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The Producers review: ‘an edgy revival with a heimishe soul’

JL;DR SUMMARY Patrick Marber's revival of "The Producers" at the Menier Chocolate Factory brings a fresh, edgy take to Mel Brooks's celebrated musical. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Nazi GermanyMusicalMel BrooksThe ProducersBroadwaySatireMax BialystockPatrick MarberAndy NymanTheatre Revival

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London, United Kingdom
"Neither musical in this show-within-a-show has been seen in London since Nathan Lanes Max was paired with Lee Evanss Leo in the 2004 transfer from New York."
New York, United States
"Neither musical in this show-within-a-show has been seen in London since Nathan Lanes Max was paired with Lee Evanss Leo in the 2004 transfer from New York."

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