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Dec 17, 2006 from New York Post:
Sighting: Matthew Broderick at Orso, coming over to say hello to the table of Martin Short and Nathan Lane.

Dec 15, 2006 from New York Times:
The notables who comment on Frank Loesser’s work on “Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser” include Betty Comden, who died last month, Stephen Schwartz, Cy Feuer, Margaret Whiting, Robert Morse, Matthew Broderick and Samuel Goldwyn Jr. The 90-minute documentary will premiere Sunday on many PBS stations.

Dec 7, 2006
"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" from The Producers was nominated for the 49th annual Grammy Awards in Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media category. The song was written by Mel Brooks and sung by Matthew and Nathan. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles.

Other songs nominated in this category are "Can't Take It In" (from The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe), "I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth), "Our Town" (from Cars), and "Travelin' Thru" (from Transamerica).

Dec 6, 2006 from Variety:
Brittany Snow has been cast as the lead of indie pic "Finding Amanda," starring Matthew Broderick and being written and directed by Peter Tolan. Shooting will begin January 3 in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Pic revolves around a strung-out TV producer (Broderick) who is sent by his wife on a mission to save their niece Amanda (Snow), who's a hooker and stripper living in Las Vegas.

from US Magazine:
Kristin Davis, on kissing pal Sarah Jessica Parker’s husband, Matthew Broderick, in Deck the Halls: "All I could think about was, like, 'What if I look like I’m enjoying it?'"

Nov 28, 2006 from WENN:
Matthew Broderick admits he had doubts about becoming a father right up to his son's birth. He says, "I feel truly blessed and incredibly happy to have my son. You always wonder if it's a good idea to have a baby. I know I wasn't sure I wanted one. But I'm shocked at how much I like having him around. Some chemical squirts into your brain and tells you it's all worth it. You just become overcome with this strange instinct to protect this child."

from Land of PureGold Foundation:
Dave the Math Dog, the 7-year-old golden retriever owned and trained by Frank Ferris of Lerna, took the audience by brainstorm on Late Night with David Letterman during the misnamed “Stupid Dog Tricks” segment last week. Dave — the four-legged one — completed an addition and division problem before leaving Letterman in awe by doing the square root of 36, which is six. If you missed his act, Dave the Math Dog uses his paw to count out the right answers.

“Dave Letterman asked if that was all our Dave could do and I said he could do square roots,” said Ferris, who said he is merely Dave’s prop holder. “And Letterman said, ‘square root!’ And Dave did it. Then Letterman said, ‘I’ll take your word on that one.’ The audience loved it.”

Nov 26, 2006 from New York Daily News:
"Happy Feet" remained king of the movie box office over the holiday weekend, earning $51.6 million for five days and $37.9 million for the three-day weekend. "Casino Royale" earned $45.1 million over five days and $31 million over the past three, meaning both of last weekend's winners easily held off this weekend's new entries.

"Déjà Vu" opened by earning $20.8 million over three days and $29 million since opening Wednesday to finish third. The new Danny DeVito-Matthew Broderick family holiday comedy "Deck the Halls" came in fourth with $12 million for three days and $16.9 million since it premiered Wednesday, while the weekend's other two major new releases both bombed.

Nov 25, 2006 from Can Magazine:
Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie is one of the more highly anticipated animated films, mainly because people just want to see Seinfeld again. Matthew Broderick costars as a voice in the movie, and he's used to playing English-speaking animals.

"When I played the adult Simba in The Lion King, I just didn't go roar, roar," he joked. "It's a conceit that these little animals can talk. So I play Jerry Seinfeld's nervous best friend. And I keep saying, 'Don't take so many chances.' It's good, it's really fun to make."

Perhaps the bees will talk about Mulva or masters of their domain. At least something in the vein of the classic bits. "It's very much his voice. It's his humor obviously, but it's a new group of characters. It's pretty sophisticated."

A live-action trailer showed the actors recording the voices. Rumor has it Seinfeld is planning another one but Broderick does not know. "He hasn't told me, so I don't think so. I think they're like about him and other people. I don't think he's using other people from the movie. That would be confusing."

from UPI:
NEW YORK - Kristin Chenoweth says she loved sharing the big screen with her fellow Broadway star, Matthew Broderick, in "Deck the Halls."

"I have known Matthew for a long time," she said, confiding she has been a fan of his work since his 1986 movie, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." "He made me laugh so hard in this film just by being the straight man and it's not easy. He did it with Nathan (Lane in 'The Producers') and now he did it again with Danny (DeVito) and I'm really proud of him."

Nov 24, 2006 from AikenStandard:
Pierre Bellocq's (Peb) "Canvas of Stars," a 21-foot by seven-foot mural was unveiled Nov. 13 at Gallagher's Steakhouse at a benefit gala for the Thoroughbred Retirement Fund and the Amateur Riders Club of America, according to City Guide Magazine. Bellocq is the renowned artist for the Daily Racing Form, whose colorful images have been a staple and favorite of racing fans and the general public for more than five decades. The mural depicts a number of prominent celebrities in Peb's signature caricature form from the world of sport and entertainment, both past and present.

Among the recognizable faces that are included in the mural are Cot Campbell, Jack Dempsey, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, Angel Cordero Jr., Presidents Kennedy and Clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Leroy Neiman, Pele, Michael Jordan, Mark Messier, Joe Hirsch, Claude "Shug" McGaughey, Jorge Velasquez, Reggie Jackson, Jackie Mason, Yogi Berra, Joe Torre, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Liza Minelli, Paul Newman, Robert De Niro, Derek Jeter, Howard Cosell, Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Jimmy Durante, Rudolph Giulliani, and one Hall of Fame jockey wearing some very familiar silks.

Nov 22, 2006 from About:
Matthew Broderick on working with Kristin Davis: "I'd like to tell you I had a lot of deep discussions about New York. She's a great actress and I've liked her so much for years and was very happy she wanted to do it. Sarah, of course, [said], 'Oh yes, she'd be great,' because I'd never worked with Kristen. [Sarah] was like, 'Oh yes, she's great. I love it.' So we had a very easy time."

Kristin Davis on 'Wife' Roles: Davis said it's nothing she planned. "You kind of roll with what they send you. I laughed out loud at this script and then I knew Matthew was involved and I love Matthew. I've been a fan of Mathew's since Ferris. And, of course, I know him, obviously, so there was an ease in that. I also knew John Whitesell [the director] and I was a big fan of his. I think it's just like you respond…you just respond…it's a kind of mysterious thing. I don't know why I keep playing these wives."

from Monsters and Critics:
Matthew Broderick and his wife Sarah Jessica Parker typically take their son to Rockefeller Plaza to watch the ice skaters and gaze at the Christmas tree. Shopping along Fifth Avenue is also a Broderick family tradition. However, picking out a present for his fashion-conscious wife is a bit tricky. What do you buy the woman who has everything? "Jewelry works," he says, smiling.

He will next been seen in Kenneth Lonergan's drama 'Margaret' and heard voicing a neurotic bee in the animated feature 'Bee Movie,' opposite Jerry Seinfeld. What makes this hardworking father and actor happiest? 'I'm very happy if I'm working on something that I love and it's going well," he says. "I could be in Ireland or at a warm beach - we have a place on Long Island that is beautiful - with friends and family and good food, and that is about all I need. That is my happiest thing."

from MovieWeb:
Q. What was it like working with Matthew?
Danny DeVito: I only knew him from afar and always admired his work. We really had synergy and a great rapport; we play an odd couple and immediately liked each other from the first moment we met. We worked together really well in terms of improvisation, we fell into it the very first day we were on the set; he is such a nice guy, a really great guy. I think we have the same rhythms although I am a little bit more extreme.

Q. What was it like working with Matthew Broderick? That must have been interesting, given the fact that you and his wife Sarah Jessica Parker are such good friends from Sex and the City?
Kristin Davis: It was very, very interesting and very different from anything else I have done. Normally you get hired for a role and you might have met the actor before in passing, but you probably do not know him well and then you have to create a relationship from scratch, usually in a week or two. And during the course of the film, that develops. But of course I have known Matthew for a long time now. Sarah and I are really, really close. Luckily though, there are actually a lot of similarities between Kelly and Steve's on screen relationship and my real relationship and friendship with Matthew. You know Matthew is not that organized though he is brilliant. I am like Sarah is with him, organizing him. Sarah is the one who says 'here is your coat honey'. So I take on that role, it comes easily to me as Kristin and it is also Kelly's role in the movie. So in that way I didn't need to create the relationship, it was already there.

