@@escopiliatese3623 The name of the character Gary Beach is playing IS Roger, who in turn is merely a director. If you're talking about Roger Bart, he's actually played Carmen, Roger's "commonlaw assistant" and Leo Bloom in the show, but he was also Carmen in the film.
I played Roger in a local production of the producers. By far, the most fun I have ever had on stage. My favorite moment of the show was walking out dressed like hitler and then posing like a queen. The Laughs that we got were so overwhelming. Will never forget it.
I was in a local production, too! I so agree with you about this show being the most fun an actor can have onstage! It's my very favorite musical, and I LOVED being a little old lady and the stage left tank!
Honestly, the fact that they just step for step recreated the staging and choreography in the 2005 film is honestly the best. I mean, "why fix what ain't broke" really...Like, this is impeccable.
That's what surprised me about watching this video, thought i'd be quite different yet it looks hardly any different to the film version!! Remarkable!!
laugh tracks suck, but something about an audience full of people ganuinely losing their shit over gay hitler really enhances the comedy. plus, from the sperspective of a viewer, theres a big difference between being pressent as an audience member in a theatre verses watching a screen in a movie theatre
When the show is produced susans choreography notes are included. It's literally always supposed to be done with the original choreo because it's just so good and works so well. The swastika tap step is genius. I loved playing Leo.
The movie was decent, the biggest problem as someone pointed out, was the movie used the theatrical timing, where actors wait for the audience reaction. It made the movie staging feel odd. In a theater you are also using your imagination more. In a movie you see the audiences outraged reactions initially, then see them start laughing. The stage version doesn't have that. I saw the musical a few weeks after it opened and in some ways the opening was more muted than this, but that is to be expected.
I saw this play on Broadway in April, 2001. It was the 4th show of the production. A friend had gotten the tickets when it was playing in Chicago for $90 a ticket. By the time we went to the show in New York, it was a media craze. It was my very first Broadway show, and I still remember how special it was.
Gary Beach played this so good as a hammy gay producer who goes way overboard at his first big opportunity on the stage. What a great actor Gary Beach is here! Pure comedy here!
What I really like about this interpretation is that he doesn’t play up the “effeminate” part as much as the “scene chewing ham with no taste” aspect. I’ve always had mixed feelings about the movie version because I feel like a bigger part of the joke is “lol hitlers gay”. But the way he tosses his limbs around while tap dancing is both reminiscent of how Hitler moved in his speeches and *ridiculous* looking.
@@tangent94 You're not wrong in re the whole "LOL Hitler's gay" thing, but the perception is what makes it funny; the idea that Hitler and his supporters would have hated the idea of a screaming queen playing him more than a sweet hippie.
I think it helps that his flamboyance is what makes the show succeed. He’s the butt if the joke because he’s HITLER. Roger’s energy and charisma that keeps the audience engaged.
When I saw Stalin and Churchill a part of me was like “they’re not going dark enough to throw in FDR, oh god please don’t” but the other 99% knew he was coming and laughed my ass off when he did.
+Arioch The Churchill was singing to the tune of the chorus of "Rule, Britannia!". Hitler's immediate answer to it was a jazzed-up version of the next couple bars of that same tune.
This is actually the best version of this skit I've seen. I love how the guy playing Adolf breaks down with the light on him, like he can't stop laughing at what he's about to do.
This had to be an absolute fun number as they "played off" the audience laughter with energy. Completely hysterical. I would imagine if was sometimes difficult to keep in character. BEST LINE: "I'm the German Ethel Merman..." PRICELESS!
I was a Dresser in the Wardrobe department of this production. Mostly for the male ensemble, but it was such a busy, frenzied, show we all helped out with a lot of rapid costume changes for everybody. There was an equally frantic scene backstage. Everyone; Wardrobe, Stagehands, Sound , etc. learning what to do, where to stand how to get out of the way. Exhausting but exhilarating. This was Pre-Broadway so everything was being put together. Mel Brooks and the Director Susan Stroman were open to suggestions..I think it was Gary Beach's idea to have Hitler sit on the edge of the stage a la Judy Garland. It was also soon after 9/11 and people didn't know if an audience would be ready to laugh again. And to have Hitler and a Swastika onstage presented like that was outrageous and groundbreaking . Thanks for posting this.
