For my birthday i was treated to the last night performance of the producers, the Mel Brooks musical, starring Peter Kay at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. Mel Brooks is one of the most accomplished filmmakers in Hollywood. He has served as a writer, producer, actor director and a composer who has brought us serious films like The Elephant Man and 84 Charing Cross but also spoofs such as Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs. His achievements have been recognised with winning four of the main entertainment awards in America: Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy and his decision to turn The Producers into a stage show won him 12 Tony awards!
For you who do not know, a general overview of the story involves a theatrical producer Max Bialystock and his accountant Leo Bloom, who hatch a scam to raise more money than they need to produce a broadway disaster, so they turn to the worlds' worst director Rodger DeBris (played by Peter Kay) and produce a sure flop Springtime for Hilter-the musical, however the musical is a complete hit!!!
The production was fantastic which was of course helped by Peter Kays' witty one liners. With excellent direction and choreography and some great songs, The Producers was hillarious and i had a fantastic weekend, im sure if any of you saw it you'd agree it was a sure sell out smash hit!!!
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