Q. What was it like actually working together as husband and wife?
Kristin Davis: Great, I love Matthew. He is funny and different and he is a fascinating man. That all made it easier. But also we were obviously playing parts, doing things we would not normally do. Thank God it is a family film. It wasn't a romantic, sexual movie. There are some romantic parts, though which developed as the film progressed. There is one scene when we are in bed and I have to tell you that scene was not there when I first saw the script.

Q. What did you think when you discovered you would have to do that scene?
Kristin Davis: I panicked. I had dinner with Sarah and Cynthia (Nixon) in New York the week that we were rehearsing and I was saying "What am I going to do?" I was so embarrassed. Actually the scene is totally playful and not at all serious, this is a family comedy, but I still felt embarrassed. Sarah said 'ooh'. We both had our hands over our faces. We both felt embarrassed at the thought of me having to do that scene. But the funny thing was, Matthew couldn't understand at all why we thought it was funny or why I felt awkward. We had some silly arguments about it. I said to him 'it's weird to be doing that, it's just odd. It's not normal' but he did not agree. He thought it was fine, because obviously we're just actors playing roles in a movie. We never actually do anything in the scene. And it is not hard to be light and playful with him, he's so sweet. You know, It was strange afterwards looking at the pictures they took on the set, because partly we looked like brother and sister in some of the shots, but I also think we look like a convincing married couple. I think it really works.

Nov 20, 2006 from WENN:
Matthew Broderick can't wait to hit the ice this holiday season after perfecting his skating skills while preparing for new festive film Deck the Halls. The actor was offered lessons so he could look like he knew what he was doing for one scene in the family film, and though Broderick skated as a kid he opted to perfect his skills.

He explains, "The skating was really fun but when I first got involved in this movie they asked me if I wanted to learn how to skate. They said, 'If you want, we'll get somebody to give you a couple of lessons.' I said, 'Sure.' "I trained with this guy called Bud at Chelsea Piers (Manhattan, New York); he's this beautiful speed skater, the real deal. He trained real speed skaters.

Nov 19, 2006 from WENN:
Matthew Broderick is terrified of his next big role because he has to learn how to gamble at the races. The star admits the idea of betting on horses has always filled him with dread, dating right back to his childhood when his father took him to the track. And now the actor faces months of preparation as he attempts to perfect the guise of a compulsive gambler in "Finding Amanda."

He says, "It's baffling. I know nothing about gambling. I've barely been to the track. When I was a kid my father took me a few times. As an adult I think I've been twice. I'm not a research person but I'll have to learn about gambling and betting because I don't know anything about it.

from LA Daily News:
If this is Thanksgiving, it must be Christmas. That's why snowmen and reindeer with sunglasses adorned the white carpet at the premiere of "Deck the Halls" last Sunday.

"I want everybody to start eating a lot, beginning today," said Danny DeVito as he, Matthew Broderick, Kristen Davis and other cast members turned on 1 million watts of Christmas lights at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

"Forget conserving energy at Christmas," DeVito declared after he switched on the lights. "It's a time to spoil yourself. Eat, drink and light up the neighborhood."

What causes guys like this to go on a festive decorating binge at Christmas? "It's a male competitive thing," explained Broderick, accompanied by wife Sarah Jessica Parker.

"Fathers want to impress their kids with some kind of creative statement," added Davis, who admits that she discreetly puts a candle in her window during the holidays.

George S. Clinton, the film's composer, plans to reveal his festive holiday decorations on Thanksgiving Day in an annual effort to out-light his neighbors in Tarzana.

"DeVito's my hero in this movie because I'm always the first guy to turn on the Christmas lights," said Clinton. "This year I'm going all the way with light-emitting diodes to outdo the kid down the street. My neighbors aren't too happy, but I'm from Tennessee. It's a genetic thing."

Nov 17, 2006

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker host the opening night reception for the artwork of his mother Patricia Broderick at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City.

Matthew and his sister the Rev. Janet Broderick Kraft. (Photos by Getty Images)

(L-R) Sarah, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Matthew, and Eric Brown (Photo by PatrickMcMullan)

Nov 16, 2006 from New York Magazine:
Matthew Broderick — owner, with his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, of that perfectly maintained, multi-million-dollar brownstone around the corner from the Magnolia Bakery — is saddened by the moneyed gentrification of Greenwich Village. He's been thinking about the Village of his youth — when he grew up a few blocks from where he lives now, on Washington Square North — after pulling together the catalogue biography for an upcoming show of work by his mother, Patricia, a painter who died in 2003, at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, November 17 - December 22, 2006. "It was definitely more bohemian," he says of the old days. "Now it's very cleaned up and a lot richer. It used to be a lot of fun — there was music, we played stickball. I'm making it sound like the thirties now. Oh, yeah, we played kick the can, we rolled our own cigarettes …" Patricia Broderick's paintings, priced from $14,000 to $25,000, are mostly portraits and landscapes from that earlier Village era, and Matthew is finding them a bit tough to part with. "It's upsetting," he says. "The gallery just sold this painting of a naked woman dancing with a dog, and I always loved that painting, but I guess someone else did too."

from TheaterMania:
The film "Deck the Halls" reunites Kristin Chenoweth with Matthew Broderick, her Music Man co-star, who plays the Halls' beleaguered, straight-arrow neighbor Steve. "I've known Matthew for a long time and he made me laugh just by being the straight man, which isn't an easy thing to do. I'm really proud of him."

Nov 15, 2006 from New York Post:
By Cindy Adams - Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's 4-year-old prefers skin-care products by pediatric dermatologist Dr. Bobby Buka. Let it be known, James is not paid to use them.

Nov 14, 2006
"Strangers With Candy" is now available on DVD.

Nov 13, 2006 from New York Post:
By Cindy Adams - Friday, Fifth Avenue, the Tibor de Nagy Gallery has a reception for Patricia Broderick's art. My note from Matthew Broderick says: "This is a beautiful show of my mom's work." He's right. The work is beautiful.

from New York Daily News:
Join Hall of Fame jockeys Angel Cordero Jr. and Jorge Velasquez tonight at Gallagher's Steak House in Manhattan, where Daily Racing Form artist Pierre (Peb) Bellocq unveils his "Canvas of Stars" mural that features John F. Kennedy, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe and Jimmy Durante as well as such modern-day celebrities as Robert DeNiro, Derek Jeter and Matthew Broderick. Tickets are $125, benefiting both the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and the Amateur Riders Club of America. For more info, call Gallagher's at 212-956-4328.

Nov 12, 2006

(L-R) Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Rhea Perlman and Sarah Jessica Parker laugh as they pose for photos as they arrive for the premiere of the movie "Deck the Halls," as the Mann's Grauman Chinese Theater is covered in Christmas lights behind them in Los Angeles.	(L-R) Cast members Matthew, Danny DeVito, Kristin Davis, Dylan Blue, Sabrina Aldridge, Kelly Aldridge and Ryan Devlin pull a switch to light up Christmas lights on the Mann's Grauman Chinese Theater behind them at the premiere of their movie "Deck the Halls." (Photos by AP)
(L-R) Director John Whitesell, Matthew, Kristin Davis and writer Don Rhymer attend the after party for the 20th Century Fox Premiere of "Deck The Halls" at Mann's Grauman Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.	Matthew, Sarah and New Regency's Davis Matalo attend the after party for the 20th Century Fox Premiere of "Deck The Halls" at Mann's Grauman Chinese Theater. (Photos by Getty Images)

Nov 6, 2006 from Variety:
"Rescue Me" co-creator Peter Tolan will make his feature directorial debut on "Finding Amanda," which he wrote. Matthew Broderick is set to star. The film is produced by Wayne Rice and Richard Heller and financed under their Capacity Pictures banner. No distribution deals have yet been made.

Story concerns a TV producer with alcohol and gambling addictions who attempts to coax his hooker niece into rehab. An offer is out to Evan Rachel Wood to play the niece.

Nov 3, 2006 from Chicago Sun-Times:
Billy Crystal, Edie Falco, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are among the celebrities who have contributed more than 70 notes and drawings to the 18th annual Doodles by the Stars benefit on Saturday for Live Bait Theater, 3914 N. Clark. Doodle viewing begins at 6 p.m. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and silent and live auctions are all part of the evening. Tickets are $25 at the door. Call (773) 871-1212; www.livebaittheater.org.

Nov 1, 2006 from Variety:
Kenneth Lonergan's Broadway-bound new play "The Starry Messenger," with Matthew Broderick attached to star, has been pulled from the season at San Diego's Old Globe. Lonergan's continuing work on his latest film, "Margaret," is the cause of the delay, according to the Old Globe.