I 100% believe that the reason The Producers was so universally acclaimed was due to when it arrived. The country NEEDED to laugh again and the timing coupled with the outstanding production and talent made this a Lightning in a Bottle show. Nothing will come close to this in our lifetime, I guarantee it. Not even Hamilton could break their Tony record.
THE PRODUCERS opened on Broadway months *before* September 11th. (@@JAPelicano1 I'm sorry but your timing / memory are off here) The Chicago production was in February of 2001 and it opened on Broadway in April of 2001 -- an immediate hit and critical smash success. I lived in NYC at the time and saw THE PRODUCERS months before the attacks that September.
I was just about to post the same thing. The guy who played Roosevelt wrote about his experience in the show and how disappointing that cut was for him. For me too!
I swear that at 6:27 Gary Beach is corpsing (laughing outside of cue) because the audience is dying. In the film he looks a bit more sober in the same pose.
@@theno-trustassociation6241 seen it, so much mea culpa hidden in a documentary, first blaming western powers for fearing the Nazis and not engaging in war and then condemning the same war machine that had to be built to match the threat, a true moral cherry picking, the right to make parodies of Hitler is more than earned by Americans.
Little Easter Egg: the phrase "Don't be stupid be a smarty, come and join the nazi party" Was actually sang by mel brooks himself and was recorded into the broadway theatre of the Producers and the 2006 movie
I was privileged to be in a production of the show with a theater company in my city. An even bigger privilege was getting to be one of the two tanks at the end of the number. I was the stage left tank!
Saz Fretz I was one of the tanks in my production too! I just loved seeing the audience reactions, I deliberately didn’t tell my parents what would happen at the end when they came to see the show 😂. That was one thing I wanted to be a surprise!
I saw this wonderful production 2 days before its official opening on Broadway. The place erupted at the curtain call. You just new it was going to be a smash. In all my many many years of theatre going this is one of the top 5 shows I have ever seen. Perfection from beginning to end. I will never ever forget it and am so sad the brilliant Gary Beach is no longer with us. He blew me away with his performance. Long live Mel Brookes. Thankyou for uploading this clip it had me roaring with laughter again. X
Normally, a musical about Hitler has no right to be funny... however, Mel Brooks made it hysterical. It's just so over-the-top that any hint of seriousness is gone (as the audience rightly figured out as soon as the beer-girl danced onto the stage). I love the "extended" part, with Stalin, Churchill, and FDR, it's not on the recordings but it's lovely fun.
The late Gary Beach was such a gem here as the hammy, stagestruck play producer who finally gets his big break onstage, and totally hams it up to an absurd level, making the world's worst and most offensive play into a comedy hit, ruining the scheme of the producers...
I remember seeing this on bway and wondered how they would pull the human swastika off. Then this big mirror came down and tilted towards the audience. Genious!!
It's a tradition of his, dating back to the original movie. The actor wouldn't give him the sing-songy inflection he wanted, so he looped in his own voice afterwards. Evidently it's now a thing.
not quite. in the movie we were able to see the reactions/disgust of the crowd and what was happening on the stage. Since implanting cast members in the audience was a costly idea, in the stage show the audience became actors themselves. Playing the part of the opening night audience. Therefore while in the movie Springtime only became a hit when roger come on as Hitler, in the stage show it was a hit from the get-go. with each cheer & laugh from the real life audience spelling B&B's doom.
Aside from the genius of this musical as a whole, and the spectacular Mel standing behind it, I really appreciate that we as people have gotten creative in shitting on Hitler
Thank you for being a bad boy and recording this!!! Priceless! As someone who saw the original Broadway production 3 1/2 times (don't ask), I think this is pure gold (not fool's gold). A shame that every Broadway show is not properly filmed. Bravo!
Pure Comedic Gold. Always has been. Always will be. P.S. For those who don’t know the actor for Hitler was the original Broadway Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast.
Hubby and I love the producers. A local High school did a production of it so we went and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is one show where even a high school show really can make it fun. We had so much fun. Didn't know anyone there but met some wonderful people sitting around us. There were many talented people in the show. When I went to high school I was in every production but we never once did a musical. Bummed me out bc i was in choir and would have loved to have been in one. However I did get the lead in the Twelve Night.
There were actual lyrics like this in the Third Reich's concocted "Jazz bands." It was also originally "Hirschfeld is coming" in Berlin caberets. Brooks knows his stuff.
