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• MEL BROOKS SALUT PL MAZURSKY: “IF HE WERE GAY, AND I WERE GAY, WE’D HANG OUT TOGETHER”BY JULIE MILLERDECEMBER 13, 2013SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVE“THIS IS A REAL TREAT FOR ME,” MEL BROOKS TOLD THE CROWD OF ADMIRERS WHO HAD TURNED UP TO WATCH PL MAZURSKY, FIVE-TIME OSR-NOMATED WRER AND DIRECTOR AND VANY FAIRNTRIBUTOR, RECEIVE HIS STAR ON THE FABLED HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME THIS MORNG. “BEE I UNRSTAND THAT MSO & FRANK’S IS GIVG A EE MEAL,” BROOKS ADPANNED, POTG TO THE HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD HNT JT A FEW STEPS AWAY.ALL KIDDG—WELL, MOST KIDDG—ASI, BROOKS RELLED THE DUO’S EARLY TIME TOGETHER DURG HOLLYWOOD’S CAMELOT DAYS, WHEN ALL THE TWO HAD TO DO AS WRERS-PRODUCERS AT 20TH CENTURY FOX WAS PCH A MOVIE, ST, AND A BUDGET, AND WALK OUT OF THEIR MEETG WH A GREEN LIGHT. TODAY, THE LONGTIME IENDS, WHO ARE NOW THEIR 80S, KEEP UP WH EACH OTHER DURG THEIR STANDG FRIDAY LUNCH DAT, WHICH HAVE SPANNED ALMOST A DOZEN YEARS NOW. “IF HE WERE GAY, AND I WERE GAY,” BROOKS JOKED, “I THK WE WOULD HANG OUT TOGETHER. THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM.”WHEN MAZURSKY RPOND, “I LOVE YOU TOO,” BROOKS, WHO WAS STILL AT THE MIC, RETORTED, “PROVE ! PICK UP THE BILL FOR ONCE WHY DON’T YOU.”RETURNG TO HIS TRODUCTN SPEECH, BROOKS EXPOUND UPON THE FILMMAKER WHO HAS GIVEN DOWN AND OUT BEVERLY HILLS, BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE, AND NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE. “PL IS AN AMAZG GUY,” HE SAID. “[HE’S PTURED] EDY, DRAMA, TRAGEDY, AND THE KD OF HUMAN BETY THAT NO OTHER FILM DIRECTOR, CLUDG A GENI LIKE MYSELF, HAS BEEN ABLE TO ALCE AND PUT ON FILM. HE SE THE HUMAN HEART ALL OF S GLORY AND GIV TO ON THE SCREEN. . IS A SPECIAL GUY AND A SPECIAL TALENT AND WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR HIM.”OTHER ADMIRERS WHO TURNED UP TO SALUTE MAZURSKY CLUD RICHARD DREYFS (WHOM MAZURSKY DIRECTED DOWN AND OUT BEVERLY HILLS) AND JEFF GARL, -STAR OF CURB YOUR ENTHIASM, WHICH FEATURED BOTH BROOKS AND MAZURSKY GUT-STAR ROL RECENT YEARS. MAZURSKY WAS JOED BY HIS WIFE, BETSY, DGHTER JILL, AND GRANDCHILDREN.MOST POPULARVANY FAIR’S “IT’S RAG TEENS” COVER AT 20: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?BY SAVANNAH WALSHZENDAYA PAYS TRIBUTE TO “BROTHER” ANG CLOUD: “I’LL CHERISH EVERY MOMENT”BY SAVANNAH WALSHSOUND OF FREEDOM: THE WILD TE STORY BEHD 2023’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL FILMBY EVE BATEYJULIE MILLER
