David Johnson & Richard Lafleur to Hit the Road in New National Tour of THE PRODUCERS; Dates Announced!

By: Tyler Peterson Sep. 16, 2015

Award-winning comic sensation THE PRODUCERS takes the stage across the U.S. as Big League Productions, Inc. brings the musical theater masterpiece to more than 50 cities starting October 20 in Elmira, NY. THE PRODUCERS is the hilarious Mel Brooks smash-hit that took Broadway by storm in 2001, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards.

THE PRODUCERS revolutionized Broadway Musical Comedy, and as Ben Brantley raved, "It is, to put it simply, the real thing: a big Broadway book musical that is so ecstatically drunk on its powers to entertain that it leaves you delirious, too."

Based on the Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, this Mel Brooks masterpiece chronicles the side-splitting adventures of washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his mild-mannered accountant Leo Bloom, as they scheme to get rich quick by producing the most notorious flop in the history of showbiz. It's a comic tour-de-force that spoofs the big, old-fashioned Broadway musical while paying tribute to it at the same time.

Often hailed as the funniest musical of all time, THE PRODUCERS features a riotous mix of eccentric characters and show-stopping songs including "I Wanna Be a Producer," "When You Got It, Flaunt It," "Prisoners of Love," and of course "Springtime for Hitler," as well as Susan Stroman's eye-popping Tony-Award winning production numbers.

Written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, THE PRODUCERS features Susan Stroman's Tony Award-winning direction and choreography recreated on tour by director Nigel West and choreographer Lauren Kadel.

David Johnson stars as the infamous Max Bialystock with Richard Lafleur playing the role of his mousy accountant Leo Bloom. The cast also includes Thomas Slater as Franz Liebkind, Jessica Ernest as Ulla, John Ben Boss as Roger De Bris and J. Ryan Carroll in the role of Carman Ghia. Rounding out the cast of THE PRODUCERS is Michael O'Connor, Taylor Eliason, Charlie Tingen, Allegra Berglund, Mandie Russak, Marie Lemon, Courtney Brady, Samantha Martin, Priscilla Curtis, Elyse Dwenger, Kelsey Moore, Heather Klobukowski, Anne Marie Snyder, Nick Raynor, A.J. Hunsucker, Ford Haueser, Walter Tucker and Zach Hawthorne.

For more information visit www.TheProducersOnTour.com

THE PRODUCERS 2015-2016 National Tour Schedule:

Elmira	NY	The Clemens Center	October 19-21, 2015
Worcester	MA	Hanover Theatre	October 23-25, 2015
Syracuse	NY	Crouse Hinds Theatre	October 27-29, 2015
Waterbury	CT	Palace Theatre	October 30, 2015
Providence	RI	Providence PAC	October 31, 2015
New London	CT	Garde Arts Center	November 1, 2015
Akron	OH	E.J. Thomas Hall	November 3-4, 2015
Roanoke	VA	Berglund PA Theatre	November 5, 2015
Charleston	WV	The Clay Center	November 6, 2015
Orono	ME	Collins Center for the Arts	November 8, 2015
Erie	PA	Warner Theatre	November 11, 2015
Toledo	OH	The Valentine Theatre	November 12, 2015
Lexington	KY	Lexington Opera House	November 13-15, 2015
Binghamton	NY	The Forum Theatre	November 17-18, 2015
Morristown	NJ	Mayo PA Center	November 19-20, 2015
Stony Brook	NY	Staller Center for the Arts	November 21, 2015
Greenvale	NY	Tilles Center for the Arts	November 22, 2015
Naples	FL	Naples Philharmonic	December 26-28, 2015
Clearwater	FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall	December 29, 2015
Sarasota	FL	Van Wezel PAC	December 30, 2015
W Palm Beach	FL	Kravis Center	December 31, 2015
Panama City	FL	Marina Civic Center	January 2, 2016
Oxford	AL	Oxford PAC	January 3, 2016
Pensacola	FL	Saenger Theatre	January 5, 2016
Athens	GA	The Classic Center	January 6, 2016
Huntsville	AL	Von Braun Civic Center	January 8-10, 2016
Lafayette	LA	Heymann Auditorium	January 12, 2016
San Antonio	TX	Tobin Center	January 13, 2016
Orange	TX	Frances Ann Lutcher Th.	January 15, 2016
Galveston	TX	Grand 1894 Opera House	January 16, 2016
Shreveport	LA	The Strand Theatre	January 17, 2016
Wichita	KS	Century 2 Theatre	January 19-21, 2016
Cheyenne	WY	Cheyenne Civic Center	January 23, 2016
Pueblo	CO	Municipal Auditorium	January 24, 2016
Colorado Springs	CO	Pikes Peak Center	January 26-27, 2016
Albuquerque	NM	Popejoy Hall	January 28-31, 2016
Salt Lake City	UT	Capitol Theatre	February 2-7, 2016
Fresno	CA	Saroyan Theatre	February 9-10, 2016
Bakersfield	CA	Rabobank Arena	February 11, 2016
Cerritos	CA	Cerritos Center Perf Arts	February 12-13, 2016
Riverside	CA	Fox Performing Arts Ctr	February 14, 2016
Santa Barbara	CA	Granada Theatre	February 16-17, 2016
Phoenix	AZ	Orpheum Theatre	February 19-21
Avon	CO	The Vilar Center	February 24, 2016
Palm Desert	CA	McCallum Theatre	February 26-28, 2016
Boise	ID	Morrison Center Perf Arts	March 1-3, 2016
Kennewick	WA	Toyota Center	March 4, 2016
Olympia	WA	Washington Ctr Perf Arts	March 5, 2016
Tacoma	WA	Broadway Center Perf Arts	March 5, 2016

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