New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the King of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes the perfect scheme: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is a flop. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime For Hitler written by escaped Nazi, Franz Liebkind. They get the insanely flamboyant Roger de Bris to direct, and hire the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables) as lead actress. As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste...

Reviews:

"With hoofing geriatrics, Nazi pigeons and a Busby Berkeley pageant featuring goose-stepping stormtroopers, there is something in The Producers to offend everybody. But such is the level of sustained hilarity and mock outrage you are laughing too hard to care."

BBC News online

"That arch-priest of political incorrectness, Mel Brooks, has transformed his celebrated musical into a musical comedy and as funny a one as I've seen."

The Times

"At its simplest, it puts the comedy back into musical comedy. After years of quasi-operatic musicals that have turned poverty and oppression into a showbiz spectacle, we are at last allowed to laugh."

The Guardian

"The Producers comes across as an insane love letter to old Broadway and to the classic shows and films putting on a show."

The Independent

"From the opening number, the audience rides a tidal wave of pure pleasure and after three delirious hours one is left stunned by a combination of unstoppable laughter and sheer happiness. This is a glorious night of musical comedy at its magnificent, spirit-lifting best."

The Telegraph