake of "The Producers."

Oct 16, 2005 from New York Post:
By Liz Smith - I went in style last Friday to see Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in "The Odd Couple." I was warned, "If you don't take this opportunity, you will probably never get to see this show, sold-out before it even opens." The revival opens Oct. 27 and runs through next April. When I say I "went in style," my seat mate was none other than Barbara Walters. She had just visited the new king of Saudi Arabia but didn't mind sitting with a Texas commoner in the dark. It was a really memorable night! I hope, somehow, everyone will get to see the other odd couple — I mean other than Liz and Barbara.

Oct 14, 2005 from New York Post:
Matthew Broderick's finally got his lines down in "The Odd Couple." Now, he just has to create his character. With a week of previews under his belt, Broderick is back in rehearsals during the day (he's performing at night) trying to hone his Felix Unger in time for critics' performances in two weeks.

The danger — one that director Joe Mantello is said to be battling against — is that the popular and charming actor will fall back on his Leo Bloom schtick rather than develop a fresh characterization. A backstage source reports Broderick is working hard to bring his performance up to the level of his co-star, Nathan Lane, who was letter — and joke — perfect from day one.

Oct 11, 2005 from Variety:
Total Broadway receipts rose to $15,412,087 for the week ending Oct. 9, up a cool $3 million from the previous week. Cume also reps about a $3 million bump from the average take during the same seshsesh over the last few years. Three shows took to the boards, with one of them, instant selloutsellout "The Odd Couple" ($875,815), muscling its way into the top 10. That's a great big tally for a nonmusical.

from Chicago Tribune:
Sarah Jessica Parker: "I had ambitions to do a fragrance for probably 20 years. I dared not say it aloud. When I finally had the courage to do it, I mentioned it to my husband (actor Matthew Broderick). He knew I had been mixing my own for years. When he encouraged me, it was a ringing endorsement because he's not a particularly demonstrative person. We started talking to companies and when I met with Lancaster (the prestige division of Coty) I knew I had found the right one."

Oct 10, 2005 from Chicago Sun-Times:
By Bill Zwecker - Since Sarah Jessica Parker's upcoming film, "The Family Stone" (opening Nov. 11) takes place at Christmastime, I asked Parker if husband Matthew Broderick had yet given her his holiday gift wish list. "Yes, he certainly has," said Parker with a laugh. "He asked for a Masserati ... and he wasn't kidding!" Given that the Scurrilous column in Fluff reported in Sunday's Sun-Times that Parker made an estimated $38 million last year, it's clear Broderick knows his wife can easily pay for that Masserati!

Oct 7, 2005 from New York Daily News:
Looks like even Warner Independent, the studio that took a chance on "March of the Penguins" and "Searching for Comedy in the Muslim World," won't go near "Strangers With Candy."

The film was scheduled to be released later this month. But yesterday a rep for Warner told us: "It's off our release slate." This likely comes as bad news to star Amy Sedaris and the rest of the blockbuster cast, which includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Theroux, Kristen Johnston, Allison Janney, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Stephen Colbert.

"It was so much fun" to film, gushed Matthew Broderick yesterday. Broderick plays a science teacher. "[Sedaris] is just the funniest person in the world."

An industry insider sniped that the delay might be due to Warner-wide overlawyering after the summer hit "Dukes of Hazzard" was socked with a series of lawsuits, mainly over rights — even though "Strangers" easily passed insurance standards. While the film has not left the studio yet, it might.

Even after hundreds of performances alongside Nathan Lane in "The Producers," Matthew Broderick still got stage fright when the duo debuted in "The Odd Couple" this week.

"It was very frightening," he admitted to us yesterday at the Marriott Marquis, where the Motion Picture Club made him its Man of the Year. "You do everything in this little room, and then on the set with the same six people watching, and then suddenly there are 600 people watching!"

Broderick performed the Neil Simon classic for the public for the first time Tuesday, with wife Sarah Jessica Parker in the audience. Does it feel familiar being onstage with Lane, we wondered?

"I just haven't thought of the 'Producers' dynamic," he admitted. "They're just totally different parts."

from Playbill:
The Broadway shows most regularly talked up this week were two productions which merely began previews. One was The Odd Couple, which stars The Rainmakers of the Rialto, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Reports on what sort of comic wizardry was going down at the Brooks Atkinson appeared the day after the first show. That is not to say that anyone is overly concerned with how good the show is. It just is, an unassailable phenomenon, like the arrival of the next Harry Potter book. To rail about the deservedness of its predetermined success is strictly for the windmill-tilting set.

from The Mirror:
Sarah Jessica Parker has banned the word "fat" from her home as she doesn't want her toddler James Wilke ever using the word as an insult. The 40-year-old wife of actor Matthew Broderick, says: "I've forbidden the word 'fat' because I don't like the way it's used and I don't want him to ever use that word."

