The local production of THE PRODUCERS which I saw tonight was a HUGE production. I was very impressed with the momumental physical production of this enterprise. Very daunting in every respect, and most of it was pulled off very well.
But they had a rather anemic Max, sad to say. He wasn't untalented, but he just wasn't BIG enough (not in size; in presence and demeanor). Leo far, far dominated in their scenes and songs together, and that simply cannot be.
Roger was merely OK though he did pull off his part of "Springtime for Hitler" well. But Franz and Carmen were both superb, every bit the singing and acting equals of their Broadway originators (I mean that; I was THAT impressed with them). Ula was everything she needed to be in terms of singing and physical prowess (though her accent slipped a bit from time to time).