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 - The revival of musical theatreThis is hilarious!!! Mel Brooks is the genius of comedy, be it musical or not. This was a breath of fresh air when the only shows running on The Great White Way were sad or boring dramas. Sure they were good, but this was the pie in the face to every one of those shows. Nathan Lane is phenomenal once again and he was perfectly cast along side humbly comic Matthew Broderick. It's lavish and over the top, typical Mel Brooks. If the original movie could have been improved upon in any way, shapr or form, this is it. "Springtime for Hitler" would probably get most anybody in trouble, but not Mel Brooks. He can make fun of The Pope and nobody will yell at him. All that said, buy, listen to and go see this show. Rating: - WIERDIts a wierd Musical but, what Actor doesn't love a challange even if it's wierd. Rating: - M.J.C.This was a spectacular musical. Absolutely spectacular. I saw this three days ago in New York City. It was simply amazing. It deserved every Tony it was awarded (12 - record setting, as most people know by now). I've read several reviews on here, and was shocked to see a few people have the gall to call the music "dull", "boring", "insulting" and even "racist". Who are you fooling, folks? This was dubbed "the new MEL BROOKS musical". Do you negative reviewers know who Mel Brooks is? He's a comedic genius who goes everywhere and anywhere for a laugh. And he hits a grand slam with his "Producers" musical. Those of you who think the musical is racist or vulgar. . well, to quote Brooks himself: "It rose below vulgarity." Whoever found this to be in bad taste must be an idiot. Is it the soundtrack the minority doesn't like or the musical? You have to understand that if you don't like the musical, or the 1968 film (Brooks' first film, which lead him to an Oscar for Best Original Writing), chances are you won't enjoy the soundtrack. So the people who are taking the time to review this soundtrack are idiots. If you found it offensive, then you must've been a fan of Hitler. I don't know what was racist about it, and I certainly don't know what was boring about it. For anyone who thought the musical was dull, well good lord, what do you people do for a living? It deservedly won 12 Tonys and you're going to complain that its boring? The minority who disliked the soundtrack, the musical, or the film, have extremely poor taste. Ask the couple thousand people in the theatre who laughed along with me at every joke. Or ask the several thousand people who pay good money to go see "The Producers" on Broadway each and every day. I recommend watching the film, understanding why its funny (if you haven't already), then go out and buy the sountrack. If you can get to NY to see the wonderful Broadway show, do so as soon as you can. You'll enjoy the soundtrack even more after seeing the show. It's a real treat. Rating: - Stunning!"A New Mel Brooks Musical" ... there's really no other way to describe this. The musical style is classic 1930's RKO, with shockingly modern subject matter and humour. This is probably the best soundtrack to come out of Broadway since "A Chorus Line." If you're a fan of old Broadway or Hollywood, you MUST have this CD in your collection! Rating: - The Producers produces!Many years ago I pictured how I might adapt The Producers into a Broadway play; I might've turned Leo into Leona Bloom and had her have a crush on Max. Well (thankfully) Mel Brooks beat me to it, adapting his own film for the Broadway stage, at last. I bought the CD almost as soon as it came out, Spring 2001, and played it faithfully. The music has verve, the cast is hilarious, and it's fun to sing along too. Apart from the satire, the Broadway musical play rides high on the hope and dream of MAKING IT BIG, a desire any aspiring artist can understand. I saw the play September 14, 2001 (taking advantage of the September 11 fallout), where Brad Oscar replaced the ailing Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock. Perhaps by then I knew too much about the show to be surprised, but I was glad I went! Warning: a certain F word is shouted in one of the first songs. And there are enough ethnic stereotypes abounding to insult everybody--but that's Mel Brooks for you!
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