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The Producers

2015 Season

Nov 6, 2015 – Nov 22, 2015

Overview

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. Winner of a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, during the 2000 – 2001 Broadway season.

Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks Based on the 1968 Film

Creative Team

  • Director – Jason R. Smith
  • Stage Manager – Nicole Brewer
  • Musical Director – Paul Secor Morel
  • Choreographer – Melia Stockham
  • Assistant Stage Manager – Amanda Rhodes
  • Assistant Musical Director – Erica Baruth
  • Rehearsal Accompanists – Roberta Wilkes, Erica Baruth and Jonathon Antle
  • Lead Set Construction – Bill Wright
  • Costume Designer – Jennifer Marie Grimm O'Leary
  • Asst. Costume Designer – Secily Krumins
  • Properties Master – Amanda Rhodes
  • Sound Designer – Brendan Kerr
  • Lighting Designer – J. Patrick Inlow
  • Graphic Design – Alex Morales

Orchestra

  • Keyboard I – Roberta Wilkes
  • Keyboard II / Synthesizer – Matt Patterson
  • Reed I – Kaytee Dietrich, Shadrick Williams
  • Reed II – Debbie Allen, Shadrick Williams
  • Reed III – Joe Gall
  • Double Reeds – Anne Sneller
  • Trumpet I – Alex Caselman, Erik Hulse
  • Trumpet II – Paul Cornelsen
  • Trombone I – Lee Finch, Will Biggs
  • Trombone II – Daniel Wood, Ernie Biggs
  • Bass Trombone – Christopher Blair
  • Double Bass – Brian Padavic
  • Percussion – Gordon Case
  • Violin Soloist – Jessica Cox

Cast

  • Max Bialystock – Ray Ettinger
  • Leo Bloom – Andy Massey
  • Ulla – Stefanie Stevens
  • Franz Liebkind – Reed Uthe
  • Roger DeBris – Dudley Hogue
  • Carmen Ghia – Wilson L. Allen
  • Ensemble – Rachel Adcock, Russ Barker, Debbie Blinn, Mike Brown, Charlotte Gilman, Sharon Johnson, Kate Keckeisen, Vicki Kerns, Brian Larios, Emerson Rapp, Kat Ruprecht, Alyssa Stillwell, Thomas Tong, Jenni Wilson, Dashawn Young, Ray Zarr