The Producers
Original Broadway Playbill
Music	Mel Brooks Glen Kelly
Lyrics	Mel Brooks
Book	Mel Brooks Thomas Meehan
Based upon	Mel Brooks's 1968 film The Producers
Productions	2001 Broadway 2002 U.S. National tour 2004 West End 2005 Film Major productions worldwide
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Score Drama Desk Outstanding New Musical Drama Desk Outstanding Book New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical

The Producers is a critically acclaimed comedy-musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics by Brooks and music by Brooks and Glen Kelly. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be successful. The humor of the show is accessible to a wide range of audiences, and draws on ridiculous accents, caricatures of homosexuals and Nazis, and many show business in-jokes. The musical was a hit in New York, spawning national tours and successful productions in London and internationally. This page is about the 1968 film. ... The Producers is a 2005 film based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name, which is in turn based on the 1968 movie starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andréas Voutsinas. ... The Producers may refer to one of the following: American actor and writer director Mel Brooks comedy about two con-men who attempt to cheat theatre investors out of their investment money. ... Image File history File links The cover of Playbill magazine, particularly the issue about The Producers. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Thomas Meehan is a Tony award-winning author. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... This page is about the 1968 film. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Producers is a 2005 film based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name, which is in turn based on the 1968 movie starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andréas Voutsinas. ... // 1940s 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. ... The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is the Tony awarded to the librettist(s) of the musical. ... The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the composers and lyricists of the best original score written for a musical in that year. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... The New York Drama Critics Circle is comprised of nineteen drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines, and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Meehan, Thomas (March 21, 1826 - November 19, 1901), American Nurseryman and botanist. ... This page is about the 1968 film. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... For the book of comics by Daniel Clowes see Caricature (Daniel Clowes collection) A caricature of film comedian Charlie Chaplin. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Show business is a vernacular term for the business of entertainment. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

David Geffen persuaded Mel Brooks to turn his movie into a stage musical. When Brooks met with Jerry Herman to discuss their working together, Herman declined, telling Brooks that he should do the job himself, as he was a good songwriter. Brooks then asked Thomas Meehan to join him in writing the book for the stage. Brooks persuaded Mike Ockrent and his wife Susan Stroman to join the creative team as director and choreographer. After Ockrent's death on December 6, 1999, Stroman agreed to continue as both director and choreographer. The last addition to the creative team was Glen Kelly as the musical arranger and supervisor. ^{[1] [2]} David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer, philanthropist. ... Jerry Herman Jerry Herman (born Gerald Herman on July 10, 1933 in New York City) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. ... Mike Ockrent Age: 53 award-winning British stage director known for his larger-than-life Broadway musicals, as well as his smaller niche plays. ...

The musical opened on April 19, 2001 and ran for 2,502 performances, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. A 2005 film was made based on the musical, starring Lane, Broderick and Uma Thurman. is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... The Producers is a 2005 film based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name, which is in turn based on the 1968 movie starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andréas Voutsinas. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ...

Plot summary

Act I

New York, 1959. It's the opening of a new Max Bialystock play called "Funny Boy", a musical version of Hamlet. Everyone ends up hating it and the show closes on opening night ("Opening Night"). Max, who was once called the King of Broadway, sings to a crowd of down-and-outs of his past achievements and that he will return to form ("King of Broadway"). Max Bialystock is a fictional character and main protagonist who first appeared in Mel Brooks 1969 movie, The Producers, played by Zero Mostel. ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ...

