For the uninitiated, The Producers is the Mel Brooks musical based on the Mel Brooks movie of the same name. A down and out producer (Max Bialystock) hatches a plan with his accountant (Leo Bloom) to raise $2 million for a show that is certain to flop. The show won’t cost anywhere near that much| For the uninitiated, The Producers is the Mel Brooks musical based on the Mel Brooks movie of the same name. A down and out producer (Max Bialystock) hatches a plan with his accountant (Leo Bloom) to raise $2 million for a show that is certain to flop. The show won’t cost anywhere near that much