Photo Coverage: The Producers Closing Night

The Producers played its final performance on Sunday, April 22, 2007, after playing 33 preview performances and 2,502 regular performances at Broadway's St. James Theatre.

Mel Brooks' new musical, Young Frankenstein, with a score by Mel Brooks, a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and direction & choreography by Susan Stroman, will play the St. James Theatre following The Producers.

The musical, which opened on April 19, 2001 to rave reviews, 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.

Two national touring companies played 74 cities throughout the United States, beginning in September 2002, and grossed over $214 million. To date, The Producers has played in twelve countries around the world. Currently, there are productions running in Las Vegas, Budapest, Copenhagen, Italy, Korea, Spain, Mexico, Israel and Prague. A major motion picture version of the show was released by Sony Pictures in 2005. "Based on Brooks' Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, The Producers is the story of down-on-his-luck theatrical producer, Max Bialystock, and Leo Bloom, a mousy accountant. Together they hatch the ultimate scam: raise more money than you need for a sure-fire Broadway flop and pocket the difference. Their "sure-fire" theatrical fiasco?. . . None other than the musical Springtime for Hitler," state press notes.

The shwo has a Tony Award-winning book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, and Tony Award winning direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. At closing, it starred John Treacy Egan as Max Bialystock, Hunter Foster as Leo Bloom, Lee Roy Reams as Roger De Bris, Angie Schworer as Ulla, Brad Musgrove as Carmen Ghia, and Bill Nolte as Franz Liebkind.

Visit www.producersonbroadway.com for more information.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

Lee Roy Reams

Angie Schworer

John Treacy Egan, Hunter Foster and Angie Schworer

John Treacy Egan and Hunter Foster

Brad Musgrove, Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan, Hunter Foster, Angie Schworer, Bill Nolte and cast

Susan Stroman, Mel Brooks and cast

Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan and Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks, Susan Stroman and Thomas Meehan

Thomas Meehan

Susan Stroman

John Treacy Egan, Mel Brooks, Susan Stroman and Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks, Susan Stroman and Thomas Meehan

Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan, Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman

Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan and Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan, Hunter Foster, Angie Schworer and Bill Nolte

Brad Musgrove, Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan, Hunter Foster, Angie Schworer and Bill Nolte

Brad Musgrove, Lee Roy Reams, John Treacy Egan, Hunter Foster, Angie Schworer, Bill Nolte and cast

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As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of 'GREASE'. His Journey to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. Walter moved to Manhattan and for a leading role as a Photographer & Photo Researcher. Currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and family members Dali (Jack Russell) & Gala (Schnoodle). Recently he made his Broadway debut sharing the stage with Hugh Jackman in 'Hugh Jackman on Broadway' as well as receiving the Actors' Equity Association Gypsy Spirit Award. Walter McBride Photography is syndicated worldwide by Corbis/AP.

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