'The Producers' to transfer to the West End

Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin will reprise the roles of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's musical about a pair of producers who oversell interests in a Broadway show.

The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's The Producers will transfer to the West End this autumn, with Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin reprising the roles of producer Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom, respectively.

Trevor Ashley (Liza (on an E), I’m Every Woman, Diamonds Are for Trevor), Raj Ghatak (The Father and the Assassin, Life of Pi, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Harry Morrison (Come from Away, The Third Man, Assassins) and Joanna Woodward (The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical, Merrily We Roll Along) join Nyman and Antolin, reprising their roles from the original Menier run.

The musical follows Bialystock and Bloom as they scheme to get rich quick by overselling interests in a Broadway show — only for it to become an unexpected hit.

In a review for LondonTheatre.co.uk, our critic said of the Menier run: "From sparkly swastikas and countless Hitler moustaches, to sex-obsessed, Bialystock-worshipping grannies forming a chorus line with their Zimmer frames (excellent choreography by Lorin Latarro), Patrick Marber’s energetic production delights in crazy caricatures and camp spectacle."

Mel Brooks said, “Hello Brits! My record-breaking musical, The Producers, is coming back to the West End! I couldn't be more proud of this show. I can't wait to sit in the Garrick Theatre and be bathed in laughter.”

Menier Chocolate Factory Artistic Director David Babani commented, “I am enormously proud of the entire team working across The Producers – the journey thus far at the Menier has been an utter joy from start to finish, with an incomparable cast led by the very brilliant Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin. To have the opportunity to do it all again, and grow the production as we transfer to the West End with our brilliant partners Nica Burns, Max Weitzenhoffer and Kevin Salter, is an absolute privilege.”

Producer Nica Burns added, “Whatever tickles your funny bone, you’ll find The Producers a total hoot. Laughter and joy throughout courtesy of the incomparable Mel Brooks and David Babani’s terrific production. Don’t walk, run to the box office!”

The production opens on 15 September, and is booking until 21 February 2026.

Full cast and creative team is yet to be announced.

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Photo credit: Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin in The Producers. (Photo by Manuel Harlan)