After its January preem in San Diego, the show was slated to move to Broadway, aiming to hit Gotham sometime this season. That schedule looks to be pushed back indefinitely, and for now, it's too soon to say whether "Messenger" will be part of the Old Globe's 2007-08 season or if the production will take a different route to New York. Replacing "Messenger" in the Old Globe's season is the tuner "Ace."

Oct 24, 2006

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker visits Nathan Lane at the backstage of the Broadway show "Butley" at Booth Theater. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)

from Hartford Courant:
Jerry Seinfeld who got his "private" dinner and show Saturday (Oct 21) arrived at the Mohegan Sun casino with Matthew Broderick in a private helicopter.

Oct 23, 2006

Actors Matthew Broderick and Caroline Rhea attend the Project A.L.S. "Tomorrow Is Tonight" 9th Annual Gala at Cipriani October 23, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images for Project A.L.S.)

from Boston Globe:
David Ortiz wasn't part of the official lineup, but the Red Sox slugger proved to be a huge crowd favorite at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn. An estimated 100,000 people passed through the complex over the two-day celebration that wrapped up early Sunday morning. Headliner Keith Urban backed out of event at the last minute after entering rehab Thursday night. Mr. Nicole Kidman was slated to kick things off at the casino's walk of fame Friday afternoon. At his press conference over the weekend, funnyman Jerry Seinfeld made an oblique reference to the country star's sudden absence, saying his show would go on and that he had no substance problems. Other sightings included Kevin Costner turning out for the early part of the Celtics game against the Knicks, but then heading to the Wolf Den bar for the Barenaked Ladies concert, where he danced throughout the show. Actress Joan Allen made her way to several events, as did Matthew Broderick, who stayed for all of Seinfeld's show Saturday night. Broderick walked the red carpet for an after party at Boston nightlife guy Patrick Lyons's Ultra 88 but didn't stay for the party.

from Broadway.com:
Q: Were you able to tune out the negative reviews that The Odd Couple got, for instance?
Nathan Lane: Sure. Again, that was a play I had always wanted to do in New York. And I was being asked by the author [Neil Simon] to play Oscar Madison. It was thrilling to do a first-class revival of what I think is a classic American comedy. The notion that it was some kind of get-rich-quick scheme was a little insulting—that that's the only reason we would do that particular play. The good news and the bad news was that we were sold out before the first rehearsal, with a $21 million advance. In a sense, the critics' power was taken away, and they were a little angry. Just the notion of Matthew [Broderick] and myself being together again seemed to annoy them, even though the public obviously wanted to see us again.

Q: Did you enjoy the experience of playing Oscar?
Nathan Lane: I absolutely loved doing it, and it was something I was really proud of. It's a terrific piece of work. So, yes, you do tune that out. You have to—you have to do eight shows a week and do your work.

Q: What did you think of the notion that you and Matthew should have switched parts?
Nathan Lane: Well, what can one say other than that the author—the author—asked me to play Oscar. I just think that because I'm openly gay, there's low-level homophobia in saying I should play the fussy one. Of course I could play Felix Ungar, but Joe [Mantello, the director] didn't want to do that. He liked the dynamic we had.

Q: Could you ever see yourself going back into The Producers?
Nathan Lane:I don't think so. I feel like we've done it. It was an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime experience. We went back, which was thrilling, and I went to London and then we did the movie, so I feel like it's been explored. [laughs]

Q: Why has the show never worked nearly as well without the two of you?
Nathan Lane: [long pause] I don't know. That's for others to say. It's a love story. That's where Matthew and I became friends, and there was a genuine feeling of emotion and affection between us and also a great combination of energies and styles that matched beautifully in that particular story and with those characters. The entire original cast was special that way.

Q: You're being too modest about what you achieved in The Producers.
Nathan Lane: You know, it was the right time for that kind of show. It's one of those times when everything worked. And it was thrilling.

Q: Were you happy with the movie version?
Nathan Lane: Well, the movie…[long chuckle] the movie…um, no, I wasn't happy with the movie. But they were having all these screenings and it was testing exceptionally well, and so I didn't want to argue with people. All I can say is my feeling afterwards was, I think we've done the most expensive Lincoln Center archive recording ever made. [laughs] But the feeling was: Do the show. That's what Mel Brooks wanted. Just do the show. It wasn't really rethought again as a screenplay. The script was essentially the libretto.

Q: I was surprised that in many of the numbers, you and Matthew were performing straight to the camera as if you were looking at the audience.
Nathan Lane: You can take both sides of the argument [on how to film a musical]. One way to reinvent it would be to get an entirely new cast of movie stars, and others might argue to use the original cast. It's not a piece that lends itself easily to reinvention. But no, I didn't think it worked as a movie. But it certainly captured the show! It's one of those things where there's a lot of Monday-morning quarterbacking. So you say, well, we did what everyone wanted us to do and it didn't work. There you are.

Q: You turned 50 in February. Did you mark the occasion in a special way?
Nathan Lane: I had a huge party at the Rainbow Room with an orchestra and a show that opened with Elaine Stritch and closed with Bette Midler. It was a spectacular evening, a wonderful night for me. I debated about whether to do something like that and I thought, well you only turn 50 once, so I did it and everyone seemed to have a really great time.

Oct 22, 2006 from New York Times:
By Anthony Tommasini - In 1995, when Matthew Broderick was starring on Broadway in a popular revival of the Frank Loesser musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," I asked him a rather naïve question during an interview.

Once the producers had decided to revive this show, I wondered, when did they approach him to take on the daunting lead role, J. Pierrepont Finch, a blithely self-assured corporate climber?

"They came to me first," Mr. Broderick said, adding, "You don't decide to put on 'How to Succeed' and then look for a Finch."

Oct 21, 2006

Matthew Broderick and Bruce "Two Dogs" Bozsum, Chairman of the Mohegan Tribal Council, pose at the Afterglow party during the Mohegan Sun 10th Anniversary celebration at Ultra 88, Mohegan After Dark at Mohegan Sun October 21, 2006 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Getty Images For Mohegan Sun)

Oct 20, 2006 from Production Weekly:
Matthew Broderick is set to topline "Finding Amanda," the feature directorial debut of Emmy Award winning writer/producer Peter Tolan ("Rescue Me"). In the script penned by Tolan, Broderick plays a TV producer currently trying to reconstruct his dismal career. A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, he's famous for throwing up at the Emmys and losing $150,000 at the track in one day. He sent by his wife on a mission to Las Vegas to convince their young niece Amanda, who is now making her living as a stripper and hooker, to enter rehab. But once in Vegas, Broderick's uncontrollable old compulsions reassert themselves with a vengeance. Principal photography is tentatively slated for early January, taking in locations in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

from Newsday:
Looking subdued after losing 3-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in last night's Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, Mets fans Jerry Seinfeld and Matthew Broderick stood just inside the street entrance to the stadium's Diamond Club, watching manager Willie Randolph's somber post-game interview on a television overhead.

Oct 17, 2006

Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Paul Jowdy at a party, hosted by Bon Appetit and Warner Books, for the release of Sedaris' new book "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" on October 17, 2006 - Dining Room at 4 Times Sq., 4th floor in New York City. (Photo by WireImage)

Oct 16, 2006 from Washington Post:
They not only came to sing the praises of Neil Simon last night at the Kennedy Center, they came to thank him. So many famous people owe some portion of their careers, if not their entire careers, to Simon's genius with words that the thank-yous were entirely personal when the 79-year-old legend was presented with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Echoing a line Simon wrote for Matthew Broderick's post-pubescent character (who spies a picture of a naked woman for the first time) in "Brighton Beach Memoirs,"Broderick said, "Thank you for making it possible to purchase a small golden palace in the Himalayas."

Oct 15, 2006

Matthew Broderick arrives at the Kennedy Center's Ninth Annual Mark Twain Prize on October 15, 2006 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Reuters)

Matthew speaks at a ceremony honoring 2006 Mark Twain Prize recipient playwright Neil Simon. (Photo by WireImage)

Oct 13, 2006 from Baltimore Sun:
Neil Simon is awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday before a star-studded lineup, including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Christina Applegate and Robert Redford. The program, to be taped as The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize, will air on PBS stations nationwide on Monday, November 20 at 9pm ET.

Oct 12, 2006

Matthew Broderick attends game one of the NLCS at Shea Stadium between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets on October 12, 2006 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

Oct 5, 2006

Matthew Broderick and Jerry Seinfeld talk while watching the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets in Game 2 of Major League Baseball's National League Division Series playoffs, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, at Shea Stadium in New York. (Photo by AP)

Oct 4, 2006 from PRNewswire:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, a celebrity couple known for their polished appearances, are also perceived as the best at maintaining their home according to a national online survey of powerful duos and Americans' perception of their cleanliness.