I saw the show at this time... My boyfriend and i at that time were guests of Gary Beach for that show... I remember Gary liked the Judy Garland inspired references... i could really see them in this video... i was a little less influenced 20 years ago than i am now...
That was amazing! I had a friend describe it to me & it's so much more impressive to actually see the stage production. So cool! Thank you for sharing this.
I saw the touring production of this and went back the same week and saw it again, this time paying for better seats. It was that good, even with the replacement cast.
I saw the London production with Lee Evans and Nathan Lane and the Springtime for Hitler number was like in this video... with a tap number by Stallin and a Churchill appearance . The number wasn't cut at all...
This is simply fantastic. The moovie version absolut super, one of my favourite, but this extended version - probably by the stage technology in the background, till Hitler sing himself on the stage - much better. The "visible stage orchestra" absolut firts class - but also same good the "background orchestra" by the stage workers, masters, organisators, etc.... I can imagine, how much complex and exciting was to WORK in this performances, not only as actor or musician, but as stage workers and organisators also. Marwellous and very-very good the result. And as Hitler-parody, really great.
Thanks for the bootleg upload (years later) one of the biggest regrets in my life is missing the Chicago Previews of this show. I should have seen it when I had the chance. The community theater production I was in, I played several featured roles for comic bits. Most notably Hold Me Touch Me. Much funnier to have a guy in old lady drag.
Roger coming out as Hitler and striking that pose will forever go down in history as one of the greatest moments of any musical ever put to stage
1000% agree. I've watched it dozens of times and he is/was ---- soooooo brilliantly funny!
I’m pretty sure that’s Gary Beach. Roger played one of the Producers, at least in the final cut of both the show and musical film.
@@escopiliatese3623 The name of the character Gary Beach is playing IS Roger, who in turn is merely a director.
If you're talking about Roger Bart, he's actually played Carmen, Roger's "commonlaw assistant" and Leo Bloom in the show, but he was also Carmen in the film.
Nearly 20 years and I still laugh my ass off to this.
Roger WHO?
I played Roger in a local production of the producers. By far, the most fun I have ever had on stage. My favorite moment of the show was walking out dressed like hitler and then posing like a queen. The Laughs that we got were so overwhelming. Will never forget it.
I was in a local production, too! I so agree with you about this show being the most fun an actor can have onstage! It's my very favorite musical, and I LOVED being a little old lady and the stage left tank!
Lucky bastard
Big Ups....!-this number must have been a real physical challenge to rehearse and perform...
Ngl but that sounds like a lot of fun.
Mel- only one man can make people in this day and age clap for a swastika
Haha lol true
In my personal opinion he’s also the only one who can do the “Don’t be stupid, be a smarty! Come on join the nazi party!” Line and kill me every time.
Sarah Weiler agreed big time lol
I think Jojo Rabbit makes a pretty good effort too
I recommend you look up the musical parody "Spies Are Forever".
I played the Nazi soloist at the beginning, I think I was type casted because I have blue eyes & blonde hair. But it was a fun show!
Bravo!!
+Chaney Houser Let's face it. You were cast because you're bloody gorgeous and have a beautiful lyric tenor voice.
+Chaney Houser Let's face it. You were cast because you're bloody gorgeous and have a beautiful lyric tenor voice.
+Chaney Houser nice
Fantastic voice, man.
Rest In Peace, Gary Beach. Your wonderful Tony Award-winning performance will live in our memories and hearts forever
I didn't realize Gary Beach passed away this summer. What an amazing talent he was. He was perfect in this role. RIP Gary!
That man's timing was perfection! I would hope for an afterlife if only to meet such a brilliant actor.
He & Roger Bart have amazing chemistry.
He was amazing, perfect for this role.
May He Rest In Peace.
Honestly, the fact that they just step for step recreated the staging and choreography in the 2005 film is honestly the best. I mean, "why fix what ain't broke" really...Like, this is impeccable.
That's what surprised me about watching this video, thought i'd be quite different yet it looks hardly any different to the film version!! Remarkable!!
laugh tracks suck, but something about an audience full of people ganuinely losing their shit over gay hitler really enhances the comedy. plus, from the sperspective of a viewer, theres a big difference between being pressent as an audience member in a theatre verses watching a screen in a movie theatre
When the show is produced susans choreography notes are included. It's literally always supposed to be done with the original choreo because it's just so good and works so well. The swastika tap step is genius. I loved playing Leo.