Oct 6, 2005

Matthew Broderick arrives at The Motion Picture Club's 65th Annual Awards & Installation Luncheon, where he was honored with the 'Male Star of the Year' Award. (Photo by Getty Images)

With Rachel Weisz, who was given Female Star of the Year honor, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. (Photo by DailyNewsPix)

A view of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's home in Amagansett, Long Island. (Photo by Gamma Presse/Newscom)

Oct 5, 2005 from Broadway World:

Former Presidential candidate, and current Senator John Kerry visited the first preview of The Odd Couple with his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry last night and we're happy to bring you an exclusive backstage photo. The Kerry's spent time last night after the show visiting with the the cast, including Neil Simon, Brad Garrett, Olivia d'Abo and the rest of the Odd Couple crew. Before leaving, they posed for a quick shot in Matthew Broderick's dressing room. (Photo by Jim Jones)

from New York Post:
Since most New Yorkers probably won't get near the sold-out revival of "The Odd Couple," here are some frontline reports from yesterday's invited dress rehearsal:

* Matthew Broderick, who's been struggling with his lines, flubbed only three yesterday. But the producers weren't taking any chances: They've planted a script girl in the front row. Now that he seems finally to be getting off script, tension between him and director Joe Mantello should ease up.

* Nathan Lane performed with a big bandage on his finger. He apparently slammed his hand in a door in his apartment.

* Neither Broderick nor Lane is giving what at this point could be called a "deep" performance. "It's pretty much the Matthew and Nathan show all over again," said a person who attended the dress rehearsal.

from Kansas City Star:
In recent weeks Neil Simon, 78, has been sitting in on rehearsals for a much-anticipated Broadway revival of “The Odd Couple,” which opens later this month with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Simon said it’s a pleasure to just go to the rehearsal hall and watch the actors work. The show is being directed by Joe Mantello, a hit-maker who normally directs serious material (“Proof,” “Take Me Out”).

“He’s maybe the best director on Broadway right now,” Simon said. “And there’s not much to rewrite. Every once in awhile, I might change a line. And having Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane is incredible. By and large it’s the play we opened with on Broadway in 1965.”

Matthew Broderick wearing clogs exits his house on a beautiful fall day in Greenwich Village. (Photo by Ace Pictures)

Oct 4, 2005

Matthew Broderick departs the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City after appearing in the Broadway version of "The Odd Couple" this evening. (Photo by BrunoPress)

Matthew signing autographs at the stage door after the first night of previews for his new play. (Photo by PHOTOlink)

Oct 3, 2005 from New York Post:
Neil Simon has not responded to a request to dedicate the upcoming Broadway revival of "The Odd Couple" to his late brother, Danny. The playwright recently told The Post's Barbara Hoffman the comedy was inspired by his older brother, but the two had a rocky relationship. Several years ago, Neil wrote Danny: "It's hard for me to converse with you. So I won't. I like this just the way it is. I hope you're well and healthy, but don't bother answering this letter. I won't read it. I have just so much time during the day to be aggravated. Doc." Danny's ex-wife, Arlene Simon, made the dedication request in a letter to Neil many weeks ago, but he has failed to respond, according to her friends at Da Tommaso restaurant. The play, with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, begins previews tomorrow at the Brooks Atkinson. Danny spent his last years in a tony senior citizens home in Portland, Ore., where Neil visited him last Christmas. The playwright, in bad health himself, didn't attend his older brother's funeral, but he wants to be very much involved in the memorial service Oct. 22 at the Writers Guild in Los Angeles.

October 2005 Issue of Continental Magazine:

Perfect Pairing: By now, you probably don't need us to tell you what a great duo Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane make. Their last collaboration, the stage musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, won 11 Tony Awards and has been readapted into a film that will open in December. The pair returns to the stage this month as one of the most famous mismatched duos in the history of entertainment, neatnik Felix Unger and slovenly Oscar Madison, in a revival of Neil Simon’s comedy, The Odd Couple. “Sometimes you just get lucky,” Lane says about the chemistry between the two actors. “It’s a classic dynamic: We’re very different and yet we have similar senses of humor. We also like each other on a personal level — that always helps. In this case, we actually do socialize. That all adds to it. It’s a mutual respect and admiration for the other person. So it’s great fun for us to come back together.” Broderick and Lane join a list of immortal teams that have stepped into the roles over the years, including Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the 1968 film version and Tony Randall and Jack Klugman in the long-running television sitcom. With the exception of a reversed-gender production in 1985, the play itself has not been revived on Broadway since its original run in 1965, when Art Carney and Matthau starred as Felix and Oscar. While Lane says he enjoys knowing that audiences are excited to see him and Broderick together again, he knows there’s a limit. “We don’t want to wear out our welcome,” he demurs. “Maybe we won’t do anything again until The Sunshine Boys in 2050.” — Martin Lieberman

Sep 30, 2005 from FOX News:
By Roger Friedman - On Tuesday, the revival of "The Odd Couple" starts previews on Broadway, with six hefty months of already-sold tickets. That's because the stars are Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, straight from their enormous success in "The Producers."

