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This 2001 Tony Awardwinner for Best Musical is adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks’ 1968 comedy film.

Story:

Max Bialystock, the onetime king of Broadway producers hungry to strike it rich, and Leo Bloom, an accountant with dreams of someday becoming a theatre producer, discover that they could get richer by producing a flop than a hit and start by finding the worst show, worst director, and worst actors. When their new production, “Springtime for Hitler,” turns out to be a smash success, the plan is thrown off and the partners lives are thrown into chaos.

: Composer, Lyricist and Librettist
Mel Brooks

: Lyricist and Librettist
Thomas Meehan

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 19, 2001

Total Performances: 2,502

Original Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Cady Huffman, Brad Oscar, Madeleine Doherty, Kathy Fitzgerald, Eric GunHus, Peter Marinos, Jennifer Smith, Ray Wills

Director: Susan Stroman

Choreographer: Susan Stroman

Producer: Rocco Landesman, SFX Theatrical Group, The Frankel-Baruch-Viertel-Routh Group, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Rick Steiner, Robert F.X. Sillerman and Mel Brooks

Musical Director: Patrick S. Brady

Orchestrations: Doug Besterman

Scenic Design: Robin Wagner

Costume Design: William Ivey Long

Lighting Design: Peter Kaczorowski

1967 Film Version

Movie Name: The Producers

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Mel Brooks

Screenplay: Mel Brooks

Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn

2005 Film Version

Movie Name: The Producers

Type: Hollywood Musical, Adaptation of Stage Version

Director: Susan Stroman

Screenplay: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan

Starring: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman

Musical Numbers

Opening Night

The King of Broadway

We Can Do It

I Wanna Be a Producer

In Old Bavaria

Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop

Keep It Gay

When You Got It, Flaunt It

Along Came Bialy

That Face

Have You Ever Heard the German Band?

It's Bad Luck to Say Good Luck on Op'ning Night

Springtime for Hitler

Where Did We Go Right?

Betrayed

'Til Him

Prisoners Of Love

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2005 Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

: Vocal Score

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

: Original Hollywood Version Blu-Ray

: 2005 Hollywood Version DVD

: Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

Books

: The Book, Lyrics, and Story Behind the Biggest Hit in Broadway History!

Other

: Merchandise on Ebay

2001 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Cady Huffman
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Actor in a Musical - Nathan Lane
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Gary Beach
Best Actor in a Musical -Matthew Broderick
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Roger Bart
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Brad Oscar

2001 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding New Musical
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Nathan Lane
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Gary Beach
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Cady Huffman
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Matthew Broderick
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Roger Bart
Outstanding Lighting Design