The next day Leo Bloom, a mousy PA from the accounting firm Whitehall and Marks, arrives in Max's office to look at his books. However, a couple of seconds later, one of Max's "investors" arrives, and he tells Leo to go wait in the bathroom until she leaves. His investor, a little old lady who constantly repeats the phrase, "Hold Me, Touch Me" starts playing a sex game with Max (The virgin milkmaid and the well-hung stableboy) which he later pauses and she gives him a cheque for his next play (which he hasn't yet produced and calls "Cash"). Leo comes out of the bathroom and reveals his lifelong dream to Max: he's always wanted to be a Broadway Producer. After a serious panic attack when Max touches his blue blanket, Leo calms down enough to give Max the news that he has found an accounting error in his books: Max raised $62,000 for "Funny Boy", but the play only cost $60,000. There's $2,000 unaccounted for. Max begs Leo to cook the books. "Look at me", he pleads: once the King of Broadway, now reduced to romancing little old ladies to back him and wearing cardboard belts. Leo reluctantly agrees and returns to Max's books. After some calculations, he realizes that "under the right circumstances, a producer could actually make more money with a flop than he can with a hit." Max sits up, an idea forming in his unscrupulous head. Leo Bloom is a character in Mel Brookss films and musical of The Producers. ...

Leo explains. The IRS isn't interested in a show that flopped, so a producer could raise a million dollars, put on a $100,000 flop and keep the rest. Max proposes the ultimate scheme: IRS is short for U.S. Internal Revenue Service short for Indian Revenue Service short for Independent rear suspension, used in automobiles. ...

Step 1: We find the worst play ever written. Step 2: We hire the worst director in town. Step 3: We raise two million dollars...One for me, one for you. There's a lot of little old ladies out there! Step 4: We hire the worst actors in New York and open on Broadway and before you can say Step 5, we close on Broadway, take our two million and go to Rio. This article is about the Brazilian city. ...

However, Leo refuses to help Max with his scheme and returns to work the books at Whitehall and Marks, even after much pleading ("We Can Do It"). When he gets back to work, he daydreams of becoming a Broadway producer and "driv[ing] those chorus girls insane." ("I Wanna Be a Producer"). He realizes that his job is terrible, quits his job, and returns to Max ("I Wanna Be A Producer Reprise/We Can Do It - Reprise"). Overnight, they look for the worst play ever written without much luck. Finally, Max finds the sure-fire flop: Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden written by Franz Liebkind. Heading down to the playwright's home in Greenwich Village to get the rights to the play, they discover ex-Nazi Franz on the roof of his tenement with his birds: Hilde, Heidi, Hans, Heidrich and Adolf, reminiscing about the grand old days "In Old Bavaria". After listening to Franz rave, Leo and Max are only able to get their contract signed after singing Adolf Hitler's favourite tune, "Der Guten Tag Hop Clop" with him, and saying the Siegfried Oath, promising never to dishonour "the spirit and the memory of Adolf Elizabeth Hitler" with Franz. A row of dancing stormtroopers in the infamous opening musical number from Springtime for Hitler. ... Franz Liebkind is a fictional character in Mel Brooks film and musical, The Producers. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

Leo and Max then go down to the townhouse of Roger De Bris, the worst director in New York and a flamboyant homosexual to boot. At first, Roger and his "common law-assistant" Carmen Ghia decline the offer to direct because of the serious subject matter. Shows should be more happy, blythe, bonney...gay, Roger avers. ("Keep It Gay") Finally, after much persuading (and Tony-name dropping), Roger agrees to do it, but only if the ending is changed so the Germans end up winning World War II. A celebratory conga line ensues. Leo and Max finally return to the office where they meet a Swedish bombshell who wants to audition for their next play. Her name is Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yansen Tallen Hallen Svaden Swanson. That's her first name. Ulla for short. She auditions for them. ("When You Got It, Flaunt It") Bialystock and Bloom are floored, to say the least. They hire her to be their secretary/receptionist. Max then goes off to raise two million dollars for "Springtime for Hitler" by calling on all the little old ladies in New York. ("Along Came Bialy") Finally, after shtupping every little old lady in the greater Broadway area, Max has raised the two million. ("Finale") This article does not cite any references or sources. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Scene from the London version of the Producers, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, April 2006. ... Yinglish words are neologisms created by speakers of Yiddish in English-speaking countries, sometimes to describe things that were uncommon in the old country. ...

