The Producers Play Review

For my written review, I saw the musical The Producers with my family. The play was written by Mel Brooks in 1968, with the help of Thomas Meehan for the musical lyrics. I saw this play at the Chico Theater Company, and it was very well done. The Producers takes place in the year 1959, in New York. It is about a past-successful Broadway producer, Max Bialystock (played by Conan Duch) who almost pulls off a well planned Broadway scam with the help of his accountant Leo Bloom (played by Seth Snyder). Bialystock was once one of the greatest Broadway producers, but had a stroke of bad luck as each new play he created had flopped. No one wanted to sponsor his plays, so he had to resort to having sexual relations with many rich, old women just so …show more content…
The moveable pieces of the set made it fast and easy to change the setting. Many of the pieces of the background allowed the actors to stand or sit on. For example, the Broadway scene of the performance of “Springtime for Hitler,” the play Bialystock and Bloom produced, there were large stairs where the dancers and actors were able to line up and stand on. This allowed each actor to have enough room to perform their dance in unison. The large stairs also allowed the audience to clearly see every actor dancing. One problem I noticed in the opening scene, is that I found the props distracting. In this scene, it shows a large amount of people outside the theater complaining about Bialystock's most recent production. There was a random table in stage center that allowed one or two actors to stand on and dance on for a couple seconds. I did not see the purpose of including this table, because it hindered my sight of the characters behind it, and it seemed uncomfortable for them to move around without accidentally bumping into …show more content…
While it did have its awkward moments in the beginning with Bloom’s shyness and the older women (I’m a little scarred from some scenes), I loved it. It is a type of play that I would easily be able to watch again with the same, if not more enjoyment than I had when I first experienced it. I had little knowledge of the play going into the theater, which I believe made me enjoy it even more. I would highly recommend it to my friends interested in theater. Even if one is not interested in plays or theater, I think they would still love the play. If I were to create a comedic play, I would want some similar aspects to that of The Producers. I would cast people who I believe can both look and act their part so the play feels more genuine. I would create a unique set so the audience will remember each scene, like the Springtime for Hitler set. I doubt I’ll forget it anytime soon, and I mostly mean that in a good way. I would want my play to be rememberable by the audience, and hope that they would convince other people into seeing my play, which I think The Producers did an excellent job doing. If you’re into comedy, then I believe this play will be extremely