DVD Release of Mega-Tony(R) Award-Winning Musical Comedy Hit 'The Producers' Arrives Today Coinciding With 2006 Tony Awards(R) Announcements

DVD Release of Mega-Tony(R) Award-Winning Musical Comedy Hit 'The Producers' Arrives Today Coinciding With 2006 Tony Awards(R) Announcements

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The theatrical version of "The Producers," the landmark Broadway musical comedy that holds the record for the most Tony Award wins in history, is available on DVD today, May 16, 2006. Appropriately, the DVD comes out the same day as the 2006 Tony Award nominations. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprise their Tony Award-winning roles as a pair of Broadway producers who hatch a seemingly can't-miss scheme, features an unforgettable supporting cast including Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell. Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, the Tony Award-winning director and choreographer of the original Broadway production, "The Producers" DVD includes more of the musical numbers, wacky repartee and high-energy fun that made it a record-breaking stage play. Written by comedy legend Mel Brooks ("Blazing Saddles") and Thomas Meehan ("Annie"), with music and lyrics by Brooks, the DVD includes over 30 minutes of additional footage, including never-before-seen musical numbers and outtakes.

"The Producers" is released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

"The Producers" tells the hilarious tale of Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick), Broadway's most inept producers who entice investors with a scheme that's literally too good to be true. But when "Springtime for Hitler," an unbelievably tasteless musical ode to the Third Reich, becomes a comedy sensation, the jig is up for the would-be conmen.

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Meghan Gamber
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Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

CONTACT: Meghan Gamber, Manager, Print Publicity of Universal Studios
Home Entertainment, +1-818-777-0546

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