Act II

Scene from the London version of "the Producers", Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, April 2006

Leo and Ulla are left alone for a little while in Max's redecorated office (redecorated by Ulla during the intermission; See Photo right) and they start to fall in love. ("That Face") Leo, who has always decided to stay away from any relationship, breaks his own rule and starts to go out with Ulla. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1164x834, 582 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Producers (musical) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1164x834, 582 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Producers (musical) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Currently home to Lord Of The Rings, the musical. ...

The auditions for finding a terrible Hitler go unsuccessfully. One terrible actor after another is shooed away by Roger. After Franz is outraged by one auditioner's rendition of "Haben Sie Gehört Das Deutsche Band", he performs his own jazzy version and he is given the part by Max. Opening night for "Springtime for Hitler" arrives ("It's Bad Luck to Say Good Luck on Opening Night") and everyone is ready, until Franz falls down the stairs and ironically breaks his leg. Roger is the only one who knows the part of Hitler and he rushes to the dressing room to get ready.

The Curtain rises, and Max and Leo watch their failure unfold ("Springtime for Hitler"). Unfortunately, Roger's performance is so campy and so Garland-esque, the audience mistakes the show for a comedy and it becomes the talk of the town. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ...

Back at the office, Max and Leo are near-suicidal. ("Where Did We Go Right?") Roger and Carmen come to congratulate the Producers of the new smash, only to find them fighting over the accounting books. Just then, Franz bursts in, outraged by Roger's portrayal of his beloved Führer and wielding a pistol. The police hear the commotion and arrive, taking away Franz, Max and the accounting books. However, Leo hides and Ulla finds him and convinces him to take the two million dollars and run off to Rio as Max had planned ("That Face (reprise)").

In prison, Max receives a postcard from Leo and feels ("Betrayed") and, in his big eleven o'clock number, recounts the whole show (including intermission). At his trial Max is found "incredibly guilty", but then Leo and Ulla arrive and tell the judge that Max is a good man who would never hurt anyone. ("'Til Him") The judge is touched by this and decides not to separate the two, instead sending both (plus Franz) to Sing Sing prison for 5 years. In prison, they write a new musical entitled "Prisoners of Love" which goes to Broadway ("Prisoners of Love") (starring the stars of Springtime, Roger and Ulla) when they are pardoned by the Governor. Leo and Max continue to produce Broadway musicals and, at the end, the two fully-fledged kings of Broadway walk off into the sunset. ("Leo & Max") After the curtain call, there is one last song, with the cast telling the audience to leave. ("Goodbye")

Differences between the film and stage musical

Although the musical has many scenes and jokes taken directly from the film, there are still many differences. For example, Ulla has a much larger role, as does Springtime for Hitler director Roger DeBris. The character Lorenzo St. Dubois (LSD), a hippie who played Hitler in the 1968 movie, does not appear in the new version. Overall the musical is much more upbeat and ends more happily, with even the Nazi character Franz Liebkind being portrayed more sympathetically and getting a happy ending. A row of dancing stormtroopers in the infamous opening musical number from Springtime for Hitler. ... National Socialism redirects here. ...

List of Songs

Characters and original Broadway cast

• Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock
• Matthew Broderick as Leopold "Leo" Bloom
• Gary Beach as Roger De Bris
• Roger Bart as Carmen Ghia
• Cady Huffman as Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yansen Tallen Hallen Svaden Swanson "Bloom"
• Brad Oscar as Franz Liebkind

