The Producers

The Producers is a 1968 feature length comedy film set in New York City in which two con-men attempt to cheat theatre "angels" (investors) out of their investment money. Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is a failed, aging Broadway producer who encounters nebbish accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder). The film was adapted by its writer/director, Mel Brooks into a Broadway musical in 2001.

Musical

The movie was adapted as a Broadway musical by Mel Brooks in 2001. Its first run starred Nathan Lane (who reprised that role during the show's first run on London's West End) and Matthew Broderick and won 12 Tony Awards, breaking the record held for 37 years by Hello Dolly! which had won 10. Although the musical has many scenes and jokes taken directly from the film, there are still many differences. Ulla has a much larger role, as does Springtime for Hitler's director Roger DeBris. The character Lorenzo S. Dubois (LSD), a hippie who played Hitler in the 1968 movie, does not appear in the musical. Overall the musical is much more upbeat and ends more happily with the two producers becoming successful after being released from jail.

Related Topics:
Broadway - Musical - 2001 - Nathan Lane - West End - Matthew Broderick - Tony Award - Hello Dolly!

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The Producers was nominated for the following Tony Awards in 2001:

Related Topics:
Tony Awards - 2001

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• Tony Award for Best Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Original Score WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Matthew Broderick)
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Nathan Lane) WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gary Beach) WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Cady Huffman) WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Choreography WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical WINNER
• Tony Award for Best Orchestrations WINNER