Full casting revealed for 'The Producers' in the West End
The musical follows down-on-his-luck Broadway producer Max Bialystock, who schemes with accountant Leo Bloom to create the biggest flop in theatre history by overselling interests in a Broadway show.
Full casting has been revealed for the West End transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory production of The Producers. Performances begin at the Garrick Theatre on 30 August.
Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's musical follows down-on-his-luck Broadway producer Max Bialystock, who schemes with accountant Leo Bloom to create the biggest flop in theatre history by overselling interests in a Broadway show - only to have their plan backfire spectacularly.
Joining the previously announced Andy Nyman as Max Bialystock, Marc Antolin as Leo Bloom, Trevor Ashley as Roger DeBris, Raj Ghatak as Carmen Ghia, Harry Morrison as Franz Liebkind, and Joanna Woodward as Ulla, are Alex Lodge (Storm Trooper), Kelsie-Rae Marshall (Hold-Me-Touch-Me), Megan Armstrong, Olly Christopher, Gabrielle Cocca (Dance Captain), Nolan Edwards, Michael Franks, Matt Gillett (Resident Director), Esme Kennedy, Sinead Kenny, Josh Kiernan (Assistant Dance Captain), Kate Parr, Emma Robotham-Hunt, Pierce Rogan, Hollie Jane Stephens, Jermaine Woods and Ryan Pidgen.
Patrick Marber directs, and is joined on the creative team by choreographer Lorin Latarro, set designer Scott Pask, costume designer Paul Farnsworth, lighting designer Tim Lutkin, sound designer Paul Groothius, wigs, hair and makeup designer Betty Martini, musical supervisor and dance arranger Gareth Valentine, musical director Matthew Samer, and orchestrators by Larry Blank and Mark Cumberland.
In a four-star review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said of the Menier run: "From sparkly swastikas and countless Hitler moustaches, to sex-obsessed, Bialystock-worshipping grannies forming a chorus line with their Zimmer frames (excellent choreography by Lorin Latarro), Marber’s energetic production delights in crazy caricatures and camp spectacle."
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Photo credit: Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin in The Producers. (Photo by Manuel Harlan)
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