Nathan Lane

And they're not going to buy, Nathan, that you can't get them a ticket. What do you do about that? The sanitation workers were a big demographic for that show. But, yeah, you know, that kind of thing. I mean, like, you know, there's Hamilton and either that was sort of another one. But that was I think that show was kind of it was about, obviously, Mel Brooks, you know. Sure. Yeah. That genius.

And but it was also kind of a zeitgeist hit. You know, you would come out of a long period of the dark British musicals and there hadn't been anything that was kind of a return to old fashioned musical comedy. Unapologetic. Unapologetic, you know, you know, a sort of a Valentine and yet satirical at the same time.

And but it was also kind of a zeitgeist hit. You know, you would come out of a long period of the dark British musicals and there hadn't been anything that was kind of a return to old fashioned musical comedy. Unapologetic. Unapologetic, you know, you know, a sort of a Valentine and yet satirical at the same time.

And but it was also kind of a zeitgeist hit. You know, you would come out of a long period of the dark British musicals and there hadn't been anything that was kind of a return to old fashioned musical comedy. Unapologetic. Unapologetic, you know, you know, a sort of a Valentine and yet satirical at the same time.

And and with, you know, one of arguably one of the greatest comic plots ever conceived. Yes. And so we need this thing to fail.

And and with, you know, one of arguably one of the greatest comic plots ever conceived. Yes. And so we need this thing to fail.

And and with, you know, one of arguably one of the greatest comic plots ever conceived. Yes. And so we need this thing to fail.

Isn't it? It's just the beauty of that. So, you know, and I certainly was this huge fan of the film. I literally saw the film for the first time in a revival house here in L.A. And with an audience filled, screaming their heads off. And I was like, Zero Mostel, I've never seen anyone so huge on screen. Yeah. Physically and emotionally, and yet truthful. Yeah. And gritty and just hilarious.

Isn't it? It's just the beauty of that. So, you know, and I certainly was this huge fan of the film. I literally saw the film for the first time in a revival house here in L.A. And with an audience filled, screaming their heads off. And I was like, Zero Mostel, I've never seen anyone so huge on screen. Yeah. Physically and emotionally, and yet truthful. Yeah. And gritty and just hilarious.

Isn't it? It's just the beauty of that. So, you know, and I certainly was this huge fan of the film. I literally saw the film for the first time in a revival house here in L.A. And with an audience filled, screaming their heads off. And I was like, Zero Mostel, I've never seen anyone so huge on screen. Yeah. Physically and emotionally, and yet truthful. Yeah. And gritty and just hilarious.

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 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.