"The Producers"

"The Producers": Mel Brooks' Hilarious Smash Hit Musical

Mel Brooks' outrageous, Tony-winning musical comedy "The Producers" tells the story of broke Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom. Desperate for cash, these two schemers hatch a plan to produce a musical that's sure to be a failure so they can cut and run with the unspent production money. But when their "big flop" turns out to be a huge hit, they're in trouble. Based on the classic 1968 film, and featuring a show-within-a-show -- the hilariously tasteless "Springtime for Hitler" -- "The Producers" skewers the over-the-top absurdities of musical theater while delivering a heartfelt tale of the true friendship that develops between two would-be con artists. Catch this Broadway hit at Mayo Performing Arts Center.