The replacement cast starred Henry Goodman and Steven Weber in Lane and Broderick's respective roles, and the loss of the original stars had a detrimental effect on the success of the show, prompting the return of Lane and Broderick for another run, from December 30, 2003 until April 4, 2004. Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... Max Bialystock is a fictional character and main protagonist who first appeared in Mel Brooks 1969 movie, The Producers, played by Zero Mostel. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award-winning American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off and Simba in Disneys The Lion King. ... Leo Bloom is a character in Mel Brookss films and musical of The Producers. ... Gary Beach is a Tony Award-winning American actor, primarily in Broadway musical theatre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Roger Bart is Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and SAG Award-winning television, stage and film actor and singer. ... Carmen Ghia is a fictional character from the 1968 Mel Brooks comedy The Producers played by Andréas Voutsinas, its 2001 Broadway show The Producers by Roger Bart, and the 2005 musical film The Producers also by Roger Bart. ... Cady Huffman (born Catherine Elizabeth Huffman on February 2, 1965 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actress. ... Scene from the London version of the Producers, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, April 2006. ... Brad Oscar (born September 22, 1964 in Washington, DC is an American musical theatre actor known for his Broadway performances in musicals such as The Producers and Jekyll and Hyde. ... Franz Liebkind is a fictional character in Mel Brooks film and musical, The Producers. ... Henry Goodman is a theatre actor. ... Steven Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American actor. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other "Max" performers included Tony Danza (who is slated to play that role in the Las Vegas production), John Treacy Egan, Henry Goodman, Richard Kind, Brad Oscar, and Lewis J. Stadlen. "Leo" players included Roger Bart, Hunter Foster, and Alan Ruck. Tony Danza. ... John Treacy Egan (born July 10, 1962) has been a member of the Broadway production of The Producers since 2002. ... Henry Goodman is a theatre actor. ... Richard Kind (b. ... Brad Oscar (born September 22, 1964 in Washington, DC is an American musical theatre actor known for his Broadway performances in musicals such as The Producers and Jekyll and Hyde. ... Lewis J. Stadlen was an American actor who starred on Benson for its first season as John Taylor, Governor Gatlings chief of staff. ... Roger Bart is Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and SAG Award-winning television, stage and film actor and singer. ... Hunter Foster (b. ... Alan Ruck (born July 1, 1956) is an American stage, television and film actor. ...

Broadway production history

The original Broadway production of The Producers opened at the St. James Theatre on April 19, 2001 and ran for 2,502 performances, closing on April 22, 2007. The director and choreographer was Susan Stroman. The show originally starred Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock (who reprised that role during the show's first few months on London's West End) and Matthew Broderick as Leo Bloom. It won 12 Tony Awards, breaking the record held for 37 years by Hello, Dolly! which had won 10. The St. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Susan Stroman (born October 17, 1954 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a Broadway director, choreographer, and performer. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award-winning American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off and Simba in Disneys The Lion King. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilders 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. ...

After the opening, The Producers broke the record for the largest single day box-office gross in theatre history, taking in more than $3 million. It then broke its own record in 2003 when Broderick and Lane's return went on sale, with over $3.5 million in single day ticket sales.

Beginning in September 2002 there were two touring companies that played 74 cities in the United States grossing over $214 million.^[3]. The 1st National touring company starred Lewis J. Stadlen and Alan Ruck. When the tour came to Los Angeles, Stadlen and Ruck were replaced by Jason Alexander and Martin Short for the duration of the show's run in that city. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian/American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. ...

Encouraged by the success of The Producers, Brooks has created a musical theatre version of Young Frankenstein, based on his eponymous movie, which opened on Broadway at the Hilton Theatre on November 8, 2007. Young Frankenstein is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. ... The Hilton Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 213 West 42nd Street. ...

The London production

The Producers at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

The London production of the musical got off to a complicated start with the late withdrawal of Richard Dreyfuss shortly before its opening. However, these problems were quickly forgotten after the announcement that Nathan Lane, the creator of the role in the New York production, would be stepping in for a limited run at a salary of what is thought to be significantly higher than £30,000 per week. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 3479 KB) Summary Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JF Photo taken by User:Edward on 19 March 2006 with a Casio EX-S600. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 3479 KB) Summary Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JF Photo taken by User:Edward on 19 March 2006 with a Casio EX-S600. ... Currently home to Lord Of The Rings, the musical. ... Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ...

