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London Producers closes today
By Amy Somensky Jan 6, 2007, 1:34 GMT
A theatre producer and his accountant hatch a sure-fire get rich scam; raise more money than they need for a Broadway flop titled Springtime for Hitler. Things go awry when the show becomes more popular than they planned. ...more
London: The London production of The Producers plays its final performance today at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
The musical opened on November 9, 2004 and originally starred Nathan Lane (who replaced Richard Dreyfuss) and Lee Evans. It won three 2005 Olivier Awards - Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Lane), and Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (Conleth Hill).
The cast at the time of closing includes Reece Shearsmith as Leo Bloom, Cory English as Max Bialystock, Stephen Matthews as Carmen Ghia, Matthew Rixon as Roger De Bris, Rachel McDowall as Ulla, and Nicholas Colicos as Franz Liebkind
In The Producers, a theatre producer and his accountant hatch a sure-fire get rich scam; raise more money than they need for a Broadway flop titled Springtime for Hitler. Things go awry when the show becomes more popular than they planned.
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