Media Update 13th Feb 2025 - Stellar Cast Announced for The Producers at Hayes Theatre Co
The wait is over! Joshua Robson Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co is thrilled to announce the talented cast and creative team for the highly anticipated production of The Producers, a Mel Brooks Musical with uproarious comedy, unforgettable songs and show-stopping performances. Blazing the trail for a new kind of outrageous, in-your-face musical comedy, The Producers won a record 12 Tony Awards. Now the show comes to Hayes Theatre Co in an all-new production, with performances commencing 29 March.
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Bialystock and Bloom! Those names strike terror and hysteria into anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult-comedy film or the smash-hit Broadway musical it inspired. Leading the cast in the iconic roles of the hilariously desperate Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his delightfully meek accountant Leo Bloom are Anton Berezin (The Phantom of the Opera, Evita) and Des Flanagan (Moulin Rouge! The Musical). They are joined by newcomer Alexandra Cashmere who sizzles as the glamorous Ulla. Together, they will take the audience on a wild ride as Bialystock and Bloom attempt the biggest con in Broadway history, producing a surefire flop to pocket investors’ money.
Adding to the comedic chaos are Blake Erickson (Tina The Tina Turner Musical) as the outrageously flamboyant Roger De Bris and accomplished playwright Jordan Shea as the endearingly quirky Franz Liebkind. Mikey Sakinofsky (The Tempest) makes their Hayes debut as the eccentric and camp Carmen Ghia, and Wendy-Lee Purdy, direct from Hello Dolly! at the London Palladium, will have the audience in stitches as the unforgettable Hold-Me-Touch-Me. The wildly gifted ensemble comprises Spencer Cliff, Clancy Enchelmaier, Genevieve Goldman, Jordon Gordon, Ashton Lash, Joe Meldrum and Paloma Renouf.
Julia Robertson (Metropolis) will be at the helm as director, with Shannon Burns (Ride the Cyclone) creating the show’s energetic choreography, and newcomer Osibi Akerejola leading the musical madness as music director.
Tickets are on sale now from www.hayestheatre.com.au
They picked the wrong play; the wrong director; the wrong cast… Where did they go right?
Bialystock and Bloom! Those names strike terror and hysteria into anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult-comedy film, or the smash-hit, record-breaking Broadway musical it inspired. Blazing the trail for a new kind of modern, outrageous, in-your-face musical comedy, The Producers won a record 12 Tony Awards. Now, the show comes to the Hayes in an all-new production!
The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and a mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history – thereby swindling their backers (all ‘little old ladies’) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes wrong – the show becomes a smash hit. The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they manoeuvre their way fecklessly through finding the ‘perfect’ show (the gloriously offensive Springtime for Hitler), hiring the ‘ideal’ director, raising the money, and finally getting their comeuppance is a masterclass in comedy construction. And at the core of this insanely funny adventure is the heartfelt emotional journey of two very different people who up-end each other’s lives, and – against all odds – become friends.
With a truly hysterical book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie), and music and lyrics by Brooks himself, The Producers takes no prisoners in skewering classic Broadway – and creates a new Broadway classic in the process.
Event Details:
Dates: 29 March - 27th April 2025
Duration: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes – including interval
Times:
Monday 6:30pm (APRIL 21 Only)
Tuesday – Saturday 7:30pm
Thursday 1:00pm
Saturday 2:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm*No matinee performance on Thu 3 Apr
*No performance on Fri 18 Apr
*No performance on Tue 22 AprAges: Adults
Location: Hayes Theatre
Warnings: Mel Brooks.
But if that doesn’t explain it, then: Adult language and themes, so much innuendo, nazis, ribald humour that may be offensive to some viewers. Viewer discretion strongly advised…Notes: Wheelchair Accessible