The Producers opened in London's West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on November 9, 2004 and closed on January 6, 2007. In addition to Lane, the production featured Lee Evans as Leo Bloom, Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla, Conleth Hill as Roger De Bris and James Dreyfus as Carmen Ghia. Franz Liebkind was played by Nicolas Colicos. The show enjoyed excellent box office success as it had in New York. Despite the later departure of Lane from the show, it continued to enjoy strong sales. Max Bialystock was later played by Cory English, among others, and Leo Bloom was later played by John Gordon Sinclair and Reece Shearsmith. The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ... Currently home to Lord Of The Rings, the musical. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. ... Leigh Zimmerman Leigh Zimmerman is an actress, singer and dancer born March 28, 1969 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. She has appeared on Broadway in The Will Rogers Follies, Crazy For You and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum with Nathan Lane and in Londons West... Conleth Hill is an actor. ... James Dreyfus (born October 9, 1968) is an award-winning English actor. ... Cory English was born in 1968 in Rochester, New York, into a blue collar family, the youngest of four boys in upstate New York. ... John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor most famous for playing Gregory in Gregorys Girl (1981), when he was 19 years old. ... Reece Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969 in Hull) is a British comedy performer and writer. ...

UK tour

The tour opened in Manchester for 3 months, commencing 19 February 2007. Peter Kay was cast in the role of Roger De Bris, with Cory English and John Gordon Sinclair reprising their roles of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, respectively. For the majority of the UK tour, running through until early 2008, Joe Pasquale took over the role of Leo Bloom and Russ Abbot played Roger DeBris. The tour's dates at the Bristol Hippodrome were canceled due to reported poor ticket sales. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cory English was born in 1968 in Rochester, New York, into a blue collar family, the youngest of four boys in upstate New York. ... John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor most famous for playing Gregory in Gregorys Girl (1981), when he was 19 years old. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Russ Abbot (born Russell A. Roberts, 16 September 1947, in Chester) is a British musician, comedian, and actor. ... The Bristol Hippodrome is a theatre in the city centre of Bristol with a capacity of nearly 2000. ...

UK Tour Cast:

• Max Bialystock - Cory English
• Leo Bloom - John Gordon Sinclair (Manchester only), Reece Shearsmith (Cardiff), Joe Pasquale (rest of tour)
• Ulla - Emma-Jayne Appleyard
• Franz Liebkind - Alex Giannini
• Roger DeBris - Peter Kay (Manchester/Cardiff only), Allan Stewart (Glasgow only), Russ Abbot (rest of tour)
• Carmen Ghia

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Other productions

The Producers has also been successful in many other countries. There have been Canadian, German, Australian, Israeli, South Korean, Argentine, Japanese, Danish, Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Mexican, New Zealand, Czech, Austrian, Finnish, Greek, Brazilian and English productions. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

The following is specific information on other productions:

