The Producers is about to open on
Broadway staring
Nathan Lane as
Max Bialystock and
Matthew Broderick as
Leo Bloom.
The $10.5 million show already has 13$ million in advance ticket sales
Mel Brooks, wrote the songs.
Brooks wrote and directed the
1968 film of the same name, for which he won an
Oscar for best original screenplay.
The musical already has gotten rave reviews in
Chicago, but Brooks admits he wants accolades in New York.
"It sounds crass and crude, but it's true. ... You wanna kill 'em on Broadway," he says. "That's the
Great White Way. That's the dream of every little
Brooklyn Jewish kid who ever thought about show business."
The Producers has been nominated for 15
Tony Awards.
BEST MUSICAL
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC & LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Matthew Broderick, “The Producers”
Nathan Lane, “The Producers”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gary Beach, “The Producers”
Brad Oscar, “The Producers”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Cady Huffman, “The Producers”
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
In the end the musical play "The Producers" won twelve Tony awards. That is the most Tony awards ever awarded to one show. They included awards for best musical show, best performance by an actor in a musical, best dancing and best directing.