• KEEP IT GAYMEL BROOKSTRACK 8 ON THE PRODUCERS (ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST RERDG) FEATURGKATHY FZGERALD, JEFY DENMAN & 6 MOREPRODUCED BYLYNN LANDIS, RHODA MAYERSON & 1 MOREIN THIS SONG, WE ARE TRODUCED TO FLAMBOYANT DIRECTOR ROGER DEBRIS (GARY BEACH) AND THE RT OF HIS PRODUCTN TEAM. THEY ARE AT FIRST RELUCTANT ABOUT PUTTG ON… READ MORE MAR. 26, 20011 VIEWER14.4K VIEWS9 CONTRIBUTORSKEEP IT GAY LYRICS[MAX, SPOKEN]LISTEN, ROGER, DID YOU GET A CHANCE YET TO READ SPRGTIME FOR HLER?[ROGER, SPOKEN]READ ? I VOURED . I FOR ONE, FOR STANCE NEVER REALIZED THAT THE THIRD REICH... MEANT GERMANY[MAX, SPOKEN]YEAH. HOW ABOUT THAT? THEN YOU'LL DO ?[ROGER, SPOKEN]DO ? OF URSE NOT(SUNG)THE THEATER'S SO OBSSEDWH DRAMA SO PRSEDIT'S HARD TO SELL A TICKET ON BROADWAYSHOWS SHOULD BE MORE PRETTYSHOWS SHOULD BE MORE WTYSHOWS SHOULD BE MORE...WHAT'S THE WORD?[LEO, SPOKEN]GAY?[ROGER, SPOKEN]EXACTLYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE(SUNG)NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO ON THE STAGEKEEP LIGHT, KEEP BRIGHT, KEEP GAYWHETHER 'S MURR, MAYHEM OR RAGEDON'T PLA, 'S A PA, KEEP GAY[CARMEN]PEOPLE WANT LGHTER WHEN THEY SEE A SHOWTHE LAST THG THEY'RE AFTER IS A LANY OF WOE[BOTH]A HAPPY ENDG WILL PEP UP YOUR PLAY[ROGER]OEDIP WON'T BOMB[CARMEN]IF HE WDS UP WH MOM![ROGER]KEEP GAY[CARMEN]KEEP GAY[BOTH]KEEP GAY[MAX, SPOKEN]COULDN'T AGREE WH YOU MORE. AND YOU HAVE OUR BLSGS, ROGER, TO MAKE SPRGTIME FOR HLER JT AS "GAY" AS ANYONE ULD POSSIBLY WANT. SO E ON, DO FOR , PLEASE![ROGER, SPOKEN]NO, I'M SORRY, MAX, BUT 'S SIMPLY NOT MY CUP OF TEA. BUT STILL, FAIR IS FAIR. PERHAPS I SHOULD ASK MY PRODUCTN TEAM WHAT THEY THK. THIS IS MY SET SIGNER, BRIAN[BRIAN ENTERS A LEATHER MASOCHISM OUTF.][BRIAN]KEEP GLADKEEP MADKEEP GAY[ROGER, SPOKEN]AND HERE'S MY STUME SIGNER, KEV[KEV, A TWKISH MAN, ENTERS.][KEVIN]HELLO!KEEP HAPPYKEEP SNAPPYKEEP GAY[BRIAN, KEVIN]WE'RE CLEVER, CREATIVEIT'S OUR JOB TO SEETHAT EVERYTHG'S PERFECTFOR MR. DEBRIS[ROGER, SPOKEN]NEXT, STT, MY CHOREOGRAPHERSTT, A SKTIGHT LEOTARD, WH AN ERECTN, DANC TO THE ROOM.}[SCOTT]HI THERE![[ROGER, SPOKEN]AND AH, FALLY... LAST, AND LEAST, MY LIGHTG SIGNER SHIRLEY MARKOWZ[FALLY, SHIRLEY, A BUTCH LBIAN, ENTERS.][SHIRLEY]KEEP GAYKEEP GAYKEEP GAY[LEO PULLS MAX ASI.][LEO, SPOKEN]I DON'T THK WE'RE GETTG TO THEM. WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW, MAX?[MAX, SPOKEN]WATCH THIS: ROGER, LISTEN. I THK THAT SPRGTIME FOR HLER WOULD BE A MARVELO OPPORTUNY FOR YOU. I MEAN UP TO NOW, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN ASSOCIATED WH IVOLO MILS[ROGER, SPOKEN]OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. I'VE OFTEN FELT AS THOUGH I'VE BEEN THROWG MY LIFE AWAY ON SILLY ENTERTAMENTS. DOPEY SHOWGIRLS GOOEY GOWNS. TWO, THREE, KICK, TURN! TURN, TURN, KICK, TURN![CARMEN, SPOKEN]OH, ROGER[ROGER, SPOKEN]OH, 'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU HEAVE. NOHELS, I'M SORRY, MAX. I JT ULDN'T DO SPRGTIME FOR HLER[MAX, SPOKEN]WHY NOT? THK OF THE PRTIGE[ROGER, SPOKEN]NO![MAX, SPOKEN]THK OF THE RPECT![ROGER, SPOKEN]NO, NO, NO![MAX, SPOKEN]THK OF... THE TONY![PRODUCTION TEAM]TONY! TONY! TONY! TONY! TONY![ROGER]NGAAAAAAHHHHH![MAX, SPOKEN]WHAT'S THE MATTER?