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'Producers’ Has the Verve of the Broadway Version
Aileen Jacobsen, NY TIMES |
Last Chance to See...
FINAL WEEK
At The Patchogue Theatre |
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With the Heil-Hitler-saluting pigeons, the little old ladies high-kicking on their metal walkers and the showgirls sprouting beer steins and giant pretzels on their hips and heads, the over-the-top loopiness that helped earn Mel Brooks’s musical an unprecedented 12 Tony Awards and a six-year run are all here. Read the program and you’ll spot two reasons why: Robin Wagner and William Ivey Long, the original set and costume designers, respectively, are credited here, too. No wonder this production looks like a glamorous old friend.
It’s no hollow shell, however. Larry Raben, the director, and his enthusiastic cast and crew have found the show’s heart, too.
Aileen Jacobsen, NY TIMES |
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We've been in on the central joke that sustains "The Producers" ever since the 1968 Mel Brooks film -- for my money the funniest movie ever. And it still cracks me up 40 years later in its Long Island premiere.
…..boyish Adam Wylie as Leo, has you believing he really needs that "little blue blankey" he strokes under stress (an obsession I never bought with Matthew Broderick on Broadway). David Edwards as Roger milks the role for all the political incorrectness that makes "The Producers" so refreshing, while Christine Cherry as receptionist/showgirl Ulla invests the blonde-bombshell cliche with winking, winsome guile. Steven Ted Beckler as Franz almost upstages his animatronic pigeons' swastika-winged salute.
Steve Parks, NEWSDAY |
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Michael Kostroff, as Max, is perfectly-cast in a role of non-stop hilarity…..The musical numbers dazzled….. Max and Leo finally come out on top in the end, and the audience gets a peek at the names of Bialystock and Bloom productions that will follow: “A Streetcar Named Murray,” “Katz” and “South Passaic.” If they’re as good as “The Producers,” I’ll be there.
Sarah Battaglia, SOUTH SHORE PRESS |
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All I could think of in between the almost constant laughter during the opening night of Gateway's Long Island professional premiere of The Producers was: How did Mel Brooks do this?….Gateway certainly has done it with another raging success that deserves full houses who should go home giving thanks for the quirky genius of Mel Brooks every night….
Roy Bradbrook, DANS PAPERS |
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Mel Brooks is notorious for his comedic parodies that draw numerous audiences to theaters. The Gateway Playhouse’s production of The Producers, based on Brooks’ 1968 film of the same name, delivers comedy, sarcasm, and boundless energy to the stage of the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts..
Jessie Biele, LI ADVANCE |
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