Playwright Neil Simon couldn't be happier. I ran into him and his terrific wife Elaine Joyce at the dinner/screening of "Capote" on Wednesday night up at the Sony Screening Room. "Nathan Lane always wanted to play Oscar," Simon told me. "When he came in the first day, he already knew his lines. He said he'd known them since he was 18."

Simon says the show got a boost from "Everyone Loves Raymond" star Brad Garrett. "He wanted to play Oscar too," Simon said. "He said he'd give us three months if he could understudy Nathan. So we said, 'Sure,' and let him be one of the card players, too."

Who are the other card players? "I'd tell you, but you've never heard their names, and neither have I," Simon said. Peter Frechette, who's been on TV and Broadway a lot, is one of them, I found out later. Olivia d'Abo plays one of the Pigeon sisters.

And don't believe the rumors that Broderick and Lane will switch roles every so often. "No, no," said Simon. "It's hard enough just doing one of the parts."

By the way, where did Simon first get the idea for the play, anyway? "I knew a guy who'd been divorced," he said. "We played poker at his apartment and I noticed it was always a mess."

Sep 28, 2005 from Newsday:
A Broadway revival of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" doesn't officially open for a month, but don't expect a wide choice of seats - the 26-week engagement is virtually sold out. Advance sales for the play total more than $20 million - insuring investors a big payday.

"It's like a perfect storm," said Bill Evans, the play's publicist, citing the pairing of the two stars, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, again on stage, the popular classic comedy, and the director Joe Mantello. "It's incredible," he said of the box office bonanza.

Most tickets - which range from $60 to $250 - are long gone. Some premium orchestra seats remain for Wednesday matinees in February and March, as well as $100 partial-view seats on various days, according to a representative at the box office.

Other tickets are available through special promotions and packages, scalpers and eBay. On Broadway.com last week, theatergoers could have bought two "Odd Couple" seats for the grand price of $2,023, which includes two nights in a standard room at the Hilton New York.

Sep 26, 2005 from Variety:
Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Broderick will be saluted at the upcoming Hollywood Film Festival. Kudos will be bestowed at the Hollywood Awards gala Oct. 24 at the Beverly Hilton. Fest runs Oct. 18-24; screenings take place at the ArcLight.

Theron was selected for "North Country" and Phoenix was named for "Walk the Line." Sarandon and Broderick drew supporting nods for their perfs in "Elizabethtown" and "The Producers," respectively.

from New York Post:
Elle Décor tells us that damask is back in and gives us a Top 10 list of nesting tables, ranging from a $475 Lucite set to a $3,800 offering painted black with gold leaf. Go deeper into the mag and you'll get a inside look at the Hamptons' hideaway of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick; a comfy place without celebrity pretension.

Sep 22, 2005 from Canadian Press:
TORONTO - Sarah Jessica Parker has elevated her fashion icon status by introducing her very own fragrance, Lovely. Inspired by memories of watching her mother apply perfume as a ritual before she would go out, creating a fragrance is something that Parker had always dreamed of doing. When she mentioned it to her husband, actor Matthew Broderick and he was encouraging, she decided to call her agent.

Sep 20, 2005 from New York Post:
Matthew Broderick — who was a big hit in "The Producers" on Broadway — is warming to the idea of bringing another Mel Brooks' flick to the Great White Way. The two MBs talked recently about Broderick playing the lead in Brooks' forthcoming musical version of "Young Frankenstein." First, we'll get to see Broderick opposite Nathan Lane in the movie version of "The Producers" musical, then Broderick will be back on stage as Felix — with Lane as Oscar — in a revival of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple."

Sep 19, 2005 from Contactmusic:
Matthew Broderick is nervous about the reception his movie remake of The Producers will receive in the wake of the huge success enjoyed by the recent Broadway revival of the original Mel Brooks film. The 43-year-old refuses to contemplate an Oscar nomination for his performance as Leo Bloom - he will be happy with moderate success at the box office.

He tells Empire magazine, "I don't know about awards. Let's start with 'it doesn't disappear after two weeks' and go from there. It's like when we did the musical and felt pressure not to mess up the original movie. But we had the blessing of the guy who created it, so that helped."

Sep 16, 2005 from Contactmusic:
Sarah Jessica Parker believes the secret to a happy marriage is spending time together - and she insists it is keeping her relationship with actor husband Matthew Broderick more romantic than ever. Parker and Broderick married in 1997 and have enjoyed one of the most stable marriages in Hollywood.

She says, "Matthew and I have never spent more than two weeks apart from each other. It's as simple as that. At home we're just ourselves. I'm really just like everyone else, but my job just happens to be acting. That's the only difference, I promise."

from The Hilltop:
The premiere (September) issue of Men's Vogue features actor George Clooney donning a Ralph Lauren camel cashmere double-breasted coat and gray wool trousers. Inside the issue is the cover story on Clooney, which details his role in the upcoming film, "Syriana." Also included is a profile on tennis star Roger Federer, news on the reunion of Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane for the revival of the Neil Simon classic, "The Odd Couple," on Broadway.

