Fresh Air, Mel Brooks and Gary Sinise

The Broadway musical The Producers has opened on Broadway, based on the Mel Brooks movie. It stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Hear an archive interview with Mel Brooks. Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is also on Broadway. Listen to interviews with actor Gary Sinise who stars in it, and director Terry Kinney. Steppenwolf is an actor-driven theatre company known for its ensemble acting, and cutting-edge acting style. (Broadcast Dates: July 30, 1999 and September 20, 2000)