According to the new survey commissioned by Cascade 2in1 ActionPacs, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick clean up much better than other Hollywood duos. The celebrity pair literally left their peers in the dust with 69 percent of the votes. New parents Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise received 8.8 percent and Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore followed with 7.5 percent. Musically-inclined spouses Britney Spears and Kevin Federline hit a sour note in the household skills department with just 0.9 percent of the votes.

Sep 22, 2006 from PRWEB:
Over 100 celebrities have donated autographed memorabilia to the Luke Neuhedel Foundation for an online auction that ends September 24th. A majority of the items are autographed copies of "Loving Luke," the self-published book of the Luke Neuhedel Foundation about Luke Neuhedel, the inspiration for LNF, who died from cancer after a brave three-year battle.

Autographed photos, posters, Playbills, CDs, books, DVDs, and apparel are also included in the auction, donated by many generous celebrities, such as Steve Martin, Ian McKellan, Barbara Feldon, Elizabeth Hurley, Patrick Warburton, Hugh Laurie, Donald Trump, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vin Diesel, Tony Hawk, Sally Field, Robin Williams, James Earl Jones, Tim Allen, Patrick Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Cyndi Lauper, Brittany Spears, Rosie O'Donnell, Carol Burnett, Colin Mochrie, Alec Baldwin, Martha Stewart, and so many other caring celebrities. All proceeds from the auction will directly benefit children with cancer.

Sep 21, 2006 from Playbill:
The newly released 2006 edition of "The Playbill Broadway Yearbook" will be sold at the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction event 10 AM to 7 PM Sunday Sept. 24 in New York's Shubert Alley, West 44th Street west of Times Square.

Here is a sampling of Scrapbook entries: William Joseph Barnes (The Odd Couple): Most Memorable Ad-Libs: Felix usually tells Oscar to "blow on" his burnt London broil. One night Matthew Broderick told Nathan Lane to "blow it," and they both lost it. Also Speed (Rob Bartlett) has the line "I'm three blocks away. I could be here in five minutes," but one night he said, "I live three minutes away. I can be here in five minutes." One of the legs on the couch broke and what followed was an amazing ad-lib between Matthew and Nathan about losing weight that brought the audience to tears with laughter.

Sep 19, 2006 from New York Post:
Jerry Seinfeld played the loving husband Sunday night when he hosted a 35th-birthday party for his wife, Jessica, at Il Cantinori. Seinfeld took over the entire East 10th Street eatery for about 50 guests - including Anderson Cooper, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Oscar winner Rachel Weisz and director Darren Aronofsky, architect Charles Gwathmey and wife Betty Ann, Tribeca Film Festival organizers Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, New York magazine owner Bruce Wasserstein, HBO biggie Richard Plepler, and Gina Gershon, who seemed to be with Ronald Perelman. George Stephanopoulos and his wife, Alexandra Wentworth, ignored the "no gifts" advisory on the invite and gave Jessica a big fake diamond ring. Seinfeld gave a heartfelt toast to his wife, the mother of three, about how she brings joy into everyone's life.

from Broadway World:
Bidders for the 20th Annual Broadway Flea Market's Grand Auction will have the chance to obtain Avenue Q most pornographically-minded puppet. The auction will take place on Sunday, September 24th from 10 AM through 7 PM at Shubert Alley and 44th St.

Other auctions include chances to: win a Sweeney Todd marquee photo autographed by Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris, and an Avenue Q Backstage Autograph Book, signed by over 60 celebrities, including Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Kate Winslet, Angela Lansbury, Hugh Jackman, Chita Rivera and more, win Kevin Kline's Mother Courage wristwatch, a "Broadway Bares" t-shirt autographed by cast members (and a Carmen Miranda costume worn in 2004), and an ABBA 1978 "Voulez Vous" album, autographed by ABBA members Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Frida (the brunette). Visit www.broadwaycares.org for more information.

Sep 15, 2006 from UPI:
Sarah Jessica Parker said in the October issue of Marie Claire that she truly regrets her decision to wear a black gown on her wedding day, In Touch Weekly reported. "I was too embarrassed to get married in white, and both Matthew and I were reluctant to have people pay so much attention to us," she said. "Which is ridiculous, because that's when you can relish the attention, when it's natural. We treated it like it was a big party on a Monday night, and I regret it."

Parker said she has had problems adapting to married life over the years and to being a mother to her 3-year-old son, James Wilke Broderick, said In Touch Weekly. "I fall short of being good at both, not infrequently, but I assume it's like golf: You can never master it, and you're in competition with yourself," said Parker. "With my son, it's constantly learning, failing, triumphing, being befuddled and totally in love."

Sep 11, 2006 from Variety:
Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth and Bette Midler have joined Helen Hunt in "Then She Found Me," the drama on which Hunt makes her feature directing debut. Hunt has been working for eight years to adapt the Elinor Lipman novel. The Blue Rider fund and the bank ICB are financing. Shooting is just getting under way in Brooklyn.

Hunt plays a schoolteacher found by her birth mother (Midler) during a tumultuous time in her life. Broderick is playing Hunt's husband, and Firth a man she meets through one of her students. Alice Arlen wrote the first adaptation of Lipman's novel. Vic Levin and Hunt rewrote it and then Hunt did the final polish.

from BANG Showbiz:
Sarah Jessica Parker, who is married to actor Matthew Broderick, says the couple are planning to have another baby before three-year-old James gets too used to being the center of attention. She said: "Will he be an only child? We will have to see what our life produces for the time being. I suppose he is a little spoiled..."

Sarah has also revealed her son has already considered several careers at his young age - but is yet to consider the path both his parents took. She said: "Some days James wants to be a truck driver or a police officer or a fireman. He has dabbled in every profession you can think of - but he hasn't mentioned acting."

Sep 10, 2006 from Reuters:
While New York is abuzz over its annual fashion week, Sarah Jessica Parker says her family is her top priority and she won't be attending any shows. "I don't have time. My son starts school this week and I have to take him every day," Parker said in an interview, talking about her 3-year-old son James with husband Matthew Broderick.

Broderick broke his collarbone recently in a riding accident while on vacation in Ireland. "He's OK but he is (without) one arm. It's hard to get my son dressed and out of the door ... so I have a great excuse not to attend any fashion shows."

Sep 8, 2006 from ABC News:
B.D. Wong of "Law & Order SVU," a winner of Broadway's Tony award, is still waiting for his first on-screen kiss. Wong says he's constantly cast as a doctor.

"I played a doctor on Sesame Street. I played a doctor in the film 'Jurassic Park.' I play a doctor on Law & Order Special Victims Unit."

"It's beyond weird," he told me. "It's wrong & and it makes me feel somehow like I'm not cute, which pisses me off."

Growing up, Wong saw white actors playing Asian parts in what they call "yellowface." In "Breakfast at Tiffany's" the fussy Japanese landlord was Mickey Rooney, which he played with a broadly exaggerated Japanese accent while wearing thick round glasses and fake buck teeth. Some Asians say these images made them hate themselves. "I wanted to be Matthew Broderick," Wong says. "If you could have given me $150,000 and told me it was possible, I would have had that operation."

Sep 6, 2006 from Virgin.net:
Matthew Broderick has signed up alongside Sophie Okonedo to star in the upcoming character drama 'Wonderful World'. The script for the film has been penned by Joshua Goldin and will see Broderick play a cynical divorcee who finds hope after meeting Okonedo's character, a beautiful African woman living in the US. Goldin, who last worked on 'Darkman', is also set to helm the project with shooting expected to begin later this year once the supporting cast has been secured.

Aug 30, 2006 from ANI:
Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane have slammed reports that they are refusing to work together, and insist that despite rumors, they remain the 'best of friends'.

They were reported to have fallen out after their newest collaboration, "The Odd Couple" was slammed by critics. But a spokesman for the duo said that such reports were "ridiculous", and that they were still extremely good pals. "That's ridiculous. They are the best of friends. Somebody's just trying to stir things up."

Aug 29, 2006 from PA:
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker appear determined not to let the horseriding accident ruin their two-week break in Ireland and were spotted out and about in nearby Donegal town yesterday afternoon.

The couple are on holiday with their three-year-old son James and other family members at their clifftop bungalow in the village of Kilcar. They flew into Ireland on Friday night for their latest trip to the holiday home they visit most summers during breaks in their filming schedules.

