With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan ( Annie) and music and lyrics by Mr. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive 'Springtime For Hitler'), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. Jewish comic actor Mel Brooks talks about Hitler as a comical character, the limits of humor and his latest film The Producers, which hits screens in Germany and other European countries this week. The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all 'little old ladies') out of millions of dollars. It is a truly 'boffo' hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. the New Mel Brooks Musical, which ran on Broadway. Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. He then teamed up with Carl Reiner to write and perform the Grammy-winning 2000 Year Old Man comedy albums and books.