The movie was decent, the biggest problem as someone pointed out, was the movie used the theatrical timing, where actors wait for the audience reaction. It made the movie staging feel odd.
In a theater you are also using your imagination more. In a movie you see the audiences outraged reactions initially, then see them start laughing. The stage version doesn't have that.
I saw the musical a few weeks after it opened and in some ways the opening was more muted than this, but that is to be expected.
If I'm not mistaken, it's the other way around. The broadway play came first, then the movie.
the guy playing FDR shouting "Oh Shit" is probably my favorite part XD
*"Bull shit" lol - very funny
"I'm the German Ethel Merman, don't you know".
Most brilliant line ever written
@@KajiXDwasn’t Ethel Merman anti semetic?
I saw this play on Broadway in April, 2001. It was the 4th show of the production. A friend had gotten the tickets when it was playing in Chicago for $90 a ticket. By the time we went to the show in New York, it was a media craze. It was my very first Broadway show, and I still remember how special it was.
Gary Beach played this so good as a hammy gay producer who goes way overboard at his first big opportunity on the stage. What a great actor Gary Beach is here! Pure comedy here!
What I really like about this interpretation is that he doesn’t play up the “effeminate” part as much as the “scene chewing ham with no taste” aspect. I’ve always had mixed feelings about the movie version because I feel like a bigger part of the joke is “lol hitlers gay”. But the way he tosses his limbs around while tap dancing is both reminiscent of how Hitler moved in his speeches and *ridiculous* looking.
@@tangent94 You're not wrong in re the whole "LOL Hitler's gay" thing, but the perception is what makes it funny; the idea that Hitler and his supporters would have hated the idea of a screaming queen playing him more than a sweet hippie.
I think it helps that his flamboyance is what makes the show succeed. He’s the butt if the joke because he’s HITLER. Roger’s energy and charisma that keeps the audience engaged.
When I saw Stalin and Churchill a part of me was like “they’re not going dark enough to throw in FDR, oh god please don’t” but the other 99% knew he was coming and laughed my ass off when he did.
FDR made me numb in laughter hips down
Stalin was entering with an old "Dubinushka" song ( XIX or maybe even XVIII century ). But i didn't registered Churchil's tune
+Arioch The Churchill was singing to the tune of the chorus of "Rule, Britannia!". Hitler's immediate answer to it was a jazzed-up version of the next couple bars of that same tune.
I kinda regret they did not make this musical for real, even if as an afterthought. I'd damn go for it :D
FDR: OH SHIT!
"OH SHIT!"
-F.D.R
This is actually the best version of this skit I've seen. I love how the guy playing Adolf breaks down with the light on him, like he can't stop laughing at what he's about to do.
The late Gary Beach, who won a Tony for this performance.
This is one of the most brilliantly choreographed Broadway numbers I've ever seen
I really wish they kept that part in with Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt. I AM STAAAALLLIN.
"OH SHIT" - FDR.
Hahahaha, that was the best.
Czar Peppers I'd seen the show in London, but they didn't have that whole section. Lost it at FDR.
Aw, I guess they think people just love FDR too much.
+Stephen Prevost i guess it's the making fun of handicapped part that was too much and was open to lawsuits. LoL
This had to be an absolute fun number as they "played off" the audience laughter with energy. Completely hysterical. I would imagine if was sometimes difficult to keep in character. BEST LINE: "I'm the German Ethel Merman..." PRICELESS!
I was a Dresser in the Wardrobe department of this production. Mostly for the male ensemble, but it was such a busy, frenzied, show we all helped out with a lot of rapid costume changes for everybody.
There was an equally frantic scene backstage. Everyone; Wardrobe, Stagehands, Sound , etc. learning what to do, where to stand how to get out of the way. Exhausting but exhilarating.
This was Pre-Broadway so everything was being put together. Mel Brooks and the Director Susan Stroman were open to suggestions..I think it was Gary Beach's idea to have Hitler sit on the edge of the stage a la Judy Garland.
It was also soon after 9/11 and people didn't know if an audience would be ready to laugh again. And to have Hitler and a Swastika onstage presented like that was outrageous and groundbreaking . Thanks for posting this.
