The Producers
(The producers)

Summary :

Waning Broadway producer Max Bialystock is desperate to return to the top of his profession. He finds an unlikely ally in accountant Leo Bloom, who assumes that one could win a lot more with a flop than with a success. Together, they decide to produce the worst Broadway musical of all time, with the worst script, worst director, and worst cast they can find.
They are raising two million dollars to fund the show and plan to take the money to get to Rio when the show flops after a single performance. Against all expectations, the show was a real success!

Check out the trailer for the 2005 film:

General information

Style : Comedy
Theme : Comedy, Showbiz, Money, Racism, Misunderstanding
year of creation : 2001

Music

Composer :Mel Brooks
Lyricist :Mel Brooks
Librettist : Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
famous songs : "Opening Night" "The King of Broadway" "We Can Do It" "I Wanna Be a Producer" "In Old Bavaria" "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop" "Keep It Gay" "When You've Got It, Flaunt It" "Along Came Bialy" "That Face" "Haben Sie Gehört Das Deutsche Band?" "You Never Say 'Good Luck' on Opening Night" "Springtime for Hitler" "Where Did We Go Right?" "Betrayed" "'Til Him" "Prisoners of Love" "Leo and Max" "Goodbye!"
Famous performers Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Uma Thurman, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Cady Huffman,

kinships

Inspired by another work : The musical is inspired by the 1967 film directed by Mel Brooks.
Exists in film : A musical film was made in 2005 by Susan Stroman with notably Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Uma Thurman.

Awards

Appointments and Awards : The musical broke records by winning 12 Tony Awards (which had never been done before). In Paris, Alexis Michalik's version won 2 Molières.
Number of years on display : 6
Number of performances : 2502