{LEO, SPOKEN]IS HE ALL RIGHT?[CARMEN, SPOKEN]HE'S HAVG A STROKE...[MAX, SPOKEN]WHAT?[CARMEN, SPOKEN].. GENI![ROGER, SPOKEN]I SEE ! I SEE ! AT LAST, THE CHANCE TO DO SOMETHG IMPORTANT![CARMEN]ROGER DEBRIS PRENTS HISTORY![ROGER, SPOKEN]OF URSE, THAT WHOLE SEND ACT HAS TO BE REWRTEN. THEY'RE LOSG THE WAR? EXCE ME?! IT'S TOO DOWNBEAT![CARMEN]ROGER DEBRIS PRENTS HISTORY![ROGER, SPOKEN]BUT MAYBE... OOH, 'S A WILD IA, BUT JT MIGHT WORK...(SUNG)I SEE A LE OF BETIFUL GIRLSDRSED AS STORMTROOPERS, EACH ONE A GEMWH LEATHER BOOTS AND WHIPS ON THEIR HIPSIT'S RISQUE, DARE I SAY, S&M![OTHERS, SPOKEN]LOVE ![ROGER]I SEE GERMAN SOLDIERS DANCG THROUGH FRANCEPLAYED BY CHOS BOYS VERY TIGHT PANTSAND WA, THERE'S MORE! THEY W THE WAR!AND THE DANC THEY DO WILL BE DARG AND NEWTURN, TURN, KICK, TURN, TURN, TURN, KICK, TURNONE, TWO, THREE, KICK, TURN!KEEP SASSYKEEP CLASSYKEEP ... HA HA HA![MAX, SPOKEN]THAT IS BRILLIANT! BRILLIANT! ROGER, I SPEAK FOR MR. BLOOM AND MYSELF WHEN I SAY THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY MAN THE WORLD WHO N DO JTICE TO SPRGTIME FOR HLER. WILL YOU DO , PLEASE?[LEO, SPOKEN]PLEASE![ROGER, SPOKEN]WA A MUTE! THIS IS A VERY BIG CISN! IT MIGHT AFFECT THE URSE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE! I SHALL HAVE TO THK ABOUT ... I'LL DO !(SUNG)I'LL DO !SABU, CHAMPAGNE![PRODUCTION TEAM]IF AT THE END YOU WANT THEM TO CHEERKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAYWHETHER 'S HAMLET, OTHELLO OR LEARKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAY[CARMEN]COMEDY'S JOYO, A NSTANT LIGHTDRAMAS ANNOY ...[ROGER, CARMEN].. OUR NIGHT[PRODUCTION TEAM]SO KEEP YOUR STRDBERGS AND IBSENS AT BAY[ROGER]I'LL SIGN[KEVIN]SIGN[BRIAN]SIGN[SCOTT]SIGN[CARMEN]SIGN[SHIRLEY]SIGN[MAX & LEO]SIGN![ROGER, SPOKEN]ROGER ELIZABETH DE BRIS![ALL]KEEP GAY!*TAG*[ALL]LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LAKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAYLA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LAKEEP -[CARMEN,SPOKEN]CONGA![ALL]LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LAAND SO THE LE IS WHEN MOUNTG A PLAYKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORIN THIS SONG, WE ARE TRODUCED TO FLAMBOYANT DIRECTOR ROGER DEBRIS (GARY BEACH) AND THE RT OF HIS PRODUCTN TEAM. THEY ARE AT FIRST RELUCTANT ABOUT PUTTG ON SPRGTIME, BUT MAX AND LEO MANAGE TO NVCE THEM, BY ALLOWG THEM TO MAKE “AS GAY AS ANYONE ULD POSSIBLY WANT!”EXPAND +3SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “KEEP IT GAY” BY MEL BROOKS?WHEN DID MEL BROOKS RELEASE “KEEP IT GAY”?WHO WROTE “KEEP IT GAY” BY MEL BROOKS?THE