Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, THE PRODUCERS once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.
The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive "Springtime For Hitler"), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.
With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (ANNIE) and music and lyrics by Mr. Brooks , THE PRODUCERS skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself an "equal opportunity offender!"
Year | Category | |
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2001 | Best Musical | Winner |
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Sally Field Performing Arts Center (6/1 - 6/9) | ||
Jelly's Last Jam
Pasadena Playhouse (5/29 - 6/23) | ||
Change The Game
McCadden (6/9 - 6/16) NEW MUSICAL
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKCHAIN
Asylum @ Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre (6/17 - 6/24) | ||
All-Beethoven
Hollywood Bowl (7/25 - 7/25) | ||
Gloria
Chance Theater at Bette Aiken theater arts Center (9/27 - 10/20) | ||
The Explorers Club
Theatre 40 (5/23 - 6/23) | ||
Aleichem Sholom – the Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem
The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse (6/8 - 6/23) | ||
Boublil and Schönberg’s Do You Hear the People Sing?
Hollywood Bowl (7/28 - 7/28) | ||
Patti LaBelle
Hollywood Bowl (7/7 - 7/7) | ||
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