• The Los Angeles, California, production opened on May 2, 2003 at the Pantages Theatre and closed January 4, 2004. Co-starring were Jason Alexander as Max Bialystock, and Martin Short as Leo Bloom.
• Toronto, Canada, with actor Sean Cullen playing the role of Bialystock and Michael Therriault as Bloom. Due to low ticket sales, the musical closed after a 33-week run, two monts short of its announced closing. ^[4]
• Berlin, Germany, opened in 2002.
• Melbourne, Australia with Reg Livermore as Bialystock and Tom Burlinson as Bloom. Television veteran Bert Newton plays Liebkind and is a major drawcard. It also feature Chloe Dallimore as Ulla and Tony Sheldon as Roger DeBris. The show played in Melbourne for eight months, Brisbane for six weeks and for six months in Sydney.
• Tel Aviv, Israel has a version of the musical, translated into Hebrew, starring Shlomo Bar Abba as Bialystock. The Nazi references in the show have been modified to account for local sensitivities. Hitler is portrayed as morbidly obese, and whenever the actors mention his name it is followed by 'Yimach shemo vezichro' (may his name and memory be obliterated); then they spit.
• Athens, Greece Will open in Spring 2008. Greek Production Information
• Seoul, South Korea
• Buenos Aires, Argentina The stage version ran on the Lola Membrives Theater from March 29, 2005 to August 27, 2006, starring Enrique Pinti as Max Bialystock, Guillermo Francella as Leo Bloom (both renowned Argentinian comedians) and María Rojí as Ulla.
• Tokyo, Japan. Japanese translated production at Aoyama Theatre in August 13–31 2005. Starring Yoshihiko Inohara as Max Bialystock and Hiroshi Nagano as Leo Bloom — both members of the popular band, V6.
• Copenhagen, Denmark's production had its Scandinavian premier at Det Ny Teater on January 26, 2006. The Danish language production starring Preben Kristensen as Max Bialystock and Mads Knarreborg as Leo Bloom has garnered critical acclaim and plays to packed houses. The run for the musical has been extended twice. The first extension was made less than two weeks after the premier with ticket sales topping 50,000. The show is also known as "Forår for Hitler" ("Springtime for Hitler"), after the Danish-language translation of the original movie title.
• Milan, Italy. Premiere at Teatro della Luna on January 27, 2006. Starring Enzo Iacchetti as Max Bialystock, Gianluca Guidi as Leo Bloom and Simona Samarelli as Ulla.
• Budapest, Hungary. Premiere at Theatre Madách (Madách Színház) on June 2, 2006. Péter Haumann, János Gálvölgyi, and Béla Szerednyei alternate as Max Bialystock; Sándor Nagy, Dávid Sándor, and Vajk Szente alternateg as Leo Bloom; and Nikolett Gallusz, Judit Ladinek and Szonja Oroszlán alternate as Ulla.
• Madrid, Spain. Premiere at Teatro Coliseum on September 14, 2006. Starring Santiago Segura as Max Bialystock, José Mota as Leo Bloom and Dulcinea Juárez as Ulla. Closed on May 6, 2007.
• Mexico City, Mexico. Produced by OCESA Teatro Premiere at Centro Cultural Telmex on December 13, 2006. Starring Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Alejandro Calva alternating as Max Bialystock; Adal Ramones, Héctor Sandarti and Juan Manuel Bernal, alternating as Leo Bloom; and Natalia Sosa as Ulla.
• Las Vegas, Nevada (USA). Premiered at Paris Casino on February 9, 2007. Starring Tony Danza as Max Bialystock, Larry Raben as Leo Bloom and Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla. The cast also included Lee Roy Reams as Roger De Bris. The Las Vegas production is a 90-minute version of the original Broadway musical.
• The New Zealand premiere will be at the Court Theatre in Christchurch and will run from 24 November 2007–16 February 2008. Directed by Sandra Rasmussen. Starring Steven Ray and Max Bialystock, Cameron Douglas as Leo Bloom, Sia Trokenheim as Ula & Keith Adams as Roger DeBris.
• The Czech version is running in Karlin Musical Theatre in Prague
• A production is running in Finland. ^[5]
• A production is also running in Sao Paulo, Brazil with Miguel Falabella as Max Bialystock, Vladimir Brichta as Leo Bloom and Juliana Paes as Ulla
• The North Shore Music Theatre, which is the largest theater in all of New England, is preparing to perform a production for 2008, for theatre students ages 14 to 18 for their "Summer Stage Four" productions.
• Vereinigte Bühnen Wien has announced that the Ronacher theatre in Vienna is preparing to re-open with the first German-language production on 30th June 2008^[6].

