I buy a lot of soundtracks. Sometimes it's because I'm doing the play locally in the community theatre circuit, other times it's because I just like the music. Over time, I've learned that it's usually the original cast recording that portrays the characters properly. After all, those are the people that "invented" the characters. The Producers is a little different. The original characters were created by Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, but the original movie did not have this score. Mostel was a great voice (he invented Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof) and could have done a wonderful job with this score, no doubt, but Nathan Lane absolutely SHINES in this role. Very few people on this earth have a feel for tempo or can execute flawless entrances the way Lane does it with Max Bailystock. He was made for roles like this, and his easy way of blending song and dialogue is amazing. And Matthew Broderick does a very respectable job as Leo Bloom and can carry a tune as well as any seasoned Broadway pro. The chorus numbers are all 'over the top'. This was a big budget production and the audition hall must have been packed with first class talent for this show. The nice thing about buying soundtracks from the mid-70's onward is that the production quality is always excellent, and The Producers is no exception, truly a studio masterpiece.Read full review
Mel Brooks is brilliant! I love the music and lyrics. I heard this described as Mel Brooks Love Letter to the Theater and I agree. I got hooked listening to a few of the songs on myspace. I listen to this CD everyday!!! I am also going to get the Original Movie Soundtrack because I guess I just can't get enough..and I prefer the movie version of my favorite song "Betrayed". Nathan Lane is extraordinary! If you are interested in the creative process I would very highly recommend the DVD: Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
I love this cd. It is filled with fun songs from a fun movie. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick are wonderful singers and fill the songs with emotion while telling the story of these two unlikely people who become friends without realizing it until the end. Uma Thurman is excellent and I never knew she could sing. Will Ferrel is funny and sings great as well. Overall, I love every song and keep it in my car to play it over and over again.
Just love it. Great composition, great actors, one of the best of broadway show all time! Mel Brooks is a THEATRICAL GENIUS!
Excellent recording, humorous, well-done. Great score, good performance by principals, Zero Mostel is brilliant.
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