Virginia Repertory Theatre: The Producers

THE PRODUCERS starring Jason Marks & Scott Wichmann direction & choreography by Patti D'Beck featuring Rachel Abrams, Jody Ashworth, Michael Hawke, J. Clayton Winters November 16, 2012 – January 13, 2013 Previews on November 14 and 15 At the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre (formerly the Empire) at Virginia Rep Center Part of the Signature Season Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks Based on the 1968 Film A record-breaking winner of 12 Tony Awards! Max Bailystock (a washed-up Broadway producer) and Leo Bloom (a neurotic accountant) team up to make millions… by producing the biggest flop in Broadway history! They find the worst play ever written, obtain a large number of investors, hire a lead actor and director with absolutely no talent, and then sit back and wait for the bad reviews… but the plan doesn’t go quite as expected when the show becomes a smash hit! Featuring 16 new songs by Mel Brooks, a slew of colorful characters (including a sexy Swedish secretary, singing Hitlers, and dancing grandmas, The Producers entertains from the moment the curtain rises all the way through to the standing ovation! Don’t miss this spectacular show that has been credited with saving Broadway.