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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hudson Players Present Mel Brooks’ Madcap Musical
<i>The Producers</i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Producers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, with an unforgettably zany script and music from
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">comedic master Mel Brooks, will be presented by the Hudson Players
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">April 27, 28, May 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18 & 19 at the Barlow Community Center in Hudson.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showtime is 8</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:00 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on May 13.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For tickets go to <a href="http://www.hudsonplayers.com">
www.hudsonplayers.com</a><i>, </i>or call the Hudson Players box office at (330) 655-8522. Information also is available at
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/hudsonplayers" target="_blank">Facebook.com/hudsonplayers</a>, or
<a href="mailto:info@HudsonPlayers.com">info@HudsonPlayers.com</a>. Typically, Hudson Players musical matinees are the first to sell-out, so patrons interested in that performance are urged to secure their tickets early.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Winning a record twelve Tony Awards (including best musical),
<i>The Producers</i> is truly a "boffo" hit. Max Bialystock, the one-time king of Broadway producers, is hungry to strike it rich, and Leo Bloom, an accountant with dreams of someday becoming a theatre producer, discover that it could be more lucrative to
produce a Broadway flop instead of a huge hit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Songs such as “The King of Broadway” and “I Wanna Be a Producer” help set the wacky tone. Along the way they meet
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yonsen Tallen-hallen Syaden-svanson, a young and hopeful actress. Though her beauty might eclipse her talent, Ulla is passionate about life and art as she
sings “If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It.” <span style="color:#1D2129"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">The devious duo kick off their scheme by finding a truly atrocious script called “Springtime for Hitler” by
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Franz Liebkind, a German loyalist playwright. From his lederhosen to his pigeon, Adolph, his love for the motherland is unmistakable. Imposing, yet tender, Franz bonds with Max
and Leo with his stirring rendition of “Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop.” Next to be recruited is Roger Debris, New York’s most flamboyant, and horrendous, stage director. He and his faithful assistant Carmen Ghia insist in song that the secret to success on Broadway
is to “Keep it Gay.” Another musical highlight is the Busby Berkley-like “Along Came Bialy” that fills the stage with little old ladies strutting their stuff accompanied by their walkers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">However, when what Max and Leo thought would be a bomb turns out to be a smashing success, the plan is thrown off and the partners’
lives are thrown into chaos. <i>The Producers </i>will have audiences roaring at the ridiculous accents, caricatures of all kinds, and show business inside jokes. The 16 witty and wacky songs and outrageous dance numbers are sure to make for a night of memorable
adult-themed entertainment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">The Producers
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is directed and choreographed by Rich Jagunic, with Debra Burkhardt serving as musical director. The pair last collaborated on
<i>Seussical</i> for Hudson Players. The producers for <i>The Producers</i> are <span style="color:black">
Trish Davis, Marianne Karlson, and Gary Maher.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The cast includes
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Don Bernardo as Max Bialystock; Robert Walter as Leo Bloom; Chanda Porter as Ulla; Gary Maher as Franz Liebkind; Sonny Sonnhalter as Roger DeBris and Brad Kisner as Carmen Ghia. Members of the
ensemble include Benjamin Mudrak, Brian Pichola, Christina Worcester, Emily Fields, Jennifer Betz, Jessica West, Jim Wolf, Karen Spiegler, Kathy Steiner, Mackenzie Webb, Marco Urbanic, Meredith Poczontek, Michael Turle, Mike Guffey, Nathan Hill, Neil Rubin,
Rachel Grumblatt, Rollin Devere, Sally Morris, and Tom Jones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Hudson Players’
<i>The Producers</i> will be performed at the Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt Street in Hudson. A new lighting system and sound enhancements make the overall theatre experience even more enjoyable for Hudson Players patrons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"roboto",serif;color:#17181B">Of note,
<i>The Producers</i> does contain adult language and humor that some may find offensive.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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