I 100% believe that the reason The Producers was so universally acclaimed was due to when it arrived. The country NEEDED to laugh again and the timing coupled with the outstanding production and talent made this a Lightning in a Bottle show. Nothing will come close to this in our lifetime, I guarantee it. Not even Hamilton could break their Tony record.
THE PRODUCERS opened on Broadway months *before* September 11th. (@@JAPelicano1 I'm sorry but your timing / memory are off here) The Chicago production was in February of 2001 and it opened on Broadway in April of 2001 -- an immediate hit and critical smash success. I lived in NYC at the time and saw THE PRODUCERS months before the attacks that September.
I love how at 6:27 he just starts laughing, like it's so funny he just can't contain himself!
I believe he was corpsing there...AND IT'S GLORIOUS!
Mel Brooks is a fucking god, this shit is so hilarious.
I wish they hadn’t cut the Challenge Tap sequence.
I was just about to post the same thing. The guy who played Roosevelt wrote about his experience in the show and how disappointing that cut was for him. For me too!
Meh
I’m currently in a high school production of the producers (I’m the pretzel folly girl in this sequence, actually) and we kept the challenge tap in.
I agree, but the transition from the challenge tap to the final verse of heil myself could be a little better
Chocolate Souljah was
I swear that at 6:27 Gary Beach is corpsing (laughing outside of cue) because the audience is dying. In the film he looks a bit more sober in the same pose.
Yeah but movies have multiple takes. I'm sure movie version had a few breakouts
Priya Sridhar or maybe it's a meta joke. Like roger is the one who is actually cracking up at the situation.
AGREED! Priceless!!!
Priya Sridhar It’s my favorite moment in this whole video oh my god
Gary Beach was a treasure, & we are fortunate to have video of his performances to remember him by.
I love that Gary broke out laughing while doing the pose and it took him a bit to calm down
Worst song to get stuck in your head
tamy Even worse when you're in the show and have to rehearse outside where strangers can hear you 😂😂😂😂
I get this song stuck in my head whenever I listen to it lol.
Only if you Sing at work next to an sjw millennial who hates humor.
Mangosta Mangostita There is a video essay on youtube by Lindsay for Mel Brooks. Please watch it and get the point of the show.
@@theno-trustassociation6241 seen it, so much mea culpa hidden in a documentary, first blaming western powers for fearing the Nazis and not engaging in war and then condemning the same war machine that had to be built to match the threat, a true moral cherry picking, the right to make parodies of Hitler is more than earned by Americans.
Little Easter Egg: the phrase "Don't be stupid be a smarty, come and join the nazi party" Was actually sang by mel brooks himself and was recorded into the broadway theatre of the Producers and the 2006 movie
It was Mel Brooks' voice in Chicago too..I know because I was the Dresser for the actor Peter Marino, who stepped onstage to mouth the words.
@@1remnantz And in the original version of this number in the Mostel/Wilder film, but without the Liebkind/DeBris subplot.
I was privileged to be in a production of the show with a theater company in my city. An even bigger privilege was getting to be one of the two tanks at the end of the number. I was the stage left tank!
Saz Fretz I was one of the tanks in my production too! I just loved seeing the audience reactions, I deliberately didn’t tell my parents what would happen at the end when they came to see the show 😂. That was one thing I wanted to be a surprise!
I saw this wonderful production 2 days before its official opening on Broadway. The place erupted at the curtain call. You just new it was going to be a smash. In all my many many years of theatre going this is one of the top 5 shows I have ever seen. Perfection from beginning to end. I will never ever forget it and am so sad the brilliant Gary Beach is no longer with us. He blew me away with his performance. Long live Mel Brookes. Thankyou for uploading this clip it had me roaring with laughter again. X
100% agree. I've never heard such laughing and have never laughed so hard myself. 😂
Gary Beach is perfection. He was then, and he always will be. His comedic brilliance stole the show from Nathan Lane and Mathew Broderick
Normally, a musical about Hitler has no right to be funny... however, Mel Brooks made it hysterical. It's just so over-the-top that any hint of seriousness is gone (as the audience rightly figured out as soon as the beer-girl danced onto the stage). I love the "extended" part, with Stalin, Churchill, and FDR, it's not on the recordings but it's lovely fun.
that's cause he served in WWII and that was his inspiration
I guess you missed the plot.
The late Gary Beach was such a gem here as the hammy, stagestruck play producer who finally gets his big break onstage, and totally hams it up to an absurd level, making the world's worst and most offensive play into a comedy hit, ruining the scheme of the producers...
