Preview: The Producers at Sunderland Empire

Casting Complete for The Producers

The Producers

SunderlandEmpire

Monday 11^th - Saturday 16^th May 2015

Olivier Award winning actor David Bedella as Roger De Bris

Broadway and West End star Cory English reprises role as Max Bialystock

West End leading lady Tiffany Graves as Ulla

Renowned comedian Phill Jupitus as Franz Liebkind

Join Jason Manford, Ross Noble and Louie Spence

By acclaimed Top Hat director Matthew White

Based on Mel Brooks' beloved Academy Award winning movie, The Producers is a hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards and 3 Olivier Awards; it opens its UK tour in March 2015 calling at Sunderland Empire from May 11th.

Impoverished by a string of flops, New York producer Max Bialystock recruits downtrodden accountant Leo Bloom to help him pull off Broadway's greatest scam. Together they aim to produce the worst show in history and run away to Riowith millions, but they learn that Showbusiness can always find a way to kick you in the teeth. Featuring a riotous mix of eccentric characters and the all-time classic song 'Springtime For Hitler', The Producers is the funniest Broadway musical of all time

The cast for this brand new Springtime tour of The Producers features one of the UK's best loved comedians Jason Manford as timid accountant Leo Bloom= . Broadway and West Endstar Cory English reprises his role as Max Bialystock, one he played to critical acclaim in London's West End. Tiffany Graves joins the company as Ulla the object of Leo Bloom's affections.

Ross Noble and Phill Jupitus share the role of Franz Liebkind; the short fused, carrier pigeon keeping, former Nazi, brought on board by Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom to help them in their plot to put on the worst musical of all time.

Olivier Award winning actor David Bedella will play the flamboyant director Roger De Bris chosen by Max Bialystock in an attempt to ensure 'Springtime for Hitler' is a flop. Renowned dancer, choreographer and television personality Louie Spence plays his equally flamboyant assistant Carmen Ghia (until 2 May).

The Producers is produced by Adam Spiegel Productions who has brought together a stellar, award winning creative team including acclaimed Top Hat Director Matthew White, Choreographer Lee Proud, Designer Paul Farnsworth, Lighting Designer Paul Anderson, Musical Director Andrew Hilton, Orchestrator Chris Walker, Sound Designer Gareth Owen and Casting Director James Orange.

Adam Spiegel said; "The Producers is the biggest, funniest Broadway musical of all time. It's filled with fabulous costumes, glamorous dancing girls, hysterical show-tunes and an incredible live band. With a cast of the most celebrated, well-loved comedians in the UK today and the very best singers and dancers from London's West End this production of Mel Brook's record breaking, award winning comedy is guaranteed to be a hilarious night out!"

The cast for The Producers is completed by Abigail Brodie, Jaye Elster, Rebecca Fennelly, Olivia Fines, Andrew Gordon-Watkins, Fenton Gray, Aime Hodnett, Paul Hutton, Nia Jermin, Joel Montague, Genevieve Nicole, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Jay Webb, Russell Wilcox and Aron Wild.

Louie Spence plays Carmen Ghia until 2 May

Phill Jupitus plays Franz Liebkind until 16 May

Ross Noble plays Franz Liebkind from 18 May

On The Web:

Website: www.theproducersmusical.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theproducersmusical

Twitter: https://twitter.com/producerstour

Tickets:

Box Office: www.atgtickets.com/Sunderland or 0844 871 3022*