The Producers

…and helped inspire the hit Broadway musical version of the movie, which debuted in 2001 starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, both of whom starred in the film version of the stage musical in 2005.

…Broadway stage musical based on The Producers. Brooks received several Tony Awards for the production, and with these wins he became one of the few entertainers to have earned an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He followed this in 2007 with a Broadway musical based on Young Frankenstein. Brooks…

…Brooks’s blockbuster Broadway musical comedy The Producers. The production, which also starred Matthew Broderick, broke sales records, and Lane received a Tony for his performance; he also starred in the 2005 film adaptation. After a year, Lane left the Broadway production but later returned (with Broderick) in 2003–04. His subsequent…

…to have been director of The Producers, with Stroman as choreographer, but when he died in 1999 Stroman took over the directorship as well. The show opened in 2001 and won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. She then directed a film version of The Producers in 2005. Stroman repeated her…