PRODUCERS (ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST RERDG) (2001)VAR ARTISTS1. OVERTURE2. OPENG NIGHT3. THE KG OF BROADWAY4. WE CAN DO IT5. I WANNA BE A PRODUCER6. IN OLD BAVARIA (BROADWAY VERSN)7. DER GUTEN TAG HOP-CLOP8. KEEP IT GAY9. WHEN YOU’VE GOT IT, FLNT IT10. ALONG CAME BIALY11. THAT FACE12. HABEN SIE GEHöRT DAS UTSCHE BAND?13. OPENG NIGHT (REPRISE)14. YOU NEVER SAY GOOD LUCK ON OPENG NIGHT15. SPRGTIME FOR HLER (BROADWAY VERSN)16. WHERE DID WE GO RIGHT?17. BETRAYED18. ’TIL HIM19. PRISONERS OF LOVE (LEO & MAX)20. GOODBYE!THAT FACE (REPRISE)CREDSFEATURGKATHY FZGERALD, JEFY DENMAN, RAY WILLIS, PETER MAROS, MATTHEW BRORICK, NATHAN LANE, ROGER BART & GARY BEACHPRODUCED BYLYNN LANDIS, RHODA MAYERSON & FRERIC H. MAYERSONWRTEN BYMEL BROOKSORCHTRATNDOUG BTERMANRELEASE DATEMARCH 26, 2001SONGS THAT INTERPOLATE KEEP IT GAYTHIS IS YOUR ROUND OF APPLSE (2022 TONY AWARDS OPENG NUMBER) BY ARIANA DEBOSE, OVERTURE BY MEL BROOKS (FT. THE PRODUCERS ORCHTRA), BETRAYED BY MEL BROOKS (FT. NATHAN LANE) & ALONG CAME BIALY BY MEL BROOKS (FT. BRAD OSR, CADY HUFFMAN, JENNIFER SMH, KATHY FZGERALD, MALEE DOHERTY, MATTHEW BRORICK, NATHAN LANE & ROGER BART)VIEW KEEP IT GAY SAMPLTAGSPOPMILSEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

MEL BROOKS SALUT PL MAZURSKY: “IF HE WERE GAY, AND I WERE GAY, WE’D HANG OUT TOGETHER”BY JULIE MILLERDECEMBER 13, 2013SAVE THIS STORYSAVESAVE THIS STORYSAVE“THIS IS A REAL TREAT FOR ME,” MEL BROOKS TOLD THE CROWD OF ADMIRERS WHO HAD TURNED UP TO WATCH PL MAZURSKY, FIVE-TIME OSR-NOMATED WRER AND DIRECTOR AND VANY FAIRNTRIBUTOR, RECEIVE HIS STAR ON THE FABLED HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME THIS MORNG. “BEE I UNRSTAND THAT MSO & FRANK’S IS GIVG A EE MEAL,” BROOKS ADPANNED, POTG TO THE HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD HNT JT A FEW STEPS AWAY.ALL KIDDG—WELL, MOST KIDDG—ASI, BROOKS RELLED THE DUO’S EARLY TIME TOGETHER DURG HOLLYWOOD’S CAMELOT DAYS, WHEN ALL THE TWO HAD TO DO AS WRERS-PRODUCERS AT 20TH CENTURY FOX WAS PCH A MOVIE, ST, AND A BUDGET, AND WALK OUT OF THEIR MEETG WH A GREEN LIGHT. TODAY, THE LONGTIME IENDS, WHO ARE NOW THEIR 80S, KEEP UP WH EACH OTHER DURG THEIR STANDG FRIDAY LUNCH DAT, WHICH HAVE SPANNED ALMOST A DOZEN YEARS NOW. “IF HE WERE GAY, AND I WERE GAY,” BROOKS JOKED, “I THK WE WOULD HANG OUT TOGETHER. THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM.”WHEN MAZURSKY RPOND, “I LOVE YOU TOO,” BROOKS, WHO WAS STILL AT THE MIC, RETORTED, “PROVE ! PICK UP THE BILL FOR ONCE WHY DON’T YOU.”RETURNG TO HIS TRODUCTN SPEECH, BROOKS EXPOUND UPON THE FILMMAKER WHO HAS GIVEN DOWN AND OUT BEVERLY HILLS, BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE, AND NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE. “PL IS AN AMAZG GUY,” HE SAID. “[HE’S