I remember seeing this on bway and wondered how they would pull the human swastika off. Then this big mirror came down and tilted towards the audience. Genious!!
Now, correct me if i am wrong, but wasn't that Mel Brook's voice saying "dont be stupid be a smarty come and join the nazi party?"
yes,it was pre recorded. Also for the movie version.
It's a tradition of his, dating back to the original movie. The actor wouldn't give him the sing-songy inflection he wanted, so he looped in his own voice afterwards. Evidently it's now a thing.
Every movie Mel produces, his voice falls in somewhere!
Except for Young Frankenstein(Thanks to Gene, no offense), even though he does the voice over for the trailer of that film.
Michael Ybarra actually, he cameos (technically) as a cat in young Frankenstein.
Gary Beach holding up three fingers on "Here's World. War. II." is a nice touch. I'd never noticed that before.
I've watched the movie a million times, but my God it is so much better to watch the stage version purely for the audience's laughs and reactions 😂
I love how the audience is laughing and clapping at Nazis dancing.
That’s the power and cometic genus of Mel brooks for you
What’s not to laugh at, you knew there were no gays in their ranks. Look at those uniforms and the Swastika, it clashes with everything.
6:13 I just love how Beach starts losing it.
Love the gag at 13:03 like Roger only just remembered after that explosion of camp that he's supposed to be 'passing for straight'.🤣
it would have been a crime not to have recorded this . . .
I was privileged to be in the Chicago audience for this pre-Broadway triumph. It is, in the truest sense of the word, pure genius!
not quite. in the movie we were able to see the reactions/disgust of the crowd and what was happening on the stage. Since implanting cast members in the audience was a costly idea, in the stage show the audience became actors themselves. Playing the part of the opening night audience. Therefore while in the movie Springtime only became a hit when roger come on as Hitler, in the stage show it was a hit from the get-go. with each cheer & laugh from the real life audience spelling B&B's doom.
If ever there was a perfect piece of casting, this is it!!
Maybe this should be incorporated into a larger musical that satirizes the entirety of World War II in general
I'm Stalin, you'll soon be falling, HA!
Thank you, I acc couldn't figure out what he was saying lol
It’s perhaps the most spectacular musical comedy number OF ALL TIME.
Imagine the choreographer whose job it was to have heople to march in a swastika
Well she won the Tony Award for it! That and the little old ladies with the tap dancing walkers. XD
Where did we go right, we picked the worse play, the director.
“Christmas came early this year to broadway, and guess who they stuffed in our stockings, Adolf hitler!
@@guyaonline6385 "It was so crass and so crude, even Goebbels would have booed. Where did we go right?"
NO WAY OUT!!!!!!
Two Words, Gary Beach!
It's the end of our careers. It'll run for twenty years.
Aside from the genius of this musical as a whole, and the spectacular Mel standing behind it, I really appreciate that we as people have gotten creative in shitting on Hitler
Thank you for being a bad boy and recording this!!! Priceless! As someone who saw the original Broadway production 3 1/2 times (don't ask), I think this is pure gold (not fool's gold). A shame that every Broadway show is not properly filmed. Bravo!
Every Broadway show is filmed. Check out the Billy Rose Collection of the New York City Library.
Pure Comedic Gold. Always has been. Always will be.
P.S. For those who don’t know the actor for Hitler was the original Broadway Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast.
God bless Gary Beach. Just brilliant. What tragic loss. This was the greatest performance.
7:35 the performers individual little actions behind the amazing Mr. Beach are nothing but awesome.
Was fortunate to see this on Broadway in 2003 (before I was even 10) - this was my introduction to Mel Brooks and I've loved his brand of humor since.
One of the most accurate representations of WWII.
There’s so many layers of genius to this. Absolutely incredible.
Gary Beach is awesome. This is a long number too, thats dedication.
I’m currently the Wurst wearing Follies Girl in my college production and this is my fave number!
Oh, Gary Beach... What a marvelous talent. I miss him so much 💔
One of the best shows I ever saw on Broadway. I wish they would start another production. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick were amazing!
I never knew the latest movie was actually this close to the theater production. Well I say 'close' I mean identical. Bloody amazing.
Gary Beach as Hitler striking in the most gayest pose is without a doubt, the greatest 'fuck you' to the real Hitler
This looked brilliant. I'd love to see the whole show, live.