Sep 11, 2005 from Variety:
It was high-profile while it lasted. Sarah Jessica Parker has had to recuse herself from the Tony nominating committee due to husband Matthew Broderick's upcoming Broadway turn in "The Odd Couple" with Nathan Lane. It would have been Parker's first of three seasons on the committee.

Playwright David Henry Hwang also had to say good-bye to the nominators, at least for 2005-06. He wrote the book for Disney's new musical "Tarzan," which is skedded to arrive on Broadway in March. Parker and Hwang might have wanted to vote in categories not affected by their respective spouse or project, but the Tony rules don't allow it; it's an all-or-nothing gig. See them in 2006-07.

Sep 9, 2005 from Playbill:
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's "Under The Stars" gala benefit on Sept. 17 will feature a silent auction items including tickets to the upcoming Nathan Lane-Matthew Broderick return in The Odd Couple. The evening begins at 6 PM with cocktails and a silent auction in the garden followed by seated dinner and entertainment. For more information, visit the website at www.theoneill.org.

from dBusinessNews:
New Canaan, CT – Silver Hill Hospital announced the launch of a capital campaign to restore and rebuild some of the original buildings. To kick off the campaign, Scott Nederlander, one of the producers of the hit Broadway show, “The Odd Couple,” has designated Saturday evening, October 29th as the “Silver Hill Theatrical Night to Remember.”

With all performances already sold out, Silver Hill’s exclusive October 29th performance, on the first Saturday night of the show, is in very high demand. As a thank-you to those who contribute $2,500 or more to the hospital’s campaign, donors will receive two tickets to the performance. Interested participants in the capital restoration program and “The Odd Couple,” tickets can call (1-888-333-3903).

Sep 8, 2005 from AP:
NEW YORK - The fall Broadway season hasn't even started yet but the 2006 Tony Awards will be held June 11, broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall.

Among the upcoming shows that will be eligible for nominations for the best of the 2005-2006 Broadway season are the Nathan Lane-Matthew Broderick revival of "The Odd Couple," already the fall's hottest ticket; Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White"; and a musical version of Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple."

from Monsters and Critics:
Sarah Jessica Parker, who has a two-year-old son, James Wilke, with husband Matthew Broderick, claims her pregnancy was the happiest time of her life and admits she wants another baby more than anything.

She said: "I have never felt so lovely or so confident about myself than when I was pregnant. Being a mother is an amazing experience nothing comes close to the emotions you feel. I'd so love another baby. It's what I want more than anything so I guess I'm just sort of waiting."

Sarah has also hit out at celebrities for putting pressure on women to get back in shape after childbirth. The actress says she loved her body while she was pregnant and thinks that stars who lose their baby weight too quickly are setting an impossible standard for normal mothers.

Sep 7, 2005 from AP:
NEW YORK - Yes, there will be more to Broadway's fall season than the Nathan Lane-Matthew Broderick revival of "The Odd Couple," although judging from its mammoth advance sale, the Neil Simon comedy is the show a lot of theatergoers want to see. As of Labor Day, the comedy has sold more than $20 million worth of tickets through the beginning of next April.

"Put the two of them together in the wake of `The Producers,' and these guys are unquestionably one of the great acting teams of our generation," said Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing. Not to mention bankable theater stars.

Sep 2, 2005

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and son James Wilke Broderick arrive at JFK airport. The family was dressed comfortably in tracksuits and sweats for the long flight from London, where they saw Billy Elliot the Musical last night. (Photos by BrunoPress)

Sep 1, 2005

LONDON - Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and their son James Wilke leaving Claridges Hotel to go sightseeing. Viewing the sights of London without leaving their car. (Photos by WENN)

LONDON - Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker at J Sheekey restaurant. (Photo by Rex Features)

Matthew and Sarah returning to Claridges Hotel after dining at J.Sheekey restaurant and watching Billy Elliot -The Musical. (Photo by WENN)

September 2005 Issue of ELLE:
The Elle 25: Elle's annual list arrives just in time to tell you what's cool for Fall:

5. Broderick & Lane The Dynamic Duo

From the way the press responded to the news that Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick would be starring in a revival of The Odd Couple this fall, you'd think it was the second coming. In a way it is. In 2001, Lane and Broderick famously turned The Producers, a middling, mechanical jokefest, into a painfully funny financial juggernaut. Now the pair is aiming to revive the dying genre of nonmusical Broadway comedy; the first day that tickets for The Odd Couple were available, $7 million worth were bought. “I haven't even learned my lines yet,” Broderick says, “and we've almost sold out the run.”

Lane and Broderick are terrific actors with a bizarrely powerful chemistry. (To get a sense of this, just see what happened when they were replaced in The Producers.) With The Odd Couple, they're starting with one of Neil Simon's best scripts, with Lane playing Oscar, the divorced, cigar-chomping sportswriter, and Broderick as Felix, the neat freak who moves in when his marriage collapses. For all the familiar mismatched-personality humor, the play is surprisingly dark in its dissection of the ways men fail their wives and thus themselves.