PTURED] EDY, DRAMA, TRAGEDY, AND THE KD OF HUMAN BETY THAT NO OTHER FILM DIRECTOR, CLUDG A GENI LIKE MYSELF, HAS BEEN ABLE TO ALCE AND PUT ON FILM. HE SE THE HUMAN HEART ALL OF S GLORY AND GIV TO ON THE SCREEN. . IS A SPECIAL GUY AND A SPECIAL TALENT AND WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR HIM.”OTHER ADMIRERS WHO TURNED UP TO SALUTE MAZURSKY CLUD RICHARD DREYFS (WHOM MAZURSKY DIRECTED DOWN AND OUT BEVERLY HILLS) AND JEFF GARL, -STAR OF CURB YOUR ENTHIASM, WHICH FEATURED BOTH BROOKS AND MAZURSKY GUT-STAR ROL RECENT YEARS. MAZURSKY WAS JOED BY HIS WIFE, BETSY, DGHTER JILL, AND GRANDCHILDREN.MOST POPULARVANY FAIR’S “IT’S RAG TEENS” COVER AT 20: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?BY SAVANNAH WALSHZENDAYA PAYS TRIBUTE TO “BROTHER” ANG CLOUD: “I’LL CHERISH EVERY MOMENT”BY SAVANNAH WALSHSOUND OF FREEDOM: THE WILD TE STORY BEHD 2023’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL FILMBY EVE BATEYJULIE MILLER

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KEEP IT GAYMEL BROOKSTRACK 8 ON THE PRODUCERS (ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST RERDG) FEATURGKATHY FZGERALD, JEFY DENMAN & 6 MOREPRODUCED BYLYNN LANDIS, RHODA MAYERSON & 1 MOREIN THIS SONG, WE ARE TRODUCED TO FLAMBOYANT DIRECTOR ROGER DEBRIS (GARY BEACH) AND THE RT OF HIS PRODUCTN TEAM. THEY ARE AT FIRST RELUCTANT ABOUT PUTTG ON… READ MORE MAR. 26, 20011 VIEWER14.4K VIEWS9 CONTRIBUTORSKEEP IT GAY LYRICS[MAX, SPOKEN]LISTEN, ROGER, DID YOU GET A CHANCE YET TO READ SPRGTIME FOR HLER?[ROGER, SPOKEN]READ ? I VOURED . I FOR ONE, FOR STANCE NEVER REALIZED THAT THE THIRD REICH... MEANT GERMANY[MAX, SPOKEN]YEAH. HOW ABOUT THAT? THEN YOU'LL DO ?[ROGER, SPOKEN]DO ? OF URSE NOT(SUNG)THE THEATER'S SO OBSSEDWH DRAMA SO PRSEDIT'S HARD TO SELL A TICKET ON BROADWAYSHOWS SHOULD BE MORE PRETTYSHOWS SHOULD BE MORE WTYSHOWS SHOULD BE MORE...WHAT'S THE WORD?[LEO, SPOKEN]GAY?[ROGER, SPOKEN]EXACTLYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE(SUNG)NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO ON THE STAGEKEEP LIGHT, KEEP BRIGHT, KEEP GAYWHETHER 'S MURR, MAYHEM OR RAGEDON'T PLA, 'S A PA, KEEP GAY[CARMEN]PEOPLE WANT LGHTER WHEN THEY SEE A SHOWTHE LAST THG THEY'RE AFTER IS A LANY OF WOE[BOTH]A HAPPY ENDG WILL PEP UP YOUR PLAY[ROGER]OEDIP WON'T BOMB[CARMEN]IF HE WDS UP WH MOM![ROGER]KEEP GAY[CARMEN]KEEP GAY[BOTH]KEEP GAY[MAX, SPOKEN]COULDN'T AGREE WH YOU MORE. AND YOU HAVE OUR BLSGS, ROGER, TO MAKE SPRGTIME FOR HLER JT AS "GAY" AS ANYONE ULD POSSIBLY WANT. SO E ON, DO FOR , PLEASE![ROGER, SPOKEN]NO, I'M SORRY, MAX, BUT 'S SIMPLY NOT MY CUP OF TEA. BUT STILL, FAIR IS FAIR. PERHAPS I SHOULD ASK MY PRODUCTN TEAM WHAT THEY THK. THIS IS MY SET SIGNER, BRIAN[BRIAN ENTERS A LEATHER MASOCHISM OUTF.][BRIAN]KEEP GLADKEEP MADKEEP GAY[ROGER, SPOKEN]AND HERE'S MY STUME SIGNER, KEV[KEV, A TWKISH MAN, ENTERS.][KEVIN]HELLO!KEEP HAPPYKEEP SNAPPYKEEP GAY[BRIAN, KEVIN]WE'RE CLEVER, CREATIVEIT'S OUR JOB TO SEETHAT EVERYTHG'S PERFECTFOR MR. DEBRIS[ROGER, SPOKEN]NEXT, STT, MY CHOREOGRAPHERSTT, A SKTIGHT LEOTARD, WH AN ERECTN, DANC TO THE ROOM.