The Producers

A gleefully vulgar play, The Producers is replete with "slapstick, corny jokes, Borscht Belt shtick, ethnic jokes, unsubtle dirty jokes, hummable melodies, opulent and entirely unmotivated musical numbers and vigorous tap dancing," The Play centers around Max Bialystock, a scheming, down-on-his luck theatrical producer, and Leo Bloom, his mousy, stage struck, accountant. It all starts when Leo points out that under the right circumstances, a producer could actually make more money with a flop than he can with a hit. "No profits" = "no need to pay off the backers". The idea is hatched to find the worst play ever written, hire the worst director and the worst actors in New York, raise two million dollars from little old ladies willing to invest in a play in return for a little affection, and when the play closes on opening night, run off to Rio with the money. The chosen script, guaranteed to close in one night is “Springtime for Hitler, A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden,” written by a nutty neo-Nazi named Franz Liebkind. Roger De Bris, the worst director in New York and a flamboyant homosexual to boot, agrees to do it, but only if the ending is changed so the Germans end up winning World War II! The scheme seems surefire, but anything can happen when the lights go up on Broadway!