The Producers

I just got back from seeing what may possibly be the best musical theater show I have ever seen. Mel Brooks is a fucking genius, and his stage version of the classic movie The Producers is utterly and completely amazing. I can't tell you the last time I laughed so hard. And I can tell you point blank that this is the first new American musical in years that I've wanted to see again. I have a feeling I could see this one ten times and not be tired of it.

Mel Brooks' book is just hilarious - and crude, but the music and lyrics are really, really funny. And the production itself! Yeesh! No wonder it costs a small country's GNP to produce a new musical. Talk about extravagant!

There just aren't words to describe the experience. The show is just so shamelessly crude and funny and sentimental that it's impossible to describe. And he's done a wonderful job of staying pretty darn close to the source material. The big shame is that it's just so damn hard to get tickets - and that they've become so expensive. It's going to be years before I can afford to see this sucker again.