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<b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Audiences Adore Mel Brooks’
<i>The Producers</i> at Hudson Players<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A sampling of audience member comments from Hudson Players opening weekend of
<i>The Producers</i> says it all. We didn’t pay them to say this….they paid us to see this comedic musical masterpiece!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“So enjoyed the performance. Funny show!”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Great show. Lots of laughs!”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Great show – funny!!”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We went Friday. Great Show!”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tickets are available for
<i>The Producers</i> – for how much long we cannot guarantee (how is that for producer hyperbole!) – for the
</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">May 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18 & 19
</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">performances
<span style="color:#1D2129">at the Barlow Community Center in Hudson. </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Showtime is 8:00 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on May 13.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:roboto;color:#17181B">Of note,
<i>The Producers</i> does contain adult language and humor that some may find offensive. But coming from the mind of Mel Brooks, why should this be surprising?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><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">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.” <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">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.” <o: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">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. (In an homage to “La Cage,” try and pick out those who aren’t really ladies…ok other than those who have facial hair.)<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.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> And you can’t miss the stunning Act II costume surprises that will not be revealed here!<span style="color:#1D2129"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">The Producers
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">is directed and choreographed by Rich Jagunic, with Debra Burkhardt serving as musical director. 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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The cast includes 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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:roboto">FYI – Last weekend, marked the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the premiere of the movie of
<i>The Producers</i>. Turner Classic Movies will be presenting special showings at movie theatres around the country over the next few months to honor this amazing legacy.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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