The Producers – May 2013

Written By: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

Directed By: Steve Rudd
Musical Director: Tammy Papps
Choreographer: Shenayde Wilkinson-Sarti

Producers

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.

Cast:

Max Bialystock Jamie Richards
Leo Bloom Omkar Nagesh
Ulla Shenayde Wilkinson-Sarti
Franz Liebkind Paul Briske
Roger DeBris Eden Plaisted
Carmen Ghia Adam Harrison
Stormtrooper / Ens. Ellis Dolan
Male Ensemble Ian Buxton, Brendan Cooney,  Troy Brailsford, Todd Emmett, Straun Haigh, Dirk Stachan-Thornton, Scott Whellum
Female Ensemble Kate Anolak, Stacy Kennedy, Vicki Barrett, Lauren Noble, Kerry Staight, Jaquie Hall,  Haydee Ferguson, Bianca Levai, Rebekah Stonelake, Hayley Wolfendale