Locals in Kilcar respect the couple's privacy and they are rarely bothered during their trips to their modest three-bedroom getaway. They are often spotted in the local restaurants and pubs, where they enjoy pints of Guinness.

from Daily Mirror:
Matthew Broderick broke his collarbone in a horseriding accident. Matthew was thrown as he galloped along a beach with his wife Sarah Jessica Parker near the couple's holiday home in Donegal, Ireland. He screamed in agony as he hit the sand and Sarah rushed him to a local GP's surgery by car. After an initial examination, he was fitted with a neck brace and stretchered into an ambulance.

A passer-by who saw the couple riding said: "One minute they appeared to be trotting on the sand. Then his wife was looking worried. They were walking back to the road and three horses were being walked along behind them. It was obvious something nasty had happened."

Matthew was treated at Sligo general hospital. An insider said: "He was in a bad way when he came in and appeared to be in severe pain. He was wearing a neck support - but that was probably just a precaution. Sarah came in and she seemed really worried. She was quite pale, probably because of the shock. They said Matthew had been thrown from a horse on the beach. He was given strong painkillers and the fracture was treated."

"When he fell off the horse he slammed down on his left arm. The force of that impact fractured his clavicle. He was fitted with a device to keep his shoulder in place and will have to keep pressure off his arm for several weeks. It's a painful injury and there is usually swelling," the source said.

Matthew checked out at about 7pm on Sunday after spending three hours in A&E. His sister Janet Kraft said at their cottage yesterday: "He's fine now. His arm is in a sling, but he's going to be OK."

Sarah was later seen shopping at a local Spar supermarket. An onlooker said: "Judging by what she bought it looked like they weren't planning on leaving the house for a week. She was very chatty and pleasant and didn't seem too flustered by her bad experience."

Aug 28, 2006 from E! Online:
Matthew Broderick broke his collarbone Sunday after falling off a horse while vacationing in Ireland with wife Sarah Jessica Parker, his publicist Simon Halls said. Accompanied by his wife, Matthew was taken to County Sligo General Hospital, where he was treated and released later that day.

"He's feeling fine. He's just in a little bit of pain," Halls said Monday, noting that the injury isn't going to affect any future film or stage commitments.

Aug 24, 2006 from Hamptons Online:
Fashionista extraordinaire Sarah Jessica Parker and handsome hubby Matthew Broderick and their son shopping at BookHampton in East Hampton.

Aug 17, 2006

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker attend the opening night of "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre August 17, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

Matthew and Sarah make their way to New York's Tavern on the Green for the afterparty. (Photo by People)

Aug 10, 2006 from Entertainment Weekly:
Danny DeVito stars as a man determined to decorate his home with enough Christmas lights that it's literally visible from space — which doesn't sit well with his neighbor (Matthew Broderick), the uptight chair of the local winter festival. While real-life conservationist DeVito shrugs off the film's electricity bill (''All these lights were run on the windmill system,'' he jokes), Broderick's still trying to rationalize his speed skating lessons. ''The town has a skate race, and I show up in a skin suit, sunglasses, the whole deal,'' he says. ''I slip instantly and lose. Wait, I don't want to give that away.'' Too late.

Aug 1, 2006 from Peace Arch News:
The production company that's been filming the Christmas movie Deck the Halls in Ocean Park and Cloverdale this summer will be donating a large lighting package to the City of Surrey and the B.C. Professional Firefighters Association Burn Fund.

When filming is done, the lighting – estimated to be worth about $40,000 – will be donated for use during Bright Nights, an annual elaborate light display in Stanley Park that raises money for the burn fund.

Jul 31, 2006 from New York Daily News:
"I was very happy with that revival (The Odd Couple)," said Neil Simon - who didn't say the same for a revival of 'Barefoot in the Park,' directed by Scott Elliott. "I didn't really get along that well with the producers or the director," Simon said candidly of Elliott.

Jul 21, 2006
James Wilke has been voted No.8 for the cutest celebrity child in Life and Style magazine's poll. Top ten cutest celebrity kids: 1. Maddox Jolie-Pitt 2. Sean Preston Federline 3. Apple Martin 4. Rocco Ritchie 5. Hazel & Phinnaeus Moder 6. Coco Arquette 7. Rudy Law 8. James Wilke Broderick 9. Matilda Ledger 10. Carys Douglas.

Jul 19, 2006 from Tri-City News:
A Christmas tree farm thickly coated with biodegradable artificial snow was erected in Mundy Park for Deck the Halls.

Coquitlam city film office liaison Mariette Pilon said the scene shot in Mundy Park yesterday involves a comical conflict ending in a Christmas tree fire. Coquitlam Fire/Rescue was on site to ensure safety.

"The trees are specially treated and there is no danger but the fire department is there just in case and to reassure residents," Pilon said.

"For this scene, Matthew Broderick's character has bought a fenced-in area of the tree lot for his five, perfect, decreasingly smaller Christmas trees," Pilon said. "Danny Devito's character arrives with his poorly maintained chain-saw and sees the fenced-in area, and says, 'Oh, I've found the perfect tree.'"

Pilon said about 50 trees were imported for the shoot and Maria Egerton of Keystone Environmental Ltd. was hired by the film's producers to monitor the Mundy Park shoot.

"The [artificial snow] is pure cellulose, which is totally biodegradable and safe to ingest," Egerton said. "It is visible and does blow around, and we've covered all the streams and waterways in the park and put down snow blankets to collect it."

Egerton said most of the snow will be cleaned with fire hoses after the shoot and any specks of remaining snow will degrade with the sun and wind within days.

Jul 7, 2006 from New York Post:
With Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane names above the title, "The Odd Couple" made a $5 million profit, according to investors in the show. The production, which ended its limited 38-week run last month, returned its initial $2.5 million investment in about six weeks.

After it recouped, Broderick and Lane each commanded 10 percent of the weekly box-office gross receipts - a pay package that harkened back to the old days of Broadway when giants like Yul Brynner, Ethel Merman, Mary Martin and Zero Mostel also took 10 percent off the top.

Week in and week out, "The Odd Couple" grossed about $750,000, which means Broderick and Lane were earning an astounding $75,000 a week each, sources say.

During their return engagement in "The Producers" two years ago, each was making about $110,000 a week. Still, their "Odd Couple" salaries once again put them at the top of the list of Broadway's big earners.

Neil Simon was also getting 10 percent of the gross, making him last season's highest-paid playwright. Since he is also a substantial investor in his shows, Simon is thought to be the richest playwright in Broadway history.

Asked to comment on the profits and salaries from "The Odd Couple," Emanual Azenberg, the lead producer, would say only: "Unfortunately, you're pretty close." It wasn't just big names who made money on the show, however. Sources say supporting cast members started out making $3,500 a week and, toward the end of the run, saw their salaries rise to $5,500.

Jul 4, 2006 from 24 Hours Vancouver:
Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito were spotted on a snow-capped street in downtown Cloverdale recently, shooting a scene for their new Christmas comedy, All Lit Up.

Beforehand, crews spent hours blanketing the area with mounds and mounds of fake snow so it would look like the winter holiday season in a small New England town where the movie is set.

Jul 3, 2006 from New York Daily News:
Movers carried box after box out of the West Village townhouse of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick the other day. But the couple aren't leaving — just moving out during a big renovation. SJP and son James Wilkie will spend time at their Hamptons spread and visiting Broderick while he's shooting this summer in Canada.

Jun 28, 2006 from Broadway World:
The American Theatre Wing's Acting: Working in the Theatre (Continuum International Publishing Group/The K.S. Giniger Company Inc.; $14.95; paperback), a collection of advice and anecdotes from a chorus line of the stage's biggest stars, will be available in bookstores on June 30, 2006. The original content is drawn from more than 30 years of ATW's acclaimed "Working in the Theatre" seminars, and is the first in a series of four books drawn from the rich conversations fostered by ATW.

Chapters in the book include First Inspirations, Training, Technique and Preparation, Auditioning, Playwright and Director, Staying Fresh, Role Models, Theatre vs. Film and Television, and Audiences.

Jun 26, 2006 from Premiere Magazine:
Premiere's July/August issue features the history of movie comedy as told by dozens of comic greats. An Oral History of Funny in Film: Matthew Broderick, actor, Ferris Bueller's Day Off:

"I was very flattered to be asked to do it. I also had been doing a play where I talked to the audience and this was talking to the audience, so I thought, "I wonder if that's why I got this job?" When I first saw it, I saw it at [director]John Hughes's house. I don't remember if I thought I was good in it, but I did think, "this is super entertaining." I hoped it would be successful, but I never thought it would be this thing that's lasted so long. I don't know why sometimes things catch on, but I remember being in an elevator and an elevator man, in very broken English, told me that it was his favorite movie. It seems like it doesn't matter what country you're from; there's something very universal about saying, "Fuck it," and taking the day off, as simple as that sounds. I think there are a lot of people that don't like their job or don't like their school and it's a fantasy. And then you go to Wrigley field and catch a ball and everything works out perfectly."

