The Producers Tour 2002 - Articles Page 7

Opened: September 18, 2002
Closing: January 30, 2004

The Producers - 2002 - US Tour History , Info & More

Based on the film by Mel Brooks

A New Mel Brooks 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 original production opened on Broadway on April 19, 2001, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, and ran for 2,502 performances, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. It spawned a successful London production running for three years, national tours, many productions internationally and a 2005 film version.

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The Producers - 2002 - US Tour Articles Page 7

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with Tony Nominee Adam Pascal about 5-Star Theatricals' THE MUSIC MAN
by West of Broadway - Oct 17, 2019


On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara and Will get to talk to the amazing Adam Pascal who is currently appearing as Harold Hill in the beloved classic The Music Man. Best known for his leading role in the Broadway hit RENT, Adam Pascal will star in 5-Star Theatricals' upcoming production of The Music Man, which runs October 18-27 at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, California.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with Verdi Chorus Guest Soloist Shana Blake Hill
by West of Broadway - Oct 15, 2019


On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara Scott gets to speak with acclaimed soprano Shana Blake Hill, who will be one of the Guest Soloists for the upcoming Verdi Chorus Fall Concert Sound and Fury being presented November 16 and 17 in Santa Monica.

BWW Interview: Adam Fleming of THE DARE PROJECT Opens Up About HAIRSPRAY, TOE PICK, WICKED, BARE and DARE!
by Ben Rimalower - Oct 9, 2019


Actor-singer-dancer-choreographer Adam Fleming became a part of Broadway history originating the roles of Sketch in Hairspray and Lucas in Bare. In 2005, he starred in David Brind and Adam Salky's acclaimed short film, Dare, about two teenage boys' tense, spark-filled encounter in a pool following high school play practice. Dare gained a cult following as part of Strand Releasing's 'Boys Life' series and ultimately achieved worldwide popularity via more than 12 Million views on Youtube. The fan fervor (and fan fiction!) eventually inspired a sequel, ten years later. The original and the sequel are now being presented together as The Dare Project and attracting new legions of fans.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with Tony Winner Betty Buckley
by West of Broadway - Oct 4, 2019


Will and Lara are honored to have an opportunity to speak with the ICONIC Betty Buckley about life, pets and her upcoming performances at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and LA's Saban Theater. The Tony winner will be at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts October 17 - 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater. Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly presents Tony Award® winner Betty Buckley October 17 - 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with the MISS SAIGON Tour's Star Emily Bautista
by West of Broadway - Sep 28, 2019


The new national tour Of Cameron Mackintosh's dynamite Broadway revival of legendary musical Miss Saigon is on its way to Segerstrom Hall on October 1 a?" 13, 2019 and we got to talk with Emily Bautista who is starring as Kim!

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats GRUMPY OLD MEN with the Legendary Ken Page
by West of Broadway - Sep 26, 2019


On this episode of West of Broadway, Will talks about his experience at La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts seeing the West Coast premiere of 'Grumpy Old Men the Musical.' Spoiler alert, he loved it! and to top it off, the 2 are joined by Broadway, Film and television icon Ken Page to discuss his role as Chuck the loveable general store owner.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with George Salazar
by West of Broadway - Sep 12, 2019


Will is FREAKING out over today's guest! George Salazar is coming off his iconic run in the hit 'Be More Chill' to mount a reinterpretation of the classic Little Shop of Horrors starring alongside Mj Rodriguez (Pose) As 'Audrey,' and Amber Riley (Glee) as 'Audrey II' in a classic boy meets girl, power-hungry, R&B singing, carnivorous plant strives for world domination.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Talks THE CHINESE LADY with Star Trieu Tran
by West of Broadway - Sep 11, 2019


Will and Lara are talking Artists at Play and Greenway Arts Alliance's LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OFThe Chinese Lady with one of the stars Trieu Tran. September 7-29, 2019 | Greenway Court Theatre

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Partners With Children's Cancer Charity My Room In Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2019


Producers John Frost, Craig Donnell, Warner Bros Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions and Neal Street Productions are delighted to announce that Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is partnering with My Room to bring hope, strength and joy to children and their families facing life-threatening cancers.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats Hollywood Bowl's INTO THE WOODS, Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Concert
by West of Broadway - Aug 9, 2019


We are super excited about this episode! Lara and Will are joined in studio with 567 Broadway creator and friend of the pod Joseph Corella to discuss Will and Joseph's night at the Hollywood Bowl seeing opening night of the star studded three-day run of Into The Woods. 

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats MISS SAIGON Tour, SPITFIRE GRILL at Gary Marshall Theater
by West of Broadway - Jul 24, 2019


On this special episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara talk with radio host Maggie McKay about opening night at The Pantages for 'Miss Saigon' and then screen and stage star Ashley Argota talks about her very special production of 'Spitfire Grill' at the Gary Marshall Theater.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, FRIENDS Parody Musical, ANOTHER ROLL OF THE DICE
by West of Broadway - Jul 18, 2019


On todays episode of West of Broadway, Lara talks about her experience at The Play that Goes Wrong. We talk with Mark Saltzman about his new show with a Guys and Dolls connection and we catch up with one of the creators of the Friends Musical Parody.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats PHANTOM Tour, SHERLOCK HOLMES, and with Joseph Corella of 567Broadway
by West of Broadway - Jun 23, 2019


On this episode of West of Broadway, we discuss Lara's trip to the Pantages to see The Phantom of the Opera tour now playing until July 7th and then we touch on the Geffen Playhouse's production of Mysterious Circumstances. Inspired by The New Yorker article Mysterious Circumstances: The Strange Death of a Sherlock Holmes Fanatic by David Grann, the play centers around the true story of the mysterious death of Richard Lancelyn Green, the world's foremost scholar on Sherlock Holmes.

