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The Producers

Comedy • Comedy, Musical, PG-13, 22-Nov-1967

Mel Brook’s outrageously funny, legendary classic about down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) who teams ups with timid accountant Leo Bloom (the then little-known Gene Wilder) to plan a scheme to get rich by overselling shares in a sure-fire Broadway flop. But chaos ensues when their outrageous show ‘Springtime for Hitler' becomes an unexpected hit.

Tags
Theatre, Plays
Cast
Zero Mostel Max Bialystock
Estelle Winwood 'Hold Me, Touch Me' lady
Kenneth Mars Franz Liebkind
Lee Meredith Ulla
Gene Wilder Leo Bloom
Crew
Mel Brooks director

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