Jun 23, 2006 from ComingSoon.net:
Paul Dinello on Strangers With Candy: "We were just saying this, that we were so fortunate to get who we got, I couldn't think of better people. Some of the roles were written with actors in mind, like for Philip [Seymour Hoffman] and Sarah [Jessica Parker] and Matthew [Broderick]. We got Alison Janney and Ian Holm, we were just so lucky. And there were other people who wanted to be in the movie, but we just didn't have the parts and we didn't want people riding through on a bike. Ileana Douglas wanted to be a part of it, and we love her work, but we just didn't have a part for her."

"We're all friends and when we were thinking about doing the movie and talking about it, people just said, 'I'll do something in it.' It was that kind of thing. Even from the beginning stages we knew that Philip, Matthew, Sarah and our friend Justin Theroux would do something in it."

CS: Is there anything that didn't make it into the movie will be on the DVD?

Jun 15, 2006 from Forbes:
Matthew and Nathan are ranked No. 92 on Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 Power List, which ranks famous people based on earnings and buzz.

Jun 14, 2006 from Variety:
Jorge Garcia ("Lost") has been added to the cast of 20th Century Fox's "Deck the Halls" alongside Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito. He'll play Wallace, a colorful character in town who is constantly bothering Broderick's character.

from PR Newswire:
The Caron Treatment Centers held on Tuesday, June 13th its 11th Annual New York City Gala honoring President of Network Development and Co-Founder of MTV Networks, John Sykes, at Cipriani 42nd Street. Sykes was presented with The Caron Treatment Centers NYC Award of Excellence for his longstanding support of a wide variety of philanthropies. Co-Chairpersons for the event included Peter Boyle, Matthew Broderick, Ann Dexter-Jones, Matt Dillon, Denis Leary, Bill Powers & Cynthia Rowley, Barry Sternlicht, Mr. and Mrs. Varvatos and the Ziff Family. Felicia Taylor, Matt Dillon, Judy Collins and Gavin DeGraw were among the notable guests in attendance.

Jun 13, 2006 from WENN:
Matthew was No.6 for Dad of the Year in Life & Style magazine's new Father's Day poll. The full list of best fathers is: 1. Brad Pitt 2. Heath Ledger 3. Ryan Phillippe 4. Ben Affleck 5. Will Smith 6. Matthew Broderick 7. Chris Martin 8. Guy Ritchie 9. David Arquette 10. Dean Cain.

Jun 11, 2006 from Fox News:
Cynthia Nixon is up for best actress in a play at Sunday night's Tony awards for her role in "Rabbit Hole" — and former "Sex and the City" costar Sarah Jessica Parker told me she'll be cheering her on. Parker and husband Matthew Broderick won't be attending — he's off shooting a movie, and SJP will be driving home from a weekend away ("I'll have to set my Tivo") — but Parker says she'll keep the car phone on (hands free, we assume) so friends can call with the results. "I have a good feeling about it," she said of Nixon's chances.

Jun 7, 2006 from AP:
Online movie rental service Netflix will screen ten classic films this August at the locations they made famous. 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' will get a screening by the Cedar Lane Water Tower in Northbrook, Ill. The 'Netflix Rolling Roadshow' is a coast-to-coast promotion tour beginning Aug. 2, 2006, at Coney Island in New York where the 1979 gang film 'The Warriors' will be shown.

Jun 6, 2006 from Broadway.com:
The Odd Couple closed on June 4 after a total of 249 performances. In its final week, The Odd Couple grossed $733,831 and played to 95.08% capacity.

Jun 2, 2006 from New York Daily News:
When an audience member's ringing cell phone interrupted the show, Matthew Broderick handles his ring rage by going into statue mode. "I've paused and kept on pausing until the problem stopped."

Jun 1, 2006

Matthew Broderick, has his tie adjusted by Betty Buckley, during a group photo of approximately 100 Tony Award-winning actors. The photo was taken to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Tony Awards. Included in this photo are Jane Alexander and Mary Alice, front row left and right, Philip Bosco, left, and Brian Dennehy, back right. (Photo by AP)

Matthew speaks with Christine Ebersole in the lobby of the Shubert Theatre before posing for the 2006 Tony Reunion photo. Jonathan Pryce and Donna Murphy are in the background. (Photo by WireImage)

from SportingNews.com:
Q: Who's been the coolest celebrity you've met on the field at Shea?

New York Mets' David Wright: No question, Jerry Seinfeld. He's my father's favorite. That I could get his autograph for my father was great. He was with Matthew Broderick. And then they came back to Shea, and I worked with them on their swings. That was cool.

May 30, 2006 from Washington Post:
Not only was actor Tate Donovan replaced by Matthew Broderick while shooting the movie version of "Torch Song Trilogy," but he also suffered the indignity of having to watch Broderick assume his role, because many of the scenes were being shot in front of Donovan's apartment building. "In perhaps one of the darkest and pettiest moments of my life, I called the police to complain about the noise from the production. I thought all my prayers were answered when I heard the sirens blaring, only to peer down and see Matthew signing autographs and taking pictures with New York's finest!," he writes in the book called "Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed," an anthology with contributions from Tim Allen, Felicity Huffman and various other famous and semi-famous entertainment-industry professionals.

May 24, 2006 from BroadwayWorld:
Broadway lovers and teddy bear collectors came together on Sunday, May 21 at the "Broadway Bears IX" auction, which raised a grand total of $114,638. Stars participating by lending their autographs to the various bears that were auctioned off included Julie Andrews, Matthew Broderick, Billy Crystal, Sandy Duncan, Elton John, Angela Lansbury, Rosie O'Donnell, Chita Rivera, and Barbra Streisand.

May 16, 2006
"The Producers" DVD is now available. The disc includes over 30 minutes of additional footage, including never-before-seen musical numbers and outtakes:

Deleted Scenes -- Includes "King of Broadway," Hide and Seek, "I Wanna Be a Producer," "In Old Bavaria," "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop (Reprise)," "Along Came Bialy (with vignettes)," "That Face (Reprise)" and Astor Bar Outtakes -- Features actors Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell Analysis of a Scene: I Wanna Be a Producer -- This feature includes a never-before-seen extended version of the musical number "I Wanna Be A Producer" with exclusive behind the scenes footage of rehearsals and production. Feature Commentary with Director Susan Stroman

from LA Daily News:
Mel Brooks has written 16 new songs for the stage musical of his "Young Frankenstein" movie. It's in its early stages, but "within two years, it'll happen." That's the word from director Susan Stroman, who's been working with Brooks on the eagerly anticipated piece that will be their follow-up to the smash "The Producers."

"He's become my best friend, a very gracious man who loves making people laugh," says Stroman. She's aware that Brooks' many admirers want to know how he's getting along since the passing last June of his beloved wife and collaborator, Anne Bancroft. Stroman says, "This is the first year, so he's got to get through all those anniversaries. He misses her terribly. They were inseparable. But he's surrounded by really good friends, and his wonderful son Max, who has a year-and-a-half-old baby. He makes the baby laugh every time he says the word bagel.' That's been wonderful for him."

Stroman directed both the Broadway hit and the musical feature film version of "The Producers" — the latter of which is getting released today on DVD. She notes that one of the reasons Brooks wanted to make the movie was so "people who probably wouldn't have the opportunity to see Nathan and Matthew on Broadway would get the chance to see these performances." One of the harder parts of doing the DVD, she notes, was choosing between the funniest outtakes for the special-features package, which also includes a featurette on the filming of a musical production number.

May 14, 2006 from San Francisco Chronicle:
This month's InStyle magazine showed the $6,000 gold charm bracelet Sarah Jessica Parker received from Matthew Broderick for the birth of their son, James Wilke, in 2002.

from New York Times:
Operating out of a decrepit former picture-frame factory on West 17th Street, Naked Angels soon became the "it" place for a generation of about-to-be famous young actors and playwrights. Jon Robin Baitz, Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, Joe Mantello and Ned Eisenberg all got their start there. The actors Rob Morrow, Mary Stuart Masterson, Nancy Travis and Gina Gershon were also among its founding members. And it was at Naked Angels that a young actor named Matthew Broderick first got involved with his wife-to-be, Sarah Jessica Parker, whose brothers, Pippin and Toby, helped start the company.

