# Hs anyone seen 'The Producers' on Broadway?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 11, 2001, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758 "2001-10-11T09:05:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2001, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758/1 "2001-10-11T09:05:34Z")
I just heard the soundtrack, thought it was hilarious. I’m also a long-time Mel Brooks fan. Just wondering if anyone has seen it, what they thought, favorite parts, etc…
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2001, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758/2 "2001-10-11T11:58:39Z")
**Sakura** went to see it this summer. Loved it. She’s been very silent on the Board for a year or so (kinda busy) but maybe this will bring her out of her shell. I’ll mention this thread when she gets home from school today.
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### Author:  [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758/3 "2001-10-11T14:39:00Z")
I haven’t, but my friend Stacey saw it during the preview week. The words “must be seen to truly be believed” were bandied about.
I have the soundtrack, too. It’s so funny on its own that I can hardly believe it gets even better with live action, but it must be true. Your milage, as milage is wont to do, may vary, of course.
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### Author:  [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2001, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758/4 "2001-10-11T17:52:33Z")
I am going to see it in December, I can’t wait!
Broderick, Brooks & Lane on Broadway? It’s a no-brainer!
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### Author:  [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hs-anyone-seen-the-producers-on-broadway/86758/5 "2001-10-12T00:17:08Z")
The Mrs and I saw it in June. We went on our anniversary trip. We planned it months in advance. I was picking our shows and covered the bases (I had 2nd row center for Phantom and decent orchestra seats for Chciago with Vicki Lewis). I left Saturday night open in case I could convince the wife to take in a ball game (I failed and we wound up seeing Annie Get Your Gun with Reba), so I decided to get a matinee. I like light hearted fare for matinees, so I scanned the schedule. I saw that Mel Brooks had a play coming out. Mel’s always good for a laugh, so I bought tickets. I was suprised to see that my tickets were midway in the mezzanine, yet they cost more than either Phantom and Chicago. I thought nothing of it and put the tickets away. I didn’t even know the cast. As the time came closer to out trip, I started hearing more and more about it. The raves were pouring in and I was getting stoked. On the plane, I read a cover story about the play on Talk Magazine. When Saturday arrived, the atmosphere outside the theater was like a circus. When the curtain lifted, I started laughing within a few minutes and I don’t remember stopping. Lane got most of the buzz but for my money Broderick was the show! They played off each other VERY well. I also thouroughly enjoyed the director character. A great play. I wonder what will happen to it when the cast changes. I don’t know if this one will be a long running play.