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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.

Authors

• Mel Brooks
• Thomas Meehan

Tony Awards and Nominations for THE PRODUCERS

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Tom Driscoll (Max) and Carter Ellis (Leo) in rehearsals.

Tom Driscoll (Max) and Carter Ellis (Leo) in rehearsals.

Tom Driscoll (Max) and Carter Ellis (Leo) in rehearsals.

Carter Ellis (Leo), Tom Driscoll (Max) and Jordon Ross Weinhold (Roger) in rehearsals at The Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Music director Doug Levine and Jordon Ross Weinhold (Roger DeBris).

Heidi Friese, Patty Malaney and Jenny Lester rehearsing "Along Came Bialy."

"Along Came Bialy"

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