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The ProducersThe New Mel Brooks Musical Brought by Dallas Summer Musicals to the Music Hall at Fair Park June 7-19THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, will make its North Texas premiere as a presentation of Dallas Summer Musicals 65th season, at the Music Hall at Fair Park June 7-19, 2005. Single tickets, priced from $27-$74, are on sale at The Box Office, 542 Preston Royal Shopping Center, without a service fee. Tickets are also available at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 214-631-ARTS (2787), or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For groups of 20 or more, please call 214-426-GROUP. Everything you’ve heard is true! “Mel Brooks has put the comedy back into musical comedy. “THE PRODUCERS is the funniest, most fearlessly irreverent thing ever seen on stage!” (USA Today). And now you can experience the biggest Tony Award winner in Broadway history when it comes to your city. Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Crazy for You, Contact, The Music Man, and Oklahoma!), The New York Times raves “THE PRODUCERS is a blissful spectacle that will leave you delirious!” Based on Mr. Brooks’ Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, is the story of down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, a mousy accountant. Together they hatch the ultimate scam: raise more money than needed for a sure-fire Broadway flop and pocket the difference. Their “sure-fire” theatrical fiasco? None other than the musical Springtime for Hitler. THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, has a Tony Award-winning book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, is directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman and stars Bob Amaral as Max Bialystock and Andy Taylor as Leo Bloom. Mel Brooks, director, producer, writer and actor, began his distinguished career during television’s “Golden Age” as a writer for Sid Caesar on “Your Show of Shows” in 1951. In 1955 and in 1957, Brooks received Emmy Award nominations (with others) for best comedy writing for “Caesars Hour” and in 1956, he was nominated (with others) for best writing for a variety or situation comedy. After writing and directing his first feature film in 1968, The Producers, which earned him an Academy Award for the best original screenplay written directly for the screen, he went on to create a remarkable string of hit comedies, including: The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and History of the World, Part 1, among others. His visionary film company, Brooksfilms Limited, founded in 1980, has produced some of America's most distinguished films, among them: David Lynch's The Elephant Man, David Cronenberg's The Fly, Frances, Richard Benjamin's My Favorite Year, and 84 Charing Cross Road, starring Anthony Hopkins and Mr. Brooks wife, Anne Bancroft. Thomas Meehan received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and has since written the books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain't Broadway Grand. Annie Warbucks, Hairspray for which he won his third Tony, and has also co-written the book for the Broadway premiere of Bombay Dreams. In addition, he is a long-time contributor of humor to The New Yorker, an Emmy-award winning writer of television comedy, and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks Space Balls and To Be or Not to Be. Susan Stroman , director and choreographer is the recipient of 5 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards, 4 Drama Desk Awards, 7 Outer Critics Circle Awards, a record 3 Astaire Awards and the Lucille Lortel Award. Other Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, Contact, Crazy for You, Showboat, Big, Steel Pier, Picnic, The Music Man, and Thou Shalt Not. She also choreographed and directed Madison Square Garden's annual spectacular event A Christmas Carol. Ms. Stroman also directed and choreographed The Frogs for Lincoln Center, with music by Stephen Sondheim and a new book by Nathan Lane. Bob Amaral comes to THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, after playing Pumbaa in the National Tour of The Lion King. He has been seen on Broadway in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, first as Lycus, then as Pseudolus, and has also appeared in Guys and Dolls as Harry the Horse. Mr. Amaral’s Off-Broadway and national tours include: Boy Meets Boy, Annie Get Your Gun, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up, The Brothers Karamazov, The Robber Bridegroom, Mike, Ken Hill’s Phantom of the Opera, Wizard of Oz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Music Man, Good News, Anything Goes, Noises Off and Triumph of Love. Andy Taylor originated the roles of Howard in Moon Over Buffalo with Carol Burnett and J.H. Rodgers in the Tony Award