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The biggest hit to land on Broadway in years -- taking home a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards this past spring -- is "The Producers," Mel Brooks' stage adaptation of his 1968 Oscar-winning movie classic. In addition to cowriting the book for the Broadway incarnation of his madcap tale -- which follows a desperate producer and mild-mannered accountant's attempt to make a fortune by producing a surefire bomb -- Brooks composed the music and lyrics for 16 new songs. Now GREAT PERFORMANCES goes behind the scenes as Brooks brings his personal antics to the all-day original cast album recording session with Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, and Tony-winning director Susan Stroman, featuring performances of 10 songs from his delightfully expanded score.
A timeline of some of the key events on the production's road from movie to theater phenomenon are featured in the Multimedia Presentation: "The Producers" Scrapbook. In Dialogue, watch interviews with three of the show's stars: Cady Huffman (Ulla), Gary Beach (Roger de Bris), and Brad Oscar (Franz Liebkind). Read a synopsis of the Broadway show.
Top banner photos: Nathan Lane; the stars of the musical, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane; Mel Brooks; music supervisor Glen Kelly with Mel Brooks. |
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Director and choreographer Susan Stroman, who won the 2001 Tony for "The Producers." |
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Matthew Broderick plays mousy accountant Leo Bloom in the Broadway hit. |
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