theproducers

The Producers

music and lyrics by melBROOKS

book by melBROOKS by thomasMeehan
directed by wendySIELAFF

sept 10-13, 2009
8pm Th-Sat, 2 pm Sun

lydia mendelssohn theatre

synopsis

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show. See the show that started out as a movie, became a stage musical, and then a movie musical.

staff

production staff

Director: Wendy Sielaff
Producer: Shelly Smith
Assistant Director: Shelly Smith
Music Director: Mike Williams
Choreographer: Ron Smith
Set construction: Mike Sielaff
Stage Manager: Cathy Cassar
Costumes: Nancy Rydzewski
Lighting design: Mike Limmer and Brad Pritts
Light board operator: Brian Meyers
Sound: Justin Humphries
House Manager--Pam Wenzel

cast

Leo Bloom - Karl Josef Co
Max Bialystock - Matthew D. Grace
Franz - Dave Rowe
Roger - Leo Babcock
Ulla - Mia-Carina Mollicone
Carmen - El Berg
Kevin the costumer/ chorus - David Beaulieu
Scott the choreographer/chorus - Brendan Bachman
Brian the set designer/chorus - Chris Shewchenko
Shirley set construction/specialty dancer/chorus - Rachel Fransisco
Police Sgt, Bailiff/ chorus - David Beaulieu
Donald the Wooden Boy/ chorus - Erik Wright- Olsen
Storm Trooper "Spring Time for Hitler" soloist/ chorus - Chris Shewchenko
Judge/chorus - Gordon Barnett
Mr. Marx/chorus - Mark Bernstein
Hold me Touch me/Chorus - Ann Marie Mann

CHORUS
Andrew Hanna
Jason Smith
Maureen White-Goeman
Liz Greaves-Hoxsie
Susie Berneis
Debra Rocky
Laura Johnson
Meg Emlaw
Gabe Moss
Jeff Spindler
Kathryn Graham - specialty dancer/chorus
Jenn Smith - specialty dancer/chorus
Melanie Hearsch - specialty dancer/chorus
Caitlin Rowe - specialty dancer/chorus
Sarah Robson - specialty dancer/chorus
Sean Ike - soloist

extras

listen to tracks from Rhapsody

Play Tracks
1. Overture
2. Opening Night
3. The King Of Broadway
4. We Can Do It
5. I Wanna Be A Producer
6. In Old Bavaria
7. Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop
8. Keep It Gay
9. When You Got It, Flaunt It
10. Along Came Bialy
11. That Face
12. Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?
13. Opening Night (Reprise)
14. You Never Say Good Luck On Opening Night
15. Springtime For Hitler
16. Where Did We Go Right?
17. Betrayed
18. Till Him
19. Prisoners Of Love
20. Goodbye! 
"The Producers" Review from annarbor.com, Friday, September 11, 2009