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The Producers
The New Mel Brooks Musical

St. James Theatre, (4/19/2001 - 4/22/2007)
Preview:Mar 21, 2001 Total Previews:33
Opening:Apr 19, 2001   
Closing:Apr 22, 2007 Total Performances:2502


Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: New York. 1959.





by opening date




Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; Music by Mel Brooks; Lyrics by Mel Brooks; Musical Director: Patrick S. Brady; Vocal arrangements by Patrick S. Brady; Music orchestrated by Doug Besterman; Music arranged by Glen Kelly; Uncredited orchestrations by Larry Blank

Directed by Susan Stroman; Choreographed by Susan Stroman; Associate Director: Steven Zweigbaum; Assistant Director: Scott Bishop; Associate Choreographer: Warren Carlyle; Assistant Choreographer: Lisa Shriver

Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Associate Scenic Design: Dave Peterson; Assistant Scenic Design: Atkin Pace and Thomas Peter Sarr; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Associate Costume Design: Martha Bromelmeier; Assistant Costume Design: Tom Beall; Assistant to William Ivey Long: Laura Oppenheimer and Heather Bair; Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski; Automated Light Programmer: Josh Weitzman; First Assistant Lighting Designer: Paul Miller; Assistant Lighting Design: Mick Smith and Philip Rosenberg; Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy; Associate Sound Design: John Shivers; Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Make-Up Design by Randy Houston Mercer

General Manager: Richard Frankel Productions and Laura Green; Company Manager: Kathy Lowe; Associate Co. Mgr: Jackie Newman

Technical Supervisor: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Steven Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Ira Mont; Assistant Stage Mgr: Casey Aileen Rafter and Alexis Shorter

Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Musical Supervisor: Glen Kelly; Conducted by Patrick S. Brady; Associate Conductor: Phil Reno; Concert Master: Rick Dolan; Woodwind: Vincent DellaRocca, Steven J. Greenfield, Jay Hassler, Alva Hunt and Frank Santagata; Trumpet: David Rogers, Nick Marchione and Frank Greene; Tenor Trombone: Dan Levine and Tim Sessions; Bass Trombone: Chris Olness; French Horn: Jill Williamson; Violin: Ashley D. Horne, Louise Owen, Karen M. Karlsrud and Helen Kim; Cello: Laura Bontrager; Harp: Anna Reinersman; String Bass: Robert Renino; Drums: Cubby O'Brien; Percussion: Benjamin Herman; Keyboard: Phil Reno; Music Preparation: Miller Music Services

Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Press Representative: Barlow-Hartman Public Relations; Dance Captain: Brad Musgrove and Christina Marie Norrup; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Paul Kolnik and Norma Jean Roy; Promotions/Marketing: The Marketing Group; Supervising Property Master: Laura Koch

By special arrangement with StudioCanal


Opening Night Cast

Matthew Broderick Leo Bloom (Mar 21, 2001-Mar 17, 2002) 
Nathan Lane Max Bialystock (Mar 21, 2001-Mar 17, 2002) 
Roger Bart Carmen Ghia   
Gary Beach Roger De Bris  (Mar 21, 2001-Apr 24, 2003) 
Cady Huffman Ulla  (Mar 21, 2001-Aug 3, 2003) 
Brad Oscar Franz Liebkind   
Jeffry Denman Scott (Mar 21, 2001-Jun 16, 2002) 
 Donald Dinsmore  
 Guard  
 Ensemble  
Madeleine Doherty Hold-me Touch-me  
 Ensemble  
Bryn Dowling Usherette  
 Ensemble  
Kathy Fitzgerald Shirley  
 Kiss-me Feel-me  
 Foreman of Jury  
 Ensemble  
Robert H. Fowler O'Houlihan  
 Ensemble  
Ida Gilliams Ensemble  
Eric Gunhus Lead Tenor  
 Ensemble  
Kimberly Hester Ensemble  
Naomi Kakuk Ensemble  
Matt Loehr O'Riley  
 Ensemble  
Peter Marinos Bryan  
 Jack Lepidus  
 Judge  
 Ensemble  
Angie L. Schworer Ensemble (Mar 21, 2001-Jul 21, 2002) 
Jennifer Smith Usherette  
 Lick-me Bite-me  
 Ensemble  
Abe Sylvia O'Rourke  
 Bailiff  
 Ensemble  
Tracy Terstriep Ensemble  
Ray Wills Mr. Marks  
 Kevin  
 Jason Green  
 Sergeant  
 Trustee  
 Ensemble  


Understudies: Jim Borstelmann (Franz Liebkind, Roger De Bris), Jeffry Denman (Franz Liebkind, Leo Bloom), Ida Gilliams (Ulla), Jamie LaVerdiere (Carmen Ghia, Leo Bloom), Brad Musgrove (Carmen Ghia, Roger De Bris), Brad Oscar (Max Bialystock, Roger De Bris), Angie L. Schworer (Ulla), Ray Wills (Max Bialystock).