If you fast forward to 11:55 you’ll see a crowd applauding people goose stepping in the form of a swastika hahahhah
I worked with Gary Beach when he was Rooster Hannigan in Annie & Cady Huffman was in La Cage. I also knew William Ivey Long as he did Nine.
The cherry on top is FDR shouting “Oh sh**!!” as he’s shoved offstage
Hubby and I love the producers. A local High school did a production of it so we went and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is one show where even a high school show really can make it fun. We had so much fun. Didn't know anyone there but met some wonderful people sitting around us. There were many talented people in the show. When I went to high school I was in every production but we never once did a musical. Bummed me out bc i was in choir and would have loved to have been in one. However I did get the lead in the Twelve Night.
High School where? Not many schools would allow it
RIP Gary Beach .. you are missed 😢
Thank goodness for this recording! Missing you Gary Beach!
brilliant. thank you everyone for an incredible play rip gary
"you're going out there a silly, hysterical, screaming queen" effing christ i DIE
I usually hate musicals but this I'd LOVE to see!
this really is the perfect cast for this show!
Yep including Nathan Lane and Matthew Broadrick
There were actual lyrics like this in the Third Reich's concocted "Jazz bands." It was also originally "Hirschfeld is coming" in Berlin caberets. Brooks knows his stuff.
I'm going to be the beer stein follies girl in an upcoming production. Super excited!
Pictures, please! :-)
Great voice on the lead Nazi!
I saw the show at this time...
My boyfriend and i at that time were guests of Gary Beach for that show...
I remember Gary liked the Judy Garland inspired references... i could really see them in this video... i was a little less influenced 20 years ago than i am now...
What an amazing comic talent that man was. I hope there's an after life so I can meet him. Though not too soon.
The Best ever historical Hollywood spectacle ! Merci beaucoup for this incrediblle historical archive EVER VERSION rendering rendition.
RIP Gary Beach! THE only Roger De Bris
So agree
I was in the audience 😁 in the New York tryouts!
Me too! I was AWESOME!!!!!
So was I
That was amazing! I had a friend describe it to me & it's so much more impressive to actually see the stage production. So cool! Thank you for sharing this.
I love how Beach can't keep it together for a second
I LOVED the guy constantly Laughing in the Audio ! Priceless !!
I saw the touring production of this and went back the same week and saw it again, this time paying for better seats. It was that good, even with the replacement cast.
I love that when Roger makes a joke about having to get to makeup he literally has to do that as soon as possible.
I saw the London production with Lee Evans and Nathan Lane and the Springtime for Hitler number was like in this video... with a tap number by Stallin and a Churchill appearance . The number wasn't cut at all...
I can watch this 1000 times and still laugh my a... out. 😂🤣😅. THANK YOU Mel Brooks.!
Amazing performance, wish I was there for the show.
Pure comic brilliance!
Thank you for sharing with the fans!
Very amazing performance Mr Gary Beach.
I don't think it's necessary, but I always put the "Challenge Tap" part after the verse, "Everything is showbiz."
Saw this tryout back in 2001, glorious to kno I was watching a new classic in the making.
Why does the FDR moment just kill me every time?
Perhaps the “OH SHIT.”
Goodbye to the wonderful GARY BEACH
No one like Gary, loved him. Saw this 3 times on Broadway with great seats,,,,and no major characters called out
I miss Gary Beach so badly.
This is simply fantastic. The moovie version absolut super, one of my favourite, but this extended version - probably by the stage technology in the background, till Hitler sing himself on the stage - much better. The "visible stage orchestra" absolut firts class - but also same good the "background orchestra" by the stage workers, masters, organisators, etc.... I can imagine, how much complex and exciting was to WORK in this performances, not only as actor or musician, but as stage workers and organisators also. Marwellous and very-very good the result. And as Hitler-parody, really great.
It's so terrible it's gorgeous.
Hitler's first pose was so great it even cracked Gary up! LOL!
I would love to see the dressing room
I missed it because I was born a year later. now I wish I born before it.
Thanks for the bootleg upload (years later) one of the biggest regrets in my life is missing the Chicago Previews of this show. I should have seen it when I had the chance.
The community theater production I was in, I played several featured roles for comic bits. Most notably Hold Me Touch Me. Much funnier to have a guy in old lady drag.