}[SCOTT]HI THERE![[ROGER, SPOKEN]AND AH, FALLY... LAST, AND LEAST, MY LIGHTG SIGNER SHIRLEY MARKOWZ[FALLY, SHIRLEY, A BUTCH LBIAN, ENTERS.][SHIRLEY]KEEP GAYKEEP GAYKEEP GAY[LEO PULLS MAX ASI.][LEO, SPOKEN]I DON'T THK WE'RE GETTG TO THEM. WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW, MAX?[MAX, SPOKEN]WATCH THIS: ROGER, LISTEN. I THK THAT SPRGTIME FOR HLER WOULD BE A MARVELO OPPORTUNY FOR YOU. I MEAN UP TO NOW, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN ASSOCIATED WH IVOLO MILS[ROGER, SPOKEN]OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. I'VE OFTEN FELT AS THOUGH I'VE BEEN THROWG MY LIFE AWAY ON SILLY ENTERTAMENTS. DOPEY SHOWGIRLS GOOEY GOWNS. TWO, THREE, KICK, TURN! TURN, TURN, KICK, TURN![CARMEN, SPOKEN]OH, ROGER[ROGER, SPOKEN]OH, 'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU HEAVE. NOHELS, I'M SORRY, MAX. I JT ULDN'T DO SPRGTIME FOR HLER[MAX, SPOKEN]WHY NOT? THK OF THE PRTIGE[ROGER, SPOKEN]NO![MAX, SPOKEN]THK OF THE RPECT![ROGER, SPOKEN]NO, NO, NO![MAX, SPOKEN]THK OF... THE TONY![PRODUCTION TEAM]TONY! TONY! TONY! TONY! TONY![ROGER]NGAAAAAAHHHHH![MAX, SPOKEN]WHAT'S THE MATTER?{LEO, SPOKEN]IS HE ALL RIGHT?[CARMEN, SPOKEN]HE'S HAVG A STROKE...[MAX, SPOKEN]WHAT?[CARMEN, SPOKEN].. GENI![ROGER, SPOKEN]I SEE ! I SEE ! AT LAST, THE CHANCE TO DO SOMETHG IMPORTANT![CARMEN]ROGER DEBRIS PRENTS HISTORY![ROGER, SPOKEN]OF URSE, THAT WHOLE SEND ACT HAS TO BE REWRTEN. THEY'RE LOSG THE WAR? EXCE ME?! IT'S TOO DOWNBEAT![CARMEN]ROGER DEBRIS PRENTS HISTORY![ROGER, SPOKEN]BUT MAYBE... OOH, 'S A WILD IA, BUT JT MIGHT WORK...(SUNG)I SEE A LE OF BETIFUL GIRLSDRSED AS STORMTROOPERS, EACH ONE A GEMWH LEATHER BOOTS AND WHIPS ON THEIR HIPSIT'S RISQUE, DARE I SAY, S&M![OTHERS, SPOKEN]LOVE ![ROGER]I SEE GERMAN SOLDIERS DANCG THROUGH FRANCEPLAYED BY CHOS BOYS VERY TIGHT PANTSAND WA, THERE'S MORE! THEY W THE WAR!AND THE DANC THEY DO WILL BE DARG AND NEWTURN, TURN, KICK, TURN, TURN, TURN, KICK, TURNONE, TWO, THREE, KICK, TURN!KEEP SASSYKEEP CLASSYKEEP ... HA HA HA![MAX, SPOKEN]THAT IS BRILLIANT! BRILLIANT! ROGER, I SPEAK FOR MR. BLOOM AND MYSELF WHEN I SAY THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY MAN THE WORLD WHO N DO JTICE TO SPRGTIME FOR HLER. WILL YOU DO , PLEASE?[LEO, SPOKEN]PLEASE![ROGER, SPOKEN]WA A MUTE! THIS IS A VERY BIG CISN! IT MIGHT AFFECT THE URSE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE! I SHALL HAVE TO THK ABOUT ... I'LL DO !