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Winner of a record 12 Tonyā awards, THE PRODUCERS, THE NEW MEL BROOKS MUSICAL returns to the
Fox Theatre May 10-22, 2005

Tickets are on sale now!

April 5, 2005 / ST. LOUIS, MO – Back by popular demand, THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical makes a triumphant return to St. Louis at the Fox Theatre for a limited run of only two weeks, May 10-22, as part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series.

Everything you’ve heard is true! “Mel Brooks has put the comedy back into musical comedy. THE PRODUCERS is the funniest, most fearlessly irreverent thing ever seen on stage!” (USA Today). And now you can experience the biggest TonyāAward winner in Broadway history when it returns to St. Louis! Directed and choreographed by five-time TonyāAward winner Susan Stroman (Crazy for You, Contact, The Music Man, Oklahoma!), The New York Times raves “THE PRODUCERS is a blissful spectacle that will leave you delirious!”

Based on Mr. Brooks’ AcademyāAward-winning 1968 film of the same name, THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical is the story of down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, a mousy accountant. Together they hatch the ultimate scam: raise more money than you need for a sure-fire Broadway flop and pocket the difference. Their “sure-fire” theatrical fiasco? None other than the musical Springtime for Hitler.

THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical has a TonyāAward-winning book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, TonyāAward-winning music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, is directed and choreographed by five-time TonyāAward winner Susan Stroman and stars Bob Amaral as Max Bialystock and Andy Taylor as Leo Bloom.

Mel Brooks, director, producer, writer and actor, began his distinguished career during television’s “Golden Age” as a writer for Sid Caesar on “Your Show of Shows” in 1951. In 1955 and in 1957, Brooks received Emmy Award nominations (with others) for best comedy writing for “Caesars Hour” and in 1956, he was nominated (with others) for best writing for a variety or situation comedy. After writing and directing his first feature film in 1968, The Producers, which earned him an Academy Award for the best original screenplay written directly for the screen, he went on to create a remarkable string of hit comedies, including: The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and History of the World, Part 1, among others. His visionary film company, Brooksfilms Limited, founded in 1980, has produced some of America's most distinguished films, among them: David Lynch's The Elephant Man, David Cronenberg's The Fly, Frances, Richard Benjamin's My Favorite Year, and 84 Charing Cross Road, starring Anthony Hopkins and Mr. Brooks wife, Anne Bancroft.

Thomas Meehan received his first TonyāAward in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and has since written the books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain't Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks, Hairspray for which he won his third Tonyā, and has also co-written the book for the Broadway premiere of Bombay Dreams. In addition, he is a long-time contributor of humor to The New Yorker, an Emmy-award winning writer of television comedy, and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks Space Balls and To Be or Not to Be.

Susan Stroman, director and choreographer is the recipient of five TonyāAwards, two Olivier Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, seven Outer Critics Circle Awards, a record three Astaire Awards and the Lucille Lortel Award. Other Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, Contact, Crazy for You, Showboat, Big, Steel Pier, Picnic, The Music Man and Thou Shalt Not. She also choreographed and directed Madison Square Garden's annual spectacular event A Christmas Carol.

Bob Amaral comes to THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical after playing Pumbaa in the National Tour of The Lion King. He has been seen on Broadway in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, first as Lycus, then as Pseudolus, and has also appeared in Guys and Dolls as Harry the Horse. Mr. Amaral’s Off-Broadway and national tours include: Boy Meets Boy, Annie Get Your Gun, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up, The Brothers Karamazov, The Robber Bridegroom, Mike, Ken Hill’s Phantom of the Opera, Wizard of Oz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Music Man, Good News, Anything Goes, Noises Off and Triumph of Love.

Andy Taylor originated the roles of Howard in Moon Over Buffalo with Carol Burnett and J.H. Rodgers in the TonyāAward winning Titanic on Broadway. He also played the villain Ernst in the National Tour of Cabaret and Rodney Hatch in the acclaimed Encores! production of One Touch of Venus. Off-Broadway he played Jesus in Stephen Tesich’s On the Open Road, Jerry Devine in Juno and Bobby in Christina Alberta’s Father. Regional favorites include Hugo in God’s Man in Texas, Henrik in A Little Night Music and Floyd Knowles in The Grapes of Wrath.

The creative team for THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical is comprised of Robin Wagner (sets), William Ivey Long (costumes), Peter Kaczorowski (lighting), Steve Kennedy (sound), Glen Kelly (musical arrangements and supervision), Patrick Brady (musical direction/vocal arrangements) and Doug Besterman (orchestrations).

THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical swept the 2001 Tonyā Awards, receiving the most Awards in Broadway history. TonyāAwards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan), Best Original Score (Mel Brooks), Best Scenic Design (Robin Wagner), Best Costume Design (William Ivey Long), Best Lighting Design (Peter Kaczorowski), Best Orchestrations (Doug Besterman), Best Choreography and Best Direction of A Musical (Susan Stroman).

THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical received a record eleven 2001 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Set Design of a Musical, and Outstanding Costume Design.

THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical also received the 2001 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical, The 2001 Drama League Award for Best Musical and an Astaire Award for Ms. Stroman’s choreography.

THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical is produced by Rocco Landesman; Clear Channel Entertainment; The Frankel · Baruch · Viertel · Routh Group; Bob and Harvey Weinstein; Rick Steiner; Robert F.X. Sillerman and Mel Brooks, in association with James D. Stern/Douglas Meyer and by special arrangement with StudioCanal, opened on Broadway on Thursday, April 19, 2001.

Curtain times for THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical are Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 & 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 & 7:30 p.m. (on Sunday, May 22 there is only a 2 p.m. performance). There will also be an additional performance on Thursday, May 19 at 2 p.m.