Cottage Theatre holds auditions July 8, 2023, for Mel Brooks musical, The Producers
When: 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 8; callbacks will be 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 9
Where: Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove
Audition details: Auditions for The Producers will include both a vocal and a dance component.
- Prepare 30-90 seconds of a song to sing, and bring sheet music for the accompanist.
- Wear clothing comfortable for a dance audition. Those who have tap shoes are asked to bring them, although tap shoes and tap experience are not required to audition.
- Advance registration is requested. More audition details and the online audition registraton form are online at cottagetheatre.org.
Storyline:
Based on Mel Brooks’ cult classic comedy film, The Producers is a hilarious musical that skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners with its provocative, outrageous, in-your-face humor.
Leo Bloom is an unhappy pencil-pushing accountant who has big show business dreams. Max Bialystock is a money-obsessed, down-on-his luck Broadway producer. Desperate, they join forces to produce the biggest flop in Broadway history. Why? Because they discover they can make more producing a flop than they can a hit. As they fecklessly find a script (the ridiculously offensive “Springtime for Hitler”), hire the worst director in the business, and bilk their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions, they are confident they’ve got the flop-of-the-century. Only one thing goes awry: Their show is a smash hit.
