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The Producers (musical)

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The Producers film of 1968 was adapted as a Broadway musical by Mel Brooks in 2001. Its first run starred Nathan Lane (who reprised that role during the show's first run on London's West End) and Matthew Broderick and won 12 Tony Awards, breaking the record held for 37 years by Hello Dolly! which had won 10. Although the musical has many scenes and jokes taken directly from the film, there are still many differences. Ulla has a much larger role, as does Springtime for Hitler's director Roger DeBris. The character Lorenzo S. Dubois (LSD), a hippie who played Hitler in the 1968 movie, does not appear in the musical. Overall the musical is much more upbeat and ends more happily with the two producers becoming successful after being released from jail.

The Producers was nominated for the following Tony Awards in 2001:

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