"I wish I could say thank you to it," Mr. Broderick said. "It was a nurturing place."

May 12, 2006 from Hollywood Reporter:
Kristin Davis has joined the cast of "Deck the Halls." Alia Shawkat and twins Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge also are set to board the project. Davis will play the wife of Matthew Broderick's character, while Shawkat will play their daughter. The Aldridges will portray the children of Danny DeVito and Kristin Chenoweth's characters.

May 11, 2006 from Hollywood Reporter:
After nearly 40 years, "The Producers" is still commanding attention. "You can't kill it with a stick," Mel Brooks said with a laugh. "It's just like Dracula or a cat -- it has nine lives. I think we'll probably end up doing a claymation version."

That said, Brooks insists the latest incarnation of "Producers" also is his favorite, with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane reprising their Broadway roles and Brooks given the liberty to expand certain plot elements and musical numbers absent from the original big-screen outing.

"In the original movie, (Leo) Bloom flirts with Ulla, but they never really connect, so that love story really came to be in the new version," Brooks said. "And then I had always wanted to write 'Heil Myself,' with Hitler singing to himself, but never did until now. With all those crazy lyrics I had a chance to write, this is by far the best version of 'The Producers."'

from Now Magazine:
Part-time New York cable television personality and full-time sneaker addict Ricky Powell may still be best known as the fourth Beastie, but he is also an ace celebrity photographer. Some of Powell's proudest pictorial achievements over his patchy 20-year career have been artfully messed with by his graf-bombing buddies and collected in the entertaining coffee-table book Public Access: Ricky Powell Photographs 1985-2005 (powerHouse Books), a selection of which will be on display in two spaces at the swank Ingram Gallery in Yorkville.

You've got photos of everyone from Barbara Walters, Andy Warhol and the Coppola clan to Eazy-E, Jam Master Jay and two dudes dozing on a park bench. "I like 'em all," says the shooter when asked which ones still resonate for him. "That Slick Rick image, and that Keith Haring piece is nice, and that one you mentioned with the guys on the park bench, Sophisticated Bums, is a good one.

"I just ran into Matthew Broderick, who I grew up with in the Village, and gave him a copy of my book. I can see him cracking up at that photo. But really, my favourites are the shots from the early to late 80s, New York's PG days pre-Giuliani when the shit was still authentic. But that's gone now. Giuliani killed it. The neighbourhoods have all changed. New York just caters to the rich now, and the rich got bad taste."

May 8, 2006

Matthew Broderick, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kevin Kline attend The Actors' Fund of America annual gala at Cipriani's 42nd street in New York City.

Matthew and honoree Rocco Landesman. (Photos by Getty Images)

from The Old Globe:
San Diego – The Old Globe announces the Theatre's 2006-2007 Winter Season. The lineup includes the world-premiere, pre-Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger, starring Matthew Broderick.

"We are thrilled to once-again bring San Diego audiences America's most celebrated theatre-artists with the Globe's 18th Broadway-bound production, the world premiere of The Starry Messenger. Kenneth Lonergan and Matthew Broderick have tremendous careers in both theatre and film, and we are excited to have them join the season and bring their talents to San Diego," said Louis Spisto, the Globe's Executive Director.

from Playbill:
The Actors' Fund of America's May 8 gala dinner and tribute performance will honor Broadway producer Rocco Landesman, Actors' Equity Executive Director Alan Eisenberg and the President of the League of American Theatres and Producers, Jed Bernstein.

The annual event — which begins at 6 PM with cocktails, followed by dinner and an all-star tribute performance at 7 PM — will be held at Cipriani 42nd Street. Kate Burton will present Jed Bernstein with the Nedda Harrigan Logan Award, and Lynn Redgrave will present Alan Eisenberg with the same honor. The Actors' Fund Medal of Honor will be presented to Rocco Landesman by Matthew Broderick.

May 7, 2006 from ComingSoon.net:
Kristin Chenoweth is set to join Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick in Regency Enterprises' holiday comedy Deck the Halls, previously known as "All Lit Up." Variety says that the film starts shooting May 29 in Vancouver. A Nov. 22 release has already been scheduled.

Chenoweth will star as the wife of DeVito's character. Matt Corman and Chris Ord wrote the original draft of the screenplay, with Don Rhymer also turning in a version.

May 4, 2006 from LEGO Group:
For Actor Matthew Broderick, "it happens when you're thinking about something else...you just have to have openness." Clothing Entrepreneur Eileen Fisher says it's "about giving people permission to step out of the busy-ness." "It" is creativity, a quality that, in Broderick's and Fisher's view, is at serious risk among today's over-scheduled, academically-pressured, multi-tasking generation of kids.

Broderick and Fisher recently joined leaders in child development on a panel hosted by the LEGO Group to discuss the societal implications of a creatively stagnant generation, and to propose ways to take back the playroom for imaginative play.

Matthew and clothing designer Eileen Fisher. (Photos by Stuart Ramson)

Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of the LEGO Group, introduces the panel of speakers and opens the discussion.

from iVillage:
Excerpt from LEGO's panel discussion:

Q: What's the best parenting advice you've ever gotten?
Matthew Broderick: I don't think I ever got any!

Q: Father's Day is coming up. Got any special memories from the past?
MB: The year he got me a straight razor [joking]. No, I think he's been too young to really celebrate it. This year I bet he'll do something.

from Variety:
"Strangers With Candy" has been chosen as the opening film for the 18th annual NewFest, Gotham's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender film festival. NewFest runs for 10 days from June 1 and is hosted by AMC Loewes.

May 1, 2006

Matthew Broderick reads during the Sloan reading of "The Starry Messenger" by Kenneth Lonergan during the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival May 1, 2006 in New York City. (Photos by Getty Images for TFF)

(L-R) Writer Kenneth Lonergan, actors John Gallagher Jr., Stephanie Cannon, David W. Pankenier, J. Smith-Cameron, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, John Hockenberry, Matthew, Andy Yerkes, Executive Director of Tribeca Film Festival Sydney Meeks and Doron Webber, program director for Aldred P. Sloan Foundation, attend the reading.

Apr 27, 2006 from BroadwayWorld:
The Vineyard Theatre offers its first online charity auction -- featuring rare, autographed theatre, film and television collectibles; opening night and film premiere tickets; backstage tours of Broadway's biggest shows; lunches with celebrities; and much more -- on eBay.com, now through May 16. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit Vineyard Theatre.

The auction also includes 2 tickets to the NYC premiere of the film "Marie and Bruce" with Julianne Moore, Matthew Broderick and Campbell Scott this summer.

Apr 24, 2006

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker arrive for the 10th Anniversary of "Rent" at the Nederlander Theatre on April 24, 2006 in New York City. Five days before the 10th anniversary of Rent, the members of the original 1996 cast (which includes Sarah's brother, Toby Parker) perform a one-night-only concert version of the rock opera. The musical opened on April 29 at the Nederlander 10 years ago. After the concert, there's an after-party held at 42nd Street branch of Cipriani. (Photo by WireImage)

from Playbill:

Matthew Broderick and wife Sarah Jessica Parker were exiting the Cipriani when a reporter asked her who her favorite was. She started out magnanimous ("Well, ev--"), stopped short and got real ("Oh, my brother!")—all the while pushing the revolving door. Timothy Britton Parker laughed when relayed the story. "I would expect nothing less," he smiled. "She is very kind." It was plain he was happy she witnessed the evening. "It was a very, very special night. I don't think we'll ever really duplicate it—for me, in my lifetime—because the tenth anniversary of such a wonderful show, such a historic show, will never happen. And twenty years from now, we won't be able to sing the parts." (Photo by Aubrey Reuben)

April 24 2006, New York City - Matthew Broderick mounts his Vespa outside his West Village home, and nips away on it. (Photos by Ace Pictures/NewsCom)

Apr 19, 2006 from Broadway.com:
The Producers is celebrating five years on Broadway. Current and former cast members of the mega-hit musical gathered at Bond 45 on April 19 for a birthday celebration. (Photos by Bruce Glikas)

Director Susan Stroman, Matthew Broderick and bookwriter Thomas Meehan.

Original stars Gary Beach (who is also currently in the show) and Matthew.

Matthew with former conductor Phil Reno.

Jim Borstelmann, Meehan and Matthew.

Happy birthday to The Producers!

Apr 12, 2006 from Variety:
At the Theater Wing event at Cipriani, Martin Short cracked jokes while introducing the evening's honorees, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. "I think it's safe to say these men are geniuses," he said. "Not particularly true, but safe."