Who Will Win at the 2019 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2019


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Tour Star Noah Weisberg
by West of Broadway - May 31, 2019


On this special mini episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara talk with Noah Weisberg who is currently staring as Willy Wonka in the National Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  Now playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts til Sunday June 9th.

Warner Stage Company Announces 2019-2020 Season - MATILDA, THE PRODUCERS, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2019


The Warner Theatre has announced its 2019-2020 Warner Stage Company season! The season features 5 musicals on the Main Stage and 5 productions, including the 8th Annual International Playwrights Festival, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. The 2019-2020 Warner Stage Company Season is presented by Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. The Main Stage season opens in November 2019 with THE FUNNIEST MUSICAL COMEDY IN AT LEAST 400 YEARS TO BE ANNOUNCED JUNE 1 and follows with JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL, Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS and Roald Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL.

Did You Know... Our Favorite Fun Facts About the 2019 Tony Nominees!
by Alan Henry - Apr 30, 2019


Over the course of each Broadway season, unexpected and unique storylines inevitably pop up. This morning, with the announcement of the 2019 Tony Award nominations, a number of new narratives have come to life.

VIDEO: On This Day, April 19- It's Springtime for THE PRODUCERS On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2019


The musical is the recipient of the most Tony Awards in theater history (with 12 wins including Best Musical). The day after its opening, The Producers broke the record for the largest single day box office gross in theater history, taking in more than $3 million, and then went on to break its own record in 2003 with over $3.5 million in single day ticket sales.

Broadway's Tony Award-Winning Hit Comedy Prepares To Wreak Havoc In The Fox Cities
by Rebecca Russo - Mar 30, 2019


The Play That Goes Wrong, the hilarious Tony Award-winning hit Broadway comedy will make its Fox Cities debut at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center April 30 through May 5, 2019.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Discusses Verdi Chorus' L'AMORE E LA VITA, Pasadena Playhouse's RAGTIME
by West of Broadway - Mar 7, 2019


On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara get to speak with two of the stars of the 36th Season of The Verdi Chorus Spring 2019 Concert L'Amore e la Vita (Love and Life), playing two performances only April 6-7, 2019 and First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica. Two of our guest soloists, Los Angeles Opera favorite Jamie Chamberlin and acclaimed tenor Nathan Granner, who are actually married in real life! In fact, Nathan proposed to Jamie onstage last fall at the conclusion of the Verdi Chorus 35th Anniversary concert!

McCarter Announces Cast For World Premiere Of Ken Ludwig's THE GODS OF COMEDY
by Julie Musbach - Feb 7, 2019


A young Classics professor puts her career-and her love life-in peril, and calls on the gods of Ancient Greece to save her. Things don't go according to plan when the gods who show up are The Gods of Comedy!

Throwing Out My CDs by Ben Rimalower: INTO THE WOODS
by Ben Rimalower - Feb 8, 2019


Well, my little piggies and wolves, the next CDs I'm eliminating from my apartment are all the recordings of all the versions of Into The Woods. I'm talking London cast, movie version, Broadway revival and ouch, the one that's gonna leave a gaping hole in my heart, that beautiful Original Broadway Cast Recording starring Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg and above them all as the Witch (receiving the deal-breaking top billing the producers previously refused Patti LuPone when they offered her the role) Bernadette Peters.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with Entertainment Reporter Amanda Salas about HELLO, DOLLY! at the Pantages
by West of Broadway - Feb 1, 2019


In this episode of West of Broadway Will and Lara talk with FOX 11 Entertainment Reporter Amanda Salas about the opening night of Hello Dolly at the Pantages Theater now playing until Feb 17th.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with Bryce Charles on Playing Sarah in Pasadena Playhouse's RAGTIME
by West of Broadway - Jan 28, 2019


In this special 'Mini Episode' of West of Broadway, Lara Scott talks with Bryce Charles who is starring as Sarah in Pasadena Playhouse's production of Ragtime. Bryce is ecstatic to be making her Pasadena Playhouse debut with Ragtime! She earned her BFA in Musical Theater from AMDA College and Conservatory. Regional Theater: Blues in the Night (dir. Sheldon Epps; The Wallis Annenberg). National Tour: The Book of Mormon (2nd National). TV: Encore, Blackish (ABC); Fuller House, Tales of the City (Netflix); Teachers (TV Land).

BWW Exclusive: The Story of How RENT Came to Be
by Jeffrey Kare - Jan 27, 2019


Tonight, FOX will air their third live musical production. Following in the footsteps of Grease and A Christmas Story, the network will be presenting Jonathan Larson's Rent, a rock musical that is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La boheme. The story follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

Other Productions of The Producers

2001   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2002   US Tour 1st National Tour
US Tour
2003   US Tour 2nd National Tour
US Tour
2003   Canada Toronto Production
Canada
2004   West End London Production
West End
2006   Las Vegas
Las Vegas
2007   Lincolnshire, IL (Regional) Regional Premiere
Lincolnshire, IL (Regional)

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