PHOTO CALL: Britons Finally See The Producers As West End Production Opens

By Morgan Allen
08 Nov 2004

From Top: Leigh Zimmerman, Nicolas Colicos and James Dreyfus
From Top: Leigh Zimmerman, Nicolas Colicos and James Dreyfus

The West End production of the Broadway sensation The Producers has finally traveled the great pond to London where, as usual, original star Nathan Lane is killing them nightly.

The production is directed and choreographed, as in its Broadway incarnation, by Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman. Lane took over as Max Bialystock for American film star Richard Dreyfuss just days before opening night.

At left are Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla, Nicolas Colicos as Franz Liebkind and James Dreyfus as Carmen Ghia. Below, Lee Evans struts his stuff as London's Leo Bloom, while Nathan Lane is up to his usual tricks.

Photos are by Catherine Ashmore