(SUNG)I'LL DO !SABU, CHAMPAGNE![PRODUCTION TEAM]IF AT THE END YOU WANT THEM TO CHEERKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAYWHETHER 'S HAMLET, OTHELLO OR LEARKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAY[CARMEN]COMEDY'S JOYO, A NSTANT LIGHTDRAMAS ANNOY ...[ROGER, CARMEN].. OUR NIGHT[PRODUCTION TEAM]SO KEEP YOUR STRDBERGS AND IBSENS AT BAY[ROGER]I'LL SIGN[KEVIN]SIGN[BRIAN]SIGN[SCOTT]SIGN[CARMEN]SIGN[SHIRLEY]SIGN[MAX & LEO]SIGN![ROGER, SPOKEN]ROGER ELIZABETH DE BRIS![ALL]KEEP GAY!*TAG*[ALL]LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LAKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAYLA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LAKEEP -[CARMEN,SPOKEN]CONGA![ALL]LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LAAND SO THE LE IS WHEN MOUNTG A PLAYKEEP GAY, KEEP GAY, KEEP GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORIN THIS SONG, WE ARE TRODUCED TO FLAMBOYANT DIRECTOR ROGER DEBRIS (GARY BEACH) AND THE RT OF HIS PRODUCTN TEAM. THEY ARE AT FIRST RELUCTANT ABOUT PUTTG ON SPRGTIME, BUT MAX AND LEO MANAGE TO NVCE THEM, BY ALLOWG THEM TO MAKE “AS GAY AS ANYONE ULD POSSIBLY WANT!”EXPAND +3SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “KEEP IT GAY” BY MEL BROOKS?WHEN DID MEL BROOKS RELEASE “KEEP IT GAY”?WHO WROTE “KEEP IT GAY” BY MEL BROOKS?THE PRODUCERS (ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST RERDG) (2001)VAR ARTISTS1. OVERTURE2. OPENG NIGHT3. THE KG OF BROADWAY4. WE CAN DO IT5. I WANNA BE A PRODUCER6. IN OLD BAVARIA (BROADWAY VERSN)7. DER GUTEN TAG HOP-CLOP8. KEEP IT GAY9. WHEN YOU’VE GOT IT, FLNT IT10. ALONG CAME BIALY11. THAT FACE12. HABEN SIE GEHöRT DAS UTSCHE BAND?13. OPENG NIGHT (REPRISE)14. YOU NEVER SAY GOOD LUCK ON OPENG NIGHT15. SPRGTIME FOR HLER (BROADWAY VERSN)16. WHERE DID WE GO RIGHT?17. BETRAYED18. ’TIL HIM19. PRISONERS OF LOVE (LEO & MAX)20. GOODBYE!THAT FACE (REPRISE)CREDSFEATURGKATHY FZGERALD, JEFY DENMAN, RAY WILLIS, PETER MAROS, MATTHEW BRORICK, NATHAN LANE, ROGER BART & GARY BEACHPRODUCED BYLYNN LANDIS, RHODA MAYERSON & FRERIC H. MAYERSONWRTEN BYMEL BROOKSORCHTRATNDOUG BTERMANRELEASE DATEMARCH 26, 2001SONGS THAT INTERPOLATE KEEP IT GAYTHIS IS YOUR ROUND OF APPLSE (2022 TONY AWARDS OPENG NUMBER) BY ARIANA DEBOSE, OVERTURE BY MEL BROOKS (FT. THE PRODUCERS ORCHTRA), BETRAYED BY MEL BROOKS (FT. NATHAN LANE) & ALONG CAME BIALY BY MEL BROOKS (FT. BRAD OSR, CADY HUFFMAN, JENNIFER SMH, KATHY FZGERALD, MALEE DOHERTY, MATTHEW BRORICK, NATHAN LANE & ROGER BART)VIEW KEEP IT GAY SAMPLTAGSPOPMILSEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

"Y, as most people know by now, Lane is gay. The gay stuff was like, 'Yeah we've seen that before, but give more of that Nazi stuff! ) You only need to ask him about the tortuo manner of his g out as a gay man and he'll tell you.

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