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Actor Matthew Broderick

He co-stars with Nathan Lane in the Producers on Broadway. Sunday 3/17/02 is also Brodericks alst day in the role. Broderick was nominated for a Tony along with Lane, but lost the award to Lane. Broderick has starred in many stage, screen and film productions. On Broadway, he was in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and the stage version of Biloxi Blues, among many other plays. He got his first big break in film with the 1983 hit War Games. His other films include Ferris Buellers Day Off, Election, The Freshman, Inspector Gadget, and You Can Count on Me.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 15, 2002: Interview with Nathan Lane; Interview with Matthew Broderick; Interview with Mel Brooks; Commentary on city book clubs; Review of the film, "Harrison's…
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Actor Nathan Lane

He's currently starring in The Producers, the Broadway hit musical, a role for which he was awarded a Tony for Best Actor. This Sunday, March 17th 2002, will be his last performance. Lane has starred in many productions for stage, screen and television, including revivals of The Man Who Came to Dinner and Guys and Dolls. Playwright Terrance McNally has written roles for Lane and says, "I need an actor like Nathan to fully express myself. I can't do it with just the words.

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Comedian and Filmmaker Mel Brooks

Brooks has made some of the funniest films in movie history, including The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Blazing Saddles. His film The Producers was turned into the hottest musical now on Broadway. The Producers won 12 Tony Awards in 2001. Brooks won Tony Awards for Best Book (with Thomas Meehan) and Best Score. Now, Brooks is one of the few people who have won a Tony Award, an Academy Award, a Grammy Award and an Emmy Award.

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Book Critic Maureen Corrigan

Book critic Maureen Corrigan comments on the phenomenon of citywide reading groups, where an entire city reads the same book.

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Harrisons Flowers

Film critic John Powers reviews Harrisons Flowers, starring Andie MacDowell.

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Matthew Broderick on "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

Broderick is making his singing and dancing debut in the revival of the Frank Loesser musical. He plays J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious window washer who climbs the corporate ladder by "fawning, brown-nosing, sucking up and a touch of backstabbing." Broderick is best known for his acting, in such movies as "Torch Song Trilogy," "War Games," and "The Freshman."

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