Word: lane
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...LANE: One of those green things. Like at ballparks. [He holds up his bandaged digit like a foam hand.] I'm No. 1! Oscar, he's a very positive character this time around...
...LANE: Well, yeah. I'm not going to wear this in the show. Have you met my finger puppet Melvin? [Making the finger talk to Broderick] Hi! Hi, Matthew! [Aside] That's just a little of the magical chemistry you've heard so much about...
Indeed. Almost more famous than either Broderick or Lane is the legendary rapport between them, and when you meet them you can see why. Chemistry between actors is an unpredictable thing, a will-o'-the-wisp, elusive and ineffable, but in the case of Broderick and Lane it's so palpably real and present you can practically smell it. They love each other, and they love performing with each other...
That unique rapport has made them the most bankable stars on Broadway. Separately, before The Producers, Broderick and Lane were both solid B-list performers: likable, reliable but limited. What they became together was something far more than the sum of their parts. With The Odd Couple, and the movie version of The Producers, which opens Dec. 16, they're going to see how far chemistry can take them...
...LANE: Yes, it's throbbing. And I mean that in the nicest possible...