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Movie adaptation

Main article: The Producers (2005 film)

In 2005, the musical was adapted into a musical film, becoming a movie based on a musical based on a movie about a musical. It was directed by Stroman and starred most of the original Broadway cast, except for Oscar and Huffman. Their roles were instead played by Will Ferrell and Uma Thurman, respectively. The songs "King of Broadway", "In Old Bavaria" and "Where Did We Go Right?" were not in the theatrical cut of the movie, although "King of Broadway" and "In Old Bavaria" appeared on the DVD as deleted scenes. Instead, two original songs, "You'll Find Your Happiness In Rio" and "There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway" were added to the film. It opened on December 16, 2005 and received mixed reviews from critics. The Producers is a 2005 film based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name, which is in turn based on the 1968 movie starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andréas Voutsinas. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ...

Popular culture

On the television show Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Producers was featured in almost every episode of season four. Larry David was offered the part of Max Bialystock by Mel Brooks, the part of Leo Bloom was occupied by Ben Stiller. When David accidentally injured Stiller's eye, Stiller was replaced by David Schwimmer. The story took a unique turn when Larry David's attempt to play the part is marred by his missing lines. However, he makes up some ad-lib comedy that keeps the audience laughing. In a "life imitating art" twist, it's revealed that Brooks cast David specifically so he would fail, end the show and "free" Brooks of its success. Brooks is seen at the theater bar with wife Anne Bancroft, both laughing at how bad David is and they no longer have to travel to every city for a premiere. Of course, David ends up being a hit and Mel leads Anne out, both weakly muttering "no way out..." This was Bancroft's final filmed appearance before her death. Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American sitcom starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. ... Lawrence Gene Larry David (born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the hugely popular American sitcom Friends. ... Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an iconic Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning American actress. ...

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Awards and nominatons

Tony Awards What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ...

• Tony Award for Best Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Original Score WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Matthew Broderick)
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Nathan Lane) WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Roger Bart)
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gary Beach) WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Brad Oscar)
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Cady Huffman) WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Choreography WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Orchestrations WINNER

Drama Desk Awards // 1940s 1949 Kiss Me, Kate - Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. ... The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is the Tony awarded to the librettist(s) of the musical. ... The Tony Award for Best Original Score is the Tony Award given to the composers and lyricists of the best original score written for a musical in that year. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award-winning American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off and Simba in Disneys The Lion King. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who is voted the best non-starring actor in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... Roger Bart is Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and SAG Award-winning television, stage and film actor and singer. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who is voted the best non-starring actor in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... Gary Beach is a Tony Award-winning American actor, primarily in Broadway musical theatre. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who is voted the best non-starring actor in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... Brad Oscar (born September 22, 1964 in Washington, DC is an American musical theatre actor known for his Broadway performances in musicals such as The Producers and Jekyll and Hyde. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical is awarded to the actress who is voted the best non-starring actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... Cady Huffman (born Catherine Elizabeth Huffman on February 2, 1965 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actress. ... The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design is the Tony Award given to a designer for outstanding set design of either a play or musical. ... The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical has been given since 1970. ... The Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical has been given since 1960. ... The Tony Award for Best Orchestrations has been given since 1997. ... The Drama Desk Awards are awards given by the organization Drama Desk to honor New York City theater performers, both in Broadway shows but also off-Broadway as well. ...

• Outstanding New Musical (WINNER)
• Outstanding Book of a Musical (WINNER)
• Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Nathan Lane (WINNER); Matthew Broderick (nominee)
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Gary Beach (WINNER); Roger Bart (nominee)
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (WINNER)
• Outstanding Choreography (WINNER)
• Outstanding Director of a Musical (WINNER)
• Outstanding Orchestrations (WINNER)
• Outstanding Lyrics (WINNER)
• Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (WINNER)
• Outstanding Costume Design (WINNER)
• Outstanding Lighting Design (nominee)

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical of the season The New York Drama Critics Circle is comprised of nineteen drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines, and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area. ...

References

External links

• The Producers at the Internet Broadway Database
• Curtain Up reviews and information of various productions
• PBS Great Performances "Recording the Producers"
• Official site for the London production
• Roger Bart and Brad Oscar - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
• Official site for the Hungarian production