Fall Issue of Show People:

By Kevin Sessums - In the Land of Milk and Money: With The Odd Couple sold out before it even starts and The Producers poised to hit movie screens, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick drink in their moment as entertainment's most bankable comedy duo. (Photo by Michael Lavine) Matthew Broderick is all thumbs, but gracefully so, as he stares down at his BlackBerry and busies himself with the back-and-forth of text messaging. In the make-up chair across from him, a quiet Nathan Lane sits completely still. One of his close friends died only two days before and Lane's eyebrows, which famously sag beneath the weight of his remarkably expressive forehead, seem to sag even lower today. Places are called at the photo shoot, and Broderick, a good sport, lies down on a bed of oranges. Lane, summoning his own sporting sense, lies next to him atop a bushel of apples. "It's a hardknock life!" blares from the photography studio's sound system--not the Annie cast album version but the sampled line that Jay-Z used in his "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)." Lane and Broderick are not unlike that line, sung as it is by those orphans (one of whom, Sarah Jessica Parker, went on to marry Broderick after they starred together in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying). They've taken a hoary concept--male Broadway megastars--and made it, like Jay-Z's re-engineered sample, hipper and more knowing... (To read the full article, subscribe to Show People.)

Aug 31, 2005

LONDON - Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick leaving Claridges Hotel to get some take away food.

Sarah and Matthew returning to Claridges Hotel with some take away food after dinner at Beit Eddine Lebanese restaurant. (Photos by WENN)

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Sighting at Beiteddine Restaurant London, Great Britain August 31, 2005. (Photo by BrunoPress)

Aug 30, 2005

LONDON - Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and their son James Wilke (wearing only one shoe), with their luggage, arrive at Claridges Hotel in Central London. (Photos by WENN)

Aug 25, 2005 from Variety:
The WGA East has received high-profile backing in a strike against Productions., with endorsements via a letter of solidarity from Matthew Broderick, Tina Fey, Michael McKean, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mark Ruffalo and Marisa Tomei.

The Writers Guild of America's been picketing Big Big since Aug. 8 at LTV Studios in Wainscott, N.Y., over its use of non-union writers on the upcoming public television series "It's a Big Big World." Guild's contended that producer Mitchell Kriegman's proposed a 66% pay cut and insisted on virtually eliminating residuals for six years.

Aug 24, 2005 from Softpedia:
According to Variety, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron and Jeannie Berlin may soon be part of the cast of Kenneth Lonergan’s new movie, “Margaret”, co-financed by Fox Searchlight and Camelot Pictures. The shooting of the movie produced by Scott Rudin and Sydney Pollack and exectivie produced by Anthony Minghella and Dan Halsted will begin next month in New York.

Aug 19, 2005 from New York Post:
The stars were asked to make art to be auctioned off for the benefit of UCLA's Pediatric Epilepsy Project (PEP). Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker indulged in finger painting to be included in "Art for a Cause" opening today at the Paterson Museum in New Jersey. For information, visit KidsArt, Inc.

Sarah & James Fingerpainting

Matthew & James Abstract

Aug 12, 2005 from Broadway World:
According to Premiere Magazine, the highly-anticipated film version of The Producers will feature two songs fresh from the pen of Mel Brooks, despite previous reports that the original score would be unenhanced.

NEW YORK - Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick get dressed up and head out for the evening. (Photo by Ace Pictures/Newscom)

Aug 9, 2005 from Contactmusic:
Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are frantically preparing for the launch of their new Broadway show The Odd Couple.

The pair admit they are a little too relaxed about the show, which goes live at New York's Brooks Atkinson Theatre in less than two months time (Oct 4) and is fiercely anticipated by a frenzied theatre audience that snapped up tickets worth $7 million when the box office opened in June (05).

Broderick says, "I haven't even learned my lines yet and we've almost sold out on the run."

Aug 7, 2005 from Celebrity Baby Blog:

Matthew and James Broderick out in NYC a few weeks ago. (Photo by Lime-Light)

Aug 5, 2005 from New York Post:
Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are No.1 on Michael Riedel's annual ranking of Broadway's top 10 performers: those stars who sell the most tickets, generate the most publicity and command the highest salaries. The rankings, though informal, are based on conversations with a dozen theater producers, agents and publicists.

1. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane: For the second year in a row, this dynamic duo, first paired in "The Producers" five years ago, is Broadway's No. 1 box-office attraction. Lane and Broderick will reunite this fall in the revival of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple." The advance sale now stands at $20 million, unheard of for a non-musical play.

Because of their drawing power, Broderick and Lane are among the highest paid performers on Broadway. For their return engagement in "The Producers" two years ago, each earned more than $100,000 a week. For "The Odd Couple," they'll both be pocketing about $50,000 a week.

Jul 28, 2005 from Broadway World:
The Actors' Fund Auction of 1000 Stars 2005, which has raised over $40,000 to date, will close on August 1st. The auction kicked off on Monday, July 18th, and a number of other events and benefits are still planned for the rest of July, August and September.