winning Titanic on Broadway. He also played the villain Ernst in the National Tour of Cabaret and Rodney Hatch in the acclaimed Encores! production of One Touch of Venus. Off-Broadway he played Jesus in Stephen Tesich’s On the Open Road, Jerry Devine in Juno and Bobby in Christina Alberta’s Father. Regional favorites include Hugo in God’s Man in Texas, Henrik in A Little Night Music, and Floyd Knowles in The Grapes of Wrath. Rich Affannato, (Carmen Ghia) was born in Wichita Falls and raised in Dallas. He attended Wichita Falls High School and Midwestern State University before moving to NYC. On Broadway, he played Marius in Les Miserables, also performing in the national tour and in the national tour of Civil War. Off-Broadway he performed in Forbidden Broadway—20th Anniversary and Illyria. Another local actor, Kevin Steele, is in the ensemble. He attended the University of North Texas and taught elementary school 1993-1996 for the Plano School District. The creative team for THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, is comprised of Robin Wagner (sets), William Ivey Long (costumes), Peter Kaczorowski (lighting), Steve Kennedy (sound), Glen Kelly (musical arrangements and supervision), Patrick Brady (musical direction/vocal arrangements) and Doug Besterman (orchestrations). THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, swept the 2001 Tony Awards, receiving the most Awards in Broadway history. Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan), Best Original Score (Mel Brooks), Best Scenic Design (Robin Wagner), Best Costume Design (William Ivey Long), Best Lighting Design (Peter Kaczorowski), Best Orchestrations (Doug Besterman), Best Choreography and Best Direction of a Musical (Susan Stroman). THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, received a record eleven 2001 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Set Design of a Musical, and Outstanding Costume Design. THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, received eight 2001 Outer Critics Awards, including Outstanding Broadway Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Scenic Design, and Outstanding Costume Design. THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, also received the 2001 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical, The 2001 Drama League Award for Best Musical, and an Astaire Award for Ms. Stroman’s choreography. THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, comes to the Music Hall at Fair Park Tuesday, June 7, and runs through Sunday, June 19, with the following performances: Music Hall Performance ScheduleSat. June 11 2
and 8 p.m. Following its Dallas engagement, THE PRODUCERS, the new MEL BROOKS musical, will appear at Bass Hall in Fort Worth for one week (June 21-26) as part of Casa Manana’s Broadway Series. For more information on the musical, please visit the tour website, www.producersontour.com. Single tickets for all other Dallas Summer Musicals shows are also on sale now. The shows will include On the Record, Disney’s delightful musical highlights revue, June 21-July 3; and MOVIN' OUT, the Tony Award-winning new musical by Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel, will be July 13-24. The final show of the season will be the Broadway blockbuster and 2004 multiple award-winner, Wicked, coming to the Music Hall at Fair Park October 6-23. Wicked will be the State Fair of Texas musical for 2005. For more information about Dallas Summer Musicals, please call 214-421-5678, or visit their website at www.dallassummermusicals.org. Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady More Things to do and see in DallasSeemingly larger than life, Dallas for many people personifies all things Texas. From flashy architecture to oversize automobiles this is a city living large. The best description of Dallas I have ever seen comes from foodwriter and author Poppy Z. Brite in her book PRIME. She describes the nighttime view of Dallas as seen from the cocktail lounge atop the glittering orb of Reunion Tower as if, “a very rich woman with very gaudy taste had upended her jewelry box onto a huge piece of dark blue satin.” BEST MAP OF DALLAS GREAT GUIDEBOOK WHERE TO STAY TO SEE THE WHOLE METROPLEX Want to do it all and see it all? You have the right Texas attitude. Stay at the Omni Mandalay in Irving and you will be able to get to the DFW Airport and almost all the attractions in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington and Grand Prarie in about 20 minutes Omni Mandalay Madelyn’s favorite restaurants MEXICAN RESTAURANT THE LOCALS LOVE BEST CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE IN DALLAS Madelyn’s favorite Hole in the Wall and Hamburger places ENTERTAINING PLACES Gilley’s for the flavor of Texas and great entertainment.
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