Yes, it is. But with the absence of violence and nudity, and the actual number of swear words at a minimum, we thought the vaudevillian "naughty" hu
mor would mostly go over their heads, the gay element a non-issue, and we could easily handle any questions. That never were asked.On the other hand, the musical numbers are fantastic, and it tells a great story of the friendship and trust that bloom (heh heh) between two people.
How much do we love this musical?
Sherman, set the wayback machine.
Back in the 1970s, I caught the movie once or twice. I was immediately enchanted by Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. And years later, I could still relate most of the plot, and sing most of "Springtime For Hitler."
Hubby, on the other hand, had never seen the original, but is a fan of Nathan Lane ("Why, it's good old reliable Nathan..."), Matthew Broderick (Save Ferris!), and other Mel Brooks works. ("Frau Blucher?" "neeiigh!") We casually talked about seeing it in development in Chicago, but life intervened, and all too soon it was opening night on Broadway.
A year later, we decided we wanted to see the original cast. So, impulsively, Glenn ordered
premium tickets from Broadway Inner Circle, hired a friend to nanny for us, and took a whirlwind trip to NYC to see "The Producers." We ended up seeing Brad Oscar as Max, instead of as Franz Liebkind, but he was fabulous. Our only disappointments were missing seeing him as Franz, and seeing Nathan Lane. But we didn't worry too much -- we knew there would be a movie!How much do we love this musical?
When hubby was in London last week, he didn't have time to go see the London production, but he did take time to shop. Between this trip and our NYC trip, we all have t-shirts, we have two hats, a sweatshirt, and we can show up in full garb. Which we did today when we went to see the movie.
We listen to both the cast album and the soundtrack, and compare the differences.
We own the script annotated by Mel Brooks and Tom Meehan.
We can't wait for the DVD.
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