The Auction of 1000 Stars, a two-week, online auction presented by The Actors' Fund of America in partnership with Yahoo!, offers theatre lovers the chance to bid on Broadway memorabilia and shows, celebrity meetings and much more; the proceeds benefit The Actors' Fund, a 123 year-old human service organization that offers a variety of crucial programs and support to entertainment professionals in need.

Jul 24, 2005 from Times-Picayune:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ate dinner at Galatoire's in New Orleans on Saturday. She was petite, and wore a rosy purple camisole trimmed in beige lace, lots of colored glass beads, blue jeans. Her hair was pulled back in a bun. He wore a navy blazer, a blue button down shirt open down to there, chinos and sandals.

On the way out, Sarah Jessica stopped to talk as effervescently as a New Orleans debutante (but dressed a wee bit differently) with a Galatorie's regular, who sent her a fake "diamond" she returned via a bus boy, with the message, "I can't accept it, it's not real." Both husband and wife signed a napkin belonging to Alaine Croon, from Alexandria. Croon cried.

Jul 23, 2005

Matthew Broderick leaves his NYC home with a suitcase on his way to the airport. (Photo by Splash News)

Jul 17, 2005 from New York Post:
Sighting: Matthew Broderick on a downtown No. 1 train avoiding eye contact by staring at his shoes and playing with his BlackBerry.

Jul 11, 2005 from New York Daily News:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick stopped by Rickshaw Dumpling Saturday night. Wearing matching motorcycle helmets, the two arrived at the Chelsea restaurant 20 minutes before closing time. After chowing down on classic fried pork dumplings in noodle soup, they polished off the chocolate soup dumplings.

New York, NY - Mathew and Sarah having dinner on the stoop in west village. (Photo by Sipa Press/Newscom)

Jul 5, 2005 from New York Daily News:
New York Post claimed that Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick would switch roles as Oscar and Felix when "The Odd Couple" hits Broadway in October. But Broderick told The News' Joe Dziemianowicz that it wasn't happening. "No," said the talented-to-his-toes actor, who'll play the neat Felix. "Only if we get really bored."

Jul 3, 2005 from Playbill:
During production of The Producers, tabloid reports had Mel Brooks taking over the direction, but Roger Bart contradicts them. Insists the actor, "I never saw Mel take over. He never crossed Susan [Stroman] in front of any of us. I don't know where [the reporter] got his info; it's very puzzling. Mel acted as any movie producer would, and as a writer he'd occasionally throw out an amusing line that maybe we should throw in. Mel was never disrespectful to Susan. Why would he be?"

Bart adds, "Before that, there were stories that Matthew Broderick was unapproachable and not very nice [on the set]. I know Matthew very well. He's so kind and respectful to everyone. Where do these things come from?"

Carmen Ghia is just part of Bart's involvement with The Producers. He initially auditioned as Nazi pigeon-keeper/playwright Franz Liebkind, and today (July 3) concludes his third turn as accountant Leo Bloom (originated by Matthew Broderick). "It's been wonderful to have reaped the benefits of playing both characters," he reflects.

Jul 1, 2005 from New York Post:
Broadway's favorite couple Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane — may have some fun with "The Odd Couple." The two actors are kicking around the idea of swapping roles on a regular basis.

Officially, Broderick is playing neat-freak Felix Ungar opposite Lane as slobby sportswriter Oscar Madison. That casting is a natural, but the in-joke on Broadway is that, off-stage, Broderick is the slobby sports lover and Lane, the fussy neat-nick.

Anyone who's ever visited their dressing rooms can attest to this. Broderick's is usually crammed with sports equipment, while Lane's is as neat as a pin.

Emanuel Azenberg, who's producing "The Odd Couple," says the idea of swapping roles "was mentioned a while ago" but, with rehearsals not starting until Sept. 4, nothing's been settled. "I'll let them decide," he says. "If they want to do it, fine with me."

If they do, it's unlikely there'll be any kind of official schedule saying who will be playing which part on any given day. Lane and Broderick are so relaxed with each other onstage, they'll just switch around whenever they feel like it. That'll add to the fun of what is sure to be the most entertaining show of the fall season.

Neil Simon, who's always itching to rewrite, has agreed to keep his hands off "The Odd Couple," which was originally produced in 1966. "Whatever's dated in it, will remain dated," Azenberg says. "It is going to be set in the 1960s. Everybody will be wearing '60s clothes."

"The Odd Couple" has already sold more than $18 million worth of tickets — a staggering advance for a non-musical play. TicketsNow.com, a clearing house used by ticket brokers around the country, is offering seats in the first row of the theater on opening night, Oct. 4, for $970 a pop. Mezzanine seats are going for $220.

Jun 30, 2005 from Contactmusic:
Mel Brooks held a private memorial for his late wife Anne Bancroft at New York's St James Theater on Monday (Jun 27). The actress, most famous for her role in The Graduate, died earlier this month (Jun 5) after a battle with uterine cancer. She was 73.

