THE PRODUCERS Comes To Fine Arts Center 1/28-2/20

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company continues its record-breaking season (see note below) with the Mel Brooks' award-winning musical comedy The Producers at the SaG?Ji Theatre from Jan. 28 - Feb. 20.

Debuting on Broadway in 2001, The Producers earned a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. The show follows the adventures and misadventures of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, who set out to produce a full-fledged flop, Springtime for Hitler, and fleece their investors in the process.

Cory Moosman (Max) and Mark Lively (Leo) will star as the two Broadway producers. Moosman, who directed both Beauty and the Beast and Joseph, was last seen on the FAC stage in last spring's Sweeney Todd. He also starred in FAC productions, The Full Monty, Fuddy Meers, and Little Shop of Horrors. Lively is performing in his first FAC production. A Musical Theatre graduate from the University of Northern Colorado, Lively's credits include John in John & Jen, Mark in Rent, and Eddie in Blood Brothers. In 2007, Lively was nominated for a Denver Post Ovation Award "Best Actor in a Musical" for his work in John & Jen.

The cast features Brantley Scott Haines (Franz Liebkind), Michael Gold (Roger DeBris), Sammy Gleason (Carmen Ghia), and Alannah Moore (Ulla).

Steve Emily, who is making his FAC directorial debut, is the co-founder of Springs Ensemble Theatre in Colorado Springs, where he has been seen in Talk Radio and Glengarry Glen Ross. Emily earned the "Best Actor" award in 2010 from the Pikes Peak Arts Council for his work in Talk Radio and the Star Bar production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Tickets and Show times (available by calling 719.634.5583 or online at csfineartscenter.org)
Thursday 7:30 p.m. $26 FAC members; $31 non-members
Friday, Saturday 7:30 p.m. $30 FAC members; $35 non-members
Sunday 2:00 p.m. $26 FAC members; $31 non-members

Pre-Theatre Dining
Enjoy a gourmet meal, themed to match the production, at Amuzé at the FAC prior to the show. Reservations can be made at 719.477.4377.

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