THE PRODUCERS

HAYES THEATRE

29 March – 27 April 2025

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RIVERSIDE THEATRES

15 – 18 May 2025

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​Presented by Joshua Robson Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co

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Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks

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They picked the wrong play; the wrong director; the wrong cast… Where did they go right?

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names strike terror and hysteria into anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult-comedy film, or the smash-hit, record-breaking Broadway musical it inspired. Blazing the trail for a new kind of modern, outrageous, in-your-face musical comedy, The Producers won a record 12 Tony Awards. Now, the show comes to the Hayes in an all-new production!

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The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and a mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history – thereby swindling their backers (all ‘little old ladies’) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes wrong – the show becomes a smash hit. The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they manoeuvre their way fecklessly through finding the ‘perfect’ show (the gloriously offensive Springtime for Hitler), hiring the ‘ideal’ director, raising the money, and finally getting their comeuppance is a masterclass in comedy construction. And at the core of this insanely funny adventure is the heartfelt emotional journey of two very different people who up-end each other’s lives, and – against all odds – become friends.

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With a truly hysterical book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie), and music and lyrics by Brooks himself, The Producers takes no prisoners in skewering classic Broadway – and creates a new Broadway classic in the process.

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REVIEWS

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"Neo-Nazi writer Franz Liebkind is played by Jordan Shea with wild abandon, joyfully absurd in his portrayal of a man who has completely lost his marbles."

— Suzy Goes See

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"Jordan Shea is consistently hilarious as Franz, the Hitler-loving writer and pigeon-fancier..."

— Sydney Morning Herald

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CREATIVES

 

Director Julia Robertson
Choreographer Shannon Burns
Music Director Osibi Akerejola
Set Designer Nick Fry
Lighting Designer Ryan McDonald
Costume Designer Benedict Janeczko-Taylor
Sound Designer Zac Saric
Assistant Director Mym Kwa
Assistant Music Director Mitchell Brown
Assistant Producer Mariah Gonzalez

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CAST

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Anton Berezin

Des Flanagan

Alexandra Cashmere

Blake Erickson

Jordan Shea

Mikey Sakinofsky

Wendy-Lee Purdy

Spencer Cliff

Clancy Enchelmaier

Genevieve Goldman

Joshua Gordon

Ashton Lash

Joe Meldrum

Paloma Renouf