Later, Sarah Jessica Parker serenaded hubby Broderick, and Terrence McNally likened the Broderick-Lane duo to the Barrymores and the Lunts.

Apr 11, 2006 from Tribeca Film Festival:
New York - The Tribeca Film Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced that Kenneth Lonergan, Dan Zeff and Nicole Perlman have been selected to participate in the Tribeca/Sloan Screenplay Development Program, a screenwriting program launched in early 2002 to develop scripts with scientific and technological themes and/or characters. During the Festival, the three chosen projects will be showcased through scene readings.

Lonergan will adapt The Starry Messenger for the screen as part of the program. Matthew Broderick, J. Smith-Cameron, John Gallagher Jr. and Stephanie Cannon will read excerpts from The Starry Messenger during a private invite only reading and panel on Monday May 1st at 37 Arts, 450 West 37th Street at 7:00 p.m. The reading will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Emmy and Dupont award-winning journalist John Hockenberry, examining the effect the study of the cosmos has had on human culture and consciousness. Panelists include Lonergan and Dr. David Pankenier, a professor at Lehigh University and member of INSAP.

Apr 10, 2006 from BroadwayWorld:
On Monday, April 10, 2006, the American Theatre Wing's annual Spring Gala honored The Odd Couple stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane for their creative achievements. The event was held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and featured an entertainment tribute to the stars. The American Theatre Wing's annual Gala recognizes individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to theatre. Lane and Broderick have been outstanding advocates of theatre on stage and off and regularly lend their time and talents to a host of theatrical charities, including the American Theatre Wing. The gala will raise funds to sustain ATW's programs in support of excellence and education in theatre.

Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nathan Lane arrive at the American Theatre Wing's Spring Gala. Matthew and Nathan were honored for their innovative and artistic accomplishments to the theatre.

Matthew and Sarah are interviewed as they arrive. (Photos by AP)

(R-L) ATW President Doug Leeds, ATW Chairman Sondra Gilman, Matthew, Sarah, CeCe Black and Chappy Morris. (Photo by Getty Images)

Matthew, Sarah, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. (Photo by WireImage)

Sarah sings a tribute to Matthew during the American Theatre Wing Annual Spring Gala.

Sarah kisses Matthew after singing for him. (Photos by Getty Images)

Matthew, Sarah and Martin Short share a laugh.

Matthew and Nathan speak after receiving their awards for their contributions to theater.

Writers Terrence McNally and Neil Simon pose with honorees Matthew and Nathan.

from AP:
NEW YORK - Barbara Walters, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Philip Seymour Hoffman and New York Yankees manager Joe Torre were among the celebrities paying tribute to Dana Reeve at the singer-actress' memorial service Monday.

Reeve, a non-smoker, died of lung cancer at age 44 on March 6, a year and a half after the death of her husband, actor Christopher Reeve. Reeve had devoted herself to her husband's care and became an activist in the search for a cure for spinal-cord injuries after he suffered near-total paralysis in a horse-riding accident in 1995.

Others who attended included Robert Kennedy Jr., Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong and Matthew Broderick, who said the service was "very emotional."

"I was glad to be here," Broderick said afterward. "It was beautiful but very, very sad." Many left the two-hour memorial teary-eyed.

Matthew Broderick arrives at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York to attend a memorial service for Dana Reeve. (Photo by AP)

from Denver Post:
Ellen Robinson Schwartz won best event produced for an individual at the I-Con Awards this year - and she proved it again March 24 at Asia de Cuba in NYC. The 40th birthday party for Palm bigwig Bruce Bozzi attracted the likes of Sara Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Lucy Liu, Diane von Furstenberg.

Apr 8, 2006 from New York Post:
Sighting: Sarah Jessica Parker feasting on lobster risotto at new Scarlatto on West 47th while waiting for hubby Matthew Broderick to finish "The Odd Couple" next door.

Apr 7, 2006 from Comingsoon.net:
New Regency has set Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick to star in All Lit Up, a comedy that will reunite Big Momma's House 2 director John Whitesell and screenwriter Don Rhymer, reports Variety.

DeVito and Broderick will play neighbors in a small New England town who collide when one decides to decorate his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

from New York Post:
Matthew Broderick was one of several panelists on childhood creativity at yesterday's lunch sponsored by toymaker Lego. The star of "The Odd Couple" had trouble with the question, "Why is creativity important in our lives?" Broderick squirmed, "It just makes life interesting and . . . I don't know why. Ask the MIT guy!" But later, when asked if his 31/2-year-old son, James, has the musical-comedy bug, Broderick nodded. "His pitch is great and he can carry a tune," he told The Post's Barbara Hoffman. "And he loves acting out scenes with his stuffed animals. So the early warning signs are there," he said with a grin.

Apr 6, 2006 from Business Wire:
On April 6 in New York, creativity experts will gather at the LEGO Group's exclusive panel discussion to explore the absence of creativity in today's playrooms and classrooms and how to bring it back to ensure our kids have bright futures. Speakers include: Clothing Designer Eileen Fisher and Actor Matthew Broderick, on their creative careers and roles as creativity champions at home with their children.

Apr 5, 2006 from AP:
LOS ANGELES - Mel Brooks would love to see a run on the new DVD collection of eight of his gleefully manic movie comedies, including Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety. The Zero Mostel-Gene Wilder film version of The Producers is excluded from the DVD set because it's to be released along with last year's musical version, based on the stage play and starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, Brooks said.

He's now working on a stage version of Young Frankenstein, writing the words and music as he did for The Producers. There's one exception: Irving Berlin's Puttin' on the Ritz, memorably performed in the 1974 film by Peter Boyle as a monster in formal wear, will be part of the Broadway play, Brooks said.

Apr 4, 2006 from New York Post:
54,371 fans including Mayor Bloomberg and actor Matthew Broderick joined for the Mets' 45th home opener yesterday at Shea Stadium, where the team celebrated with the release of orange and blue balloons and a colorful fireworks display.

Apr 3, 2006

Matthew Broderick stands out in the rain at Shea Stadium in New York City on April 3, 2006. The New York Mets host the Washington Nationals on opening day of the 2006 MLB season.

Matthew walks to his seat at Shea Stadium. (Photos by UPI)

Nationals Manager Frank Robinson shares a laugh with Matthew before the game. (Photo by Washington Post)

Mar 31, 2006 from New York Post:
By Liz Smith - On to Joe Allen after-theater scene on West 46th Street - everybody was somebody, the great singer Phoebe Snow . . . MSNBC's Lee Abrahamian . . . WCBS's Dana Tyler . . . and trekking upstairs to Bar Centrale - Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon, Alan Cumming, plus producer Dan Jinks, who won an Oscar for "American Beauty" back in 2000.

Mar 30, 2006 from New York Daily News:
Usher and an Eva Mendes look-alike sure looked like they were enjoying each other's company sitting together at a birthday party for Kawan (KP) Prather, senior VP at Epic Records, Tuesday night at Cain. An unlikely member of Usher's posse was Matthew Broderick, who stayed until the club closed at 4 a.m. … Speaking of Matthew, his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, celebrated her 41st birthday Saturday with son James Wilke, 3, at the Ringling Brothers Circus in Madison Square Garden, popping backstage to feed the elephants.

Mar 29, 2006

Matthew Broderick may be a movie star, and married to a style icon, but he obviously isn't one for large showy cars - preferring instead a sensible and economical Vespa scooter. The actor was spotted whizzing through traffic in New York on Wednesday (29 Mar). (Photo by Rex Features)

Mar 28, 2006
"Godzilla: Monster Edition" DVD is now available. This re-issue of the 1998 remake adds some extras including Widescreen, audio commentary (by special-effects supervisor), making-of featurette, clips from "Godzilla" movies, three episodes of "Godzilla" animated series, art gallery, music video, photo gallery, language and subtitle options (English, French), chapters. (TriStar, PG-13, $19.94)

Mar 21, 2006

Mar 13, 2006
Matthew Broderick attends Signature Theatre Company honors Horton Foote on the eve of his 90th birthday at the Ritz Carlton New York, located in Battery Park City on Monday March 13, 2006. (Photos by Getty Images)

With Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning writer Horton Foote.

With Kenneth Lonergan.

Mar 12, 2006 from Sunday Times:
Sarah Jessica Parker: "On rare occasions when Matthew and I talk about work – which is not something we do a lot at this point in our lives – we talk about how acting is all about the experience of doing it. It doesn't matter to me if it's a hit any more. Matthew and I know that's beyond our control, which is something you don't understand early in your c