Hasselhoff Departs Vegas 'Producers' May 6

After his short stint in the Las Vegas production of the Broadway musical The Producers, David Hasselhoff will leave the role of Roger De Bris next month, Paris Las Vegas announced today, April 10.

Because of Hasselhoff's prior commitment as a judge on the hit NBC show "America's Got Talent," he will be leaving the show on May 6.  David Hasselhoff ("Baywatch," Jekyll & Hyde) joined the production as the flamboyant director, Roger De Bris in January 2007.

The Las Vegas production is a shortened 90-minute version of the Broadway musical, with no intermission.  "The Mel Brooks musical comedy The Producers opened on Broadway on April 19, 2001 to unanimous rave reviews and is the recipient of the most Tony Awards in Broadway History (12, including Best Musical). Based on Brooks' Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, the show tells 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 materials.  The show features Tony Award-winning book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Brooks and Tony Award-winning direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. The musical also has scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long and lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski (Tony winners all for their work).

Tickets are now on-sale for April 2007. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Paris Las Vegas Box Office at 877-374-7469 or online at www.parislasvegas.com.  Group tickets can be purchased for groups of 15 or more by calling 800-828-3830. 

David Hasselhoff: photo by Kristyn O'Reilly/Retna Ltd.