Nathan Lane

And the combination of him and Gene Wilder. And so the notion that when all of that started percolating, I started to hear he's writing a musical. David Geffen is trying to talk him into writing this musical based on the movie. And I thought, well, it is a backstage story. It makes sense, you know, and. And then somebody mentioned, you know, they had talked to him about it.

And the combination of him and Gene Wilder. And so the notion that when all of that started percolating, I started to hear he's writing a musical. David Geffen is trying to talk him into writing this musical based on the movie. And I thought, well, it is a backstage story. It makes sense, you know, and. And then somebody mentioned, you know, they had talked to him about it.

And then I was in, this was the weekend, I hate to mark it this way, but it was the weekend Princess Diana died. And he wasn't my husband then, but my now husband and I were at the Ritz in Paris. We went down to the pool and in the pool was Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. And my husband's favorite actress was Anne Bancroft. And he turned to me and he said, that's Anne Bancroft.

And then I was in, this was the weekend, I hate to mark it this way, but it was the weekend Princess Diana died. And he wasn't my husband then, but my now husband and I were at the Ritz in Paris. We went down to the pool and in the pool was Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. And my husband's favorite actress was Anne Bancroft. And he turned to me and he said, that's Anne Bancroft.

And then I was in, this was the weekend, I hate to mark it this way, but it was the weekend Princess Diana died. And he wasn't my husband then, but my now husband and I were at the Ritz in Paris. We went down to the pool and in the pool was Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. And my husband's favorite actress was Anne Bancroft. And he turned to me and he said, that's Anne Bancroft.

He said, I'm too nervous. I can't swim in front of Anne Bancroft. He went upstairs. So I said, okay. And then I went to the pool and I had met them. Thank you. This is like the benchmark laughter on the 23rd floor. They came, they had come to see it because there was a character based on Mel in the play about which he said, that character based on me, it's a tissue of lie.

He said, I'm too nervous. I can't swim in front of Anne Bancroft. He went upstairs. So I said, okay. And then I went to the pool and I had met them. Thank you. This is like the benchmark laughter on the 23rd floor. They came, they had come to see it because there was a character based on Mel in the play about which he said, that character based on me, it's a tissue of lie.

He said, I'm too nervous. I can't swim in front of Anne Bancroft. He went upstairs. So I said, okay. And then I went to the pool and I had met them. Thank you. This is like the benchmark laughter on the 23rd floor. They came, they had come to see it because there was a character based on Mel in the play about which he said, that character based on me, it's a tissue of lie.

Anyway, they were very great.

Anyway, they were very great.

Anyway, they were very great.

But I loved it. Anyway, he, you know, we said hello and I got in the pool and she and was swimming laps. She left and he stayed in the pool with me, which I thought odd. And then he swam over to me and he said, I'm working on a musical based on my movie, The Producers. And I think you and Marty Short are the only two people in the world to play those parts. And I was like, wow.

But I loved it. Anyway, he, you know, we said hello and I got in the pool and she and was swimming laps. She left and he stayed in the pool with me, which I thought odd. And then he swam over to me and he said, I'm working on a musical based on my movie, The Producers. And I think you and Marty Short are the only two people in the world to play those parts. And I was like, wow.

But I loved it. Anyway, he, you know, we said hello and I got in the pool and she and was swimming laps. She left and he stayed in the pool with me, which I thought odd. And then he swam over to me and he said, I'm working on a musical based on my movie, The Producers. And I think you and Marty Short are the only two people in the world to play those parts. And I was like, wow.

I said, that would be thrilling. I would be so honored. And then, you know, time passed. He had to write it with Tom Meehan. And then, you know, Marty had just done, you know, brilliantly, Little Me. He won the Tony. And he spent a lot of time in New York. Didn't want to be away from the family again that long. And so... Someone brilliantly suggested Matthew Broderick.

I said, that would be thrilling. I would be so honored. And then, you know, time passed. He had to write it with Tom Meehan. And then, you know, Marty had just done, you know, brilliantly, Little Me. He won the Tony. And he spent a lot of time in New York. Didn't want to be away from the family again that long. And so... Someone brilliantly suggested Matthew Broderick.

I said, that would be thrilling. I would be so honored. And then, you know, time passed. He had to write it with Tom Meehan. And then, you know, Marty had just done, you know, brilliantly, Little Me. He won the Tony. And he spent a lot of time in New York. Didn't want to be away from the family again that long. And so... Someone brilliantly suggested Matthew Broderick.

And I thought, in some ways, that's a better combination. Yes. His energy and my energy, as it turned out it was. And he was sensational. And it was the beginnings of this journey that we took together, being in the middle of that tornado. Yeah. And you think... Oh, you know, you know, you'll never the hype. You know, how can you live up to the hype?

And I thought, in some ways, that's a better combination. Yes. His energy and my energy, as it turned out it was. And he was sensational. And it was the beginnings of this journey that we took together, being in the middle of that tornado. Yeah. And you think... Oh, you know, you know, you'll never the hype. You know, how can you live up to the hype?

And I thought, in some ways, that's a better combination. Yes. His energy and my energy, as it turned out it was. And he was sensational. And it was the beginnings of this journey that we took together, being in the middle of that tornado. Yeah. And you think... Oh, you know, you know, you'll never the hype. You know, how can you live up to the hype?