Around a hundred guests attended the memorial, including singer Paul Simon, who played an acoustic version of "Mrs. Robinson," written for The Graduate. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick - who appeared in Brooks' production of The Producers on Broadway and in the upcoming movie version - were also in attendance. At the end of the service, Brooks joked, "If any of you are grieving, keep it to yourself. I don't want to hear it."

Jun 24, 2005 from AP:
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce on Friday released a list of celebrities who'll be honored in 2006 with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that included Lou Adler, Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick, Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Judge Judy (Judith Sheindlin), Shecky Greene, Isaac Hayes, Nathan Lane, Steve Martin, Wink Martindale, Ray Romano, Charlize Theron and Motley Crue.

Chariman of the Walk of Fame Committee, Johnny Grant, says, "Each name on this list will bring much happiness to our residents and tourists from around the world. Their installation ceremonies and permanent memorializing on the Walk of Fame will generate excitement for all visiting this iconic landmark."

Jun 23, 2005

NEW YORK - Matthew Broderick takes a moment to park his light green Vespa on his porch before jumping into a limousine. (Photos by Ace Pictures)

Jun 21, 2005 from Playbill:
Ticketbuyers handed over $3 million on June 20 when a new block of tickets for the Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick Broadway revival of The Odd Couple went on sale to American Express card holders.

The advance sale on the highly anticipated revival now sits at $16.5 million. Seats were first offered to Amex users on June 6, and proved so popular that the show raked in roughly $7 million during its first day of sales. The new block covers performances from Feb. 7 to April 2, 2006. Tickets will not go on sale to the general public until July 5.

from San Francisco Chronicle:
Joan Gelfand spotted Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York last week, and he was carrying a copy of Wilsey's book.

Jun 17, 2005 from People:
"Being a dad is great. I love it," says Matthew Broderick, 43, who teaches 2-year-old James Wilkie to root, root, root for the home team – the New York Mets – in April. The actor, who shares parenting chores with wife Sarah Jessica Parker, dove right into daddy duty when his son was born. "It gives you a new focus and the fun of watching him turn into a person day by day," he says.

from Entertainment Weekly:
The Producers on Entertainment Weekly's Must List 2005:

NAMES/AGES Matthew Broderick (Leo Bloom), 43; Nathan Lane (Max Bialystock), 49; and Uma Thurman (Ulla), 35

MUSTWORTHINESS In 1968, it was a film (starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder) about the making of a musical flop; in 2001, it became a smash-hit Broadway musical (starring Lane and Broderick); and now it's...a musical film! With some va-voom from newcomer Thurman (plus Will Ferrell as a buffoonish Nazi playwright), Mel Brooks' sublimely silly comedy finally comes full circle.

FROM STAGE (BACK) TO SCREEN ''It was odd in the beginning because you're so used to the audience,'' Lane says. ''But it's still in your head somewhere. Joan of Arc heard voices — we hear the distant laughter of people in a Broadway theater.''

TOUGH ACTS TO FOLLOW ''I'm not as good as Gene Wilder, and I'm not as good as myself,'' Broderick deadpans. ''It's very confusing.''

SWEDE SURRENDER ''Ulla is just a delicious character — pure joy and sex and sweetness,'' says Thurman, who stepped into the seductive-secretary role after Nicole Kidman dropped out. ''I finally get to be a song-and-dance girl, which is all I ever wanted to be.''

Jun 14, 2005 from New York Daily News:
The actors at the opening of Jon Robin Baitz's "The Paris Letter" all know gay people of a certain age who felt forced to stay in the closet - a theme of the masterly play.

"Sure I know people who" are in the closet, Mario Cantone told us. "But I'm not close with anybody like that. It existed in a different time. It was tragic. I don't even want to go to the party - I just want to go home and think about it."

The play is the fourth that Baitz has written for actor Ron Rifkin, who plays a young man who falls in love with another (John Glover) in 1962. Glover's character has a wonderful life being openly gay; Rifkin's "becomes straight" with the "help" of a shrink - to disastrous consequences.

"It was interesting that at that time, they thought they could change [gay] people through psychoanalysis," said Matthew Broderick. "It was a very complex play - I loved it."

Jun 12, 2005

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane pose for pictures outside the Broadhurst Theater after the conclusion of Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays" in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

Jun 9, 2005

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and Joe Perrotta (Press Rep from Boneau Bryan-Brown) attending the Opening Night Performance for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Off Broadway production of "The Paris Letter" at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. (Photo by Retna)

Matthew, Sarah and playwright Jon Robin Baitz (Photo by Playbill)

Matthew, director Joe Mantello and lighting designer Peter Kaczorowski attends the after party at the Beacon restaurant. (Photo by Getty Images)

from AP:
NEW YORK - The revival of Neil Simon's ''The Odd Couple,'' starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, doesn't open on Broadway until Oct. 27, but the show took in a whopping $7 million Monday when tickets went on sale for American Express cardholders only. Of that amount, $6 million came from Internet sales, Bill Evans, a production spokesman, said Wednesday.

