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Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical

Foothill Music Theatre

July 24-August 16, 2009

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Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents the most highly awarded show in Broadway history, Mel Brooks' The Producers, the Musical, winner of 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The Producers follows two theater producers who plan to get rich quick by overselling investments in a Broadway show that’s a sure-fire flop: a sentimental ode to Der Furher, Springtime for Hitler! But before they know it, their goose-stepping should-be disaster becomes an unforeseeable megahit, “heiled” by all.

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  Tickets: $18-$26

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• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  July 24-August 16, 2009

  Times:
  Thurs-Sat: 8pm
  Sun: 2pm

• Venue Info

  Smithwick Theater - Foothill College

  12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4599

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  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "Nice work!"
    Review posted by: Susannah from San Jose, CA, Aug 21, 2009
    

    Was surprised at how hard working this cast was and how super the production value was. Great to see such a talented cast do a a wonderful job with this very fun show. Ken Boswell was a particular... Expand

    Was surprised at how hard working this cast was and how super the production value was. Great to see such a talented cast do a a wonderful job with this very fun show. Ken Boswell was a particular standout as were the costumes and orchestra! Collapse

  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "Nearly flawless performance with gusto"
    Review posted by: Herb Lindberg from Penn Valley, CA USA, Jul 27, 2009
    

    Now I must see the movie, to see if it can match the quality of this stage show. The cast bubbles with dance and singing talent. Each production number is delivered with zip and punch, with every... Expand

    Now I must see the movie, to see if it can match the quality of this stage show. The cast bubbles with dance and singing talent. Each production number is delivered with zip and punch, with every ensemble member giving a top notch performance. There is no let up as the singing, dances, sight gags, and Mel Brooks humor keep coming at you with outstanding costumes on imaginative sets. Gary de Mattei as Max Bialystock, Tim Reynolds as Leo Bloom, and Brittany Ogle as the beautiful Ulla give outstanding performances in these lead roles. Supporting roles are delivered with the same pizzazz. Ray Joseph as Roger DeBris, "the world's worst director," and Sean Patrick Murtagh as his gay assistant Carmen Ghia are a perfect pair. Murtagh brings roars of laughter with his gestures and slinky body movements, and more laughter when he speaks. Joseph's Roger DeBris builds on the gay theme and brings the house down when he "fills in" as the singing-dancing star of Springtime for Hitler. Don’t miss it. Collapse

  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "You will have a great time."
    Review posted by: Eric Kujawsky from Redwood City, CA, Jul 27, 2009
    

    Besides echoing the other reviewers, I'd like to add that there were many original touches to this wonderful Jay Manley production that made this worthwhile for someone very familiar with this show. I... Expand

    Besides echoing the other reviewers, I'd like to add that there were many original touches to this wonderful Jay Manley production that made this worthwhile for someone very familiar with this show. I also thought that the orchestra did a great job! Collapse

  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "What a fun show!"
    Review posted by: Eryl Aynsley from Belmont, CA, Jul 27, 2009
    

    We laughed from beginning to end - this is classic Mel Brooks, and Foothill Music Theatre do a great job. The acting, singing, orchestra, sets, costumes and production are excellent. Outrageously... Expand

    We laughed from beginning to end - this is classic Mel Brooks, and Foothill Music Theatre do a great job. The acting, singing, orchestra, sets, costumes and production are excellent. Outrageously funny - though not suitable for kids - it's just Mel Brooks at his best. Definitely well worth seeing! Collapse

  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "Ulla"
    Comment posted by: FMT Alum from South Bay, Jul 26, 2009
    

    Just to clarify the review below: Barbara Henninger is in the ensemble of The Producers. Ulla is played by Brittany Ogle.

    Just to clarify the review below: Barbara Henninger is in the ensemble of The Producers. Ulla is played by Brittany Ogle.

  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "Go. Just Go."
    Review posted by: Douglas Rees from San Jose CA, Jul 25, 2009
    

    FMT's The Producers is a loud, shameless, brazen love letter to musical theater, and anybody who likes the form had better get tickets fast and bring a friend. The mean-spiritedness of the movie... Expand

    FMT's The Producers is a loud, shameless, brazen love letter to musical theater, and anybody who likes the form had better get tickets fast and bring a friend. The mean-spiritedness of the movie version is here triumphantly overridden by the skill, style, and exuberance of the cast. Singing and acting are at FMT's usual high levels, and the dancing is the best I've sen there, with barely a trace of tentativeness. Gary De Mattei (Max Bialystock) and Tim Reynolds (Leo Bloom) pull off their demanding roles like two knights on quest, and by evening's end, every dragon in their way is skewered, slain, and turned into luggage. That said, the show gets a lift every time Sean Patrick Murphy (Carmen Ghia) and Ray Joseph (Roger Debris) are anywhere in the vicinity. Barbara Heninger makes Ulla, the most bogus Swede in literature, sweet and charming as well as brassy. One could say more, but space forbids. Go. Just go. Collapse

  • Event Name: Mel Brooks' The Producers - The Musical
    "FOOTHILL MUSIC THEATRE REALLY PRODUCES!!!"
    Review posted by: Los Gatos Bill from Los Gatos, CA, Jul 24, 2009
    

    Those remembering the original Zero Mostel/Gene Wilder movie, or the latest venture by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will not be disappointed. Foothill Music Theatre with impeccable casting,... Expand

    Those remembering the original Zero Mostel/Gene Wilder movie, or the latest venture by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will not be disappointed. Foothill Music Theatre with impeccable casting, gorgeous costumes, precise singing and orchestration, extraordinary use of as much of the stage as possible, great sets again brings Broadway level theatre, at most affordable prices, to all of us in the Bay Area. Director Jay Manley has outdone himself again with this production, and proves once again why we anxiously await his two annual productions. The crisp direction and the seamless fades from scene to scene will have you hooting for more. The costuming by Janice Bergman will remind you why glitzy can be breath taking; many kudos to her and her team. The biggest surprise for me was the casting of local Tim Reynolds as Leo Bloom, the neurotic public accountant. He demonstarated his abilities as a triple threat song and dance man, as well as comedic foil to the AEA lead. SEE THIS! Collapse

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