Gateway Playhouse is currently presenting the award winning hit musical, 'The Producers' at the Patchogue Theatre, 71 E. Main Street, Patchogue, through September 13. It is directed by Larry Raben; choreographed by Matthew Vargo; Jeff Buchsbaum is musical director; lighting design by Paul Miller; with original scenic design by Robin Wagner and original costume design by William Ivey Long. The cast stars Michael Kostroff (Max), Adam Wylie (Leo), Christine Cherry (Ulla), David Edwards (Roger Debris), Steven Ted Beckler (Franz), Garth Kravits (Carmen Ghia), with Anne Bloemendal, Sarah Burns, Will Cohen, William James Daniels, Erik Floor, Abeku Hayes, Patrick Oliver Jones, Denis Molnar, Kevin Murnane, Linda Neel, John O'Malley, Candice Pennefather, Jessica Sheridan, Elizabeth Sousek, and Lindsay O. Travis. (subject to change)
'The Producers' is based on the hilarious Mel Brooks film. This is a Long Island premiere professional presentation. The musical opened on Broadway on April 19, 2001 and ran for 2,502 performances. After the opening, The Producers broke the record for the largest single day box-office gross in theatre history and then broke its own record in 2003 when the original stars. It received a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards (the most ever) and also won almost every other award that season. Presented in numerous languages throughout the world, it is one of the most successful musical in theatre history. This comic whirlwind of a musical gives audiences a rare adventure into the backstage shenanigans of the Broadway theatre world. The story is a comedy classic: a crooked producer and his accountant creating a scheme to present a massive trainwreck of a theatrical fiasco (the musical 'Springtime For Hitler') – and pocket their investors' money before the final curtain. Max Bialystock, Leo Bloom and a cast of crazy theatre-types creates a laugh-a-minute riot filled with all the shtick only Mel Brooks can think up! With the biggest sets, costumes, clever songs and belly laughs from the mind of Brooks, "The Producers" is a show everyone should see at least once or better yet one-more-time!Videos