This is a rare autographed January 2002 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the new MEL BROOKS and THOMAS MEEHAN musical comedy "THE PRODUCERS" at the St. James Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 19th, 2001 and closed April 22nd, 2007 after 2502 performances.) ..... Winner of twelve Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred NATHAN LANE (Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Musical") as "Max Bialystock" and MATTHEW BRODERICK as "Leo Bloom" and featured ROGER BART, GARY BEACH, CADY HUFFMAN, BRAD OSCAR, MADELEINE DOHERTY, KATHY FITZGERALD, ERIC GUNHUS, PETER MARINOS, JENNIFER SMITH and RAY WILLS ..... Note: The front cover was signed by cast members MATTHEW BRODERICK, CADY HUFFMAN and ROGER BART and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CREDITS: Book by MEL BROOKS ("Shinbone Alley", "All American", "The Producers", "Young Frankenstein") and THOMAS MEEHAN ("Annie", "I Remember Mama", "Ain't Broadway Grand", "The Producers", "Hairspray", "Bombay Dreams", "Young Frankenstein", "Cry Baby", "Elf", "Chaplin", "Rocky the Musical"); Music and Lyrics by MEL BROOKS; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by WILLIAM IVEY LONG; Directed and Choreographed by SUSAN STROMAN; Produced by ROCCO LANDESMAN, SFX THEATRICAL GROUP, The FRANKEL - BARUCH - VIERTEL - RUTH GROUP, BOB and HARVEY WEINSTEIN, RICK STEINER, ROBERT F. X. SILLERMAN and MEL BROOKS in association with JAMES D. STERN / DOUGLAS MEYER ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each cast member ..... BONUS: Includes a two-page article on GARY BEACH and ROGER BART in "The Producers" which includes three full color photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.