The total advance, which includes group sales and theater parties, now exceeds $11 million. The show, which begins preview performances Oct. 4 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, has a top ticket price of $100. Tickets for the general public go on sale July 5.

from Broadway World:
After pulling in $7 million in its first day of limited sales, the revival of The Odd Couple is putting up another block of tickets beginning on June 20th at 10 AM; these tickets cover performances from February 7th to April 2nd, 2006. As with the first batch that went on sale on June 6th, they are only available to American Express card holders.

Jun 8, 2005 from Coming Soon!:
Variety - Susan Stroman has already wrapped The Producers at the studio.

Jun 5, 2005

Past Tony winners Matthew Broderick and Brian Stokes Mitchell arrive at the 59th Annual Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (Photo by Tony Awards)

Matthew and Mario Cantone on the red carpet. (Photo by UPPA)

Matthew presents the award for "Best Direction of a Musical." (Photo by Getty Images)

Matthew and Marc Shaiman head into the official Tony Awards afterparty held at the Marriott Marquis hotel. (Photo by Splash News)

Matthew and Mike Nichols, winner of the Best Direction of a Musical for "Spamalot."

Matthew and David Hyde Pierce in the audience.

With Nathan Lane and Bernadette Peters. (Photos by WireImage)

from Tony Awards:
A couple of other Tony surprises were improvised or choreographed moments that involved the host Hugh Jackman entertaining the Radio City Music Hall audience during TV commercials. In one bit, Jackman publicly apologized to Matthew Broderick for Jackman's onstage antics when he danced with Broderick's wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, at the 2004 Tony ceremony.

from New York Post:
After a long search, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have found their new Hamptons digs. The overachieving couple have just bought this two-story oceanfront cottage in Amagansett that had an asking price of $4.7 million.

The renovated home, which sits on a fenced-in quarter-acre lot, includes three bedrooms, 21/2 baths, a living room with a fireplace, dining room and finished lower level with a media room. "They're on a lovely stretch of beach with great views," said a source familiar with the grounds. "And it's a great price for a property on the ocean."

According to public records, the previous owners purchased the 50-year-old home in January 2004 for $2.65 million, then subsequently updated the premises. "It's quite cozy, with a very white interior," an insider recently said. But the coziness may wear thin for the high-profile couple — who live in a West Village brownstone year-round — because the modest home offers little privacy.

"There's hardly any privacy for homeowners on Amagansett beaches," said a local broker. "Just look at the people that would camp out in front of Howard Stern's mansion, which is on a much bigger piece of land." A short walk from their new place is a smaller guest house that the couple bought separately for an undisclosed price — which could serve as a refuge.

May 27, 2005 from Playbill:
Playwright, screenwriter and director Kenneth Lonergan will begin filming his follow-up to the critically acclaimed movie "You Can Count on Me" in New York City in September. The feature, titled "Margaret," will star Lonergan's wife, actress J. Smith Cameron, and Matthew Broderick in a small role.

"If he does well in that part, I may consider him for something bigger later," Lonergan joked to Playbill.com columnist Harry Haun. Lonergan added that the September start time was not yet firm, and the film still had to be fully cast. Both Broderick and Smith-Cameron acted in "You Can Count on Me."

May 23, 2005

Matthew Broderick riding a scooter in Soho, New York. (Photo by Rex Features)

May 22, 2005

Matthew Broderick poses with his son James and Jerry Seinfeld at the Yankees Vs Mets Subway Series game, New York City. (Photo by Splash News)

May 10, 2005
"The Last Shot" is now available on DVD.

May 8, 2005

Sarah Jessica Parker spends Mother's Day going for a walk on the west side of Manhattan with husband Matthew Broderick and son James.

Matthew Broderick out and about walking with his dog in New York. (Photo by Rex Features)

May 6, 2005

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane on Location for "The Producers" at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. (Photo by WireImage)

May 5, 2005 from NewsCom:

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane film a song and dance number in Central Park for the movie version of 'The Producers.' (Photo by Ace Pictures)

Lane and Broderick filming scenes in Central Park, New York City this evening at the Bethesda Fountain. (Photo by INFGoff)

Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are interviewed by Katie Couric on the set of The Producers filmed on location outside the Plaza Hotel in New York City. (Photo by Splash News)

May 3, 2005

Matthew Broderick filming 'The Producers : The Movie Musical', Central Park, New York. (Photo by Rex)

Broderick and Nathan Lane shooting at the Bethesa fountain in Central Park for the movie. (Photo by Zuma Press/Newscom)

May 1, 2005

Actor Matthew Broderick and lyricist Scott Wittman arrive to the opening night of "Glengarry Glen Ross" at the Royale Theater May 1, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

Mario Cantone, Kristen Johnston and Matthew Broderick. (Photo by Theaterscene)

from Playbill:
The character of Richie Roma was the part of preference in an informal poll taken of the opening night audience of Glengarry Glen Ross. Christian Slater, Jeff Goldblum and Steve Martin didn't hesitate a beat. Bob Saget said he'd be ready for Shelly Levine in another 20 or 30 years. Matthew Broderick thought he needed more seasoning before he could decide on any