"The Producers" Book

[PJ]

Posted: 7/12/04 at 10:56pm

Is there anywhere online where I can find the book to "The Producers?" I'm looking into using Leo's monologue from the court scene for college auditions this winter. Buying the huge, coffee table book for $50 is out of the question, especially since I just want a minute or two of dialogue from it. So is tehre anywhere I can find this? I've found the film script, but not the musical.

Any help is appreciated.

[rclocalz]

Posted: 7/12/04 at 11:12pm

That is a good monologue, however if this monologue is for College auditions I strongly advise you NOT to use a monologue from a musical whatsoever. Try to use a monologue from a play. Trust me on this. Professors frown on musical monologues. Plus straight play scripts are cheaper to buy.

Updated On: 7/12/04 at 11:12 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 7/12/04 at 11:22pm

Just out of curiosity, are movie monologues acceptable at colleges?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/12/04 at 11:23pm

I used the same monologue PJ is looking for, and I got in the program, with a nice scholorship. I was one of 12 to get in, and 1 of 5 males too. This is Greensboro College.

I did the movie version, which hasn't really changed from the musical version. It's word for word, almost.

I also used the "is this a dagger I see before me" Macbeth speech. Yeah yeah, I know, overdone, but I thought it was supposed to be a dramatic monologue, but found out day of audition it was shakespeare and the website was wrong, and so this was the only Shakespeare one I had memorized.

[Plum]

Posted: 7/12/04 at 11:32pm

At least it wasn't Hamlet's "To be, or not to be..."

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/12/04 at 11:39pm

PJ,
Here ya go. $20 sounds like the right price for that book -
BUY ME

[DJ Tifa]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 12:09am

*bounce*

You're in luck. I have the book right here, and I'm fine with typing Leo's speech up. Lesse...


"Your Honor, if I may address the court. As I understand it, the law was created to protect people from being wrong. So whom has Max Bialystock wronged? Not these dear ladies...and certainly not me, not me. I was this...nobody...no one had ever called me Leo before. I mean, your honor, I know it isn't a big legal point, but even when I was in kindergarten, they all called me Bloom. What I'm trying to say is...when I was in Rio and had everything I'd ever dreamed of, I suddenly realized that...this man...this man..."

And then he goes into singing 'Til Him.

I adore that little speech of his. ..sigh. I just realized I wrote most of that out from memory. Perhaps I love it a bit too much. XD

Anything else you need?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 12:46am

I believe the version of the speech that Gene Wilder delivers in the original movie is close to, if not in fact exactly the same word-for-word as the version in the musical. Rent the movie and save your money.

[StrStruckDreamr9]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 2:20am

I would not advise using movie monologues for auditions. One reason is to avoid the inevitable comparisons between you and the actor who delivered the monologue in the film. Also, it may be seen as uncreative. As you have already seen someone else perform the speech (perhaps many times because it IS a movie), their performance and delivery may stick with you and not allow much room for creativity.

[J.]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 3:07am

Why is this show still playing? I don't think they're making money anymore cause people figured out its not the hot **** they made it out to be.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 3:12am

Dude, PJ... I have the script. I can give you whatever you need. All you gotta do is ask...

[DJ Tifa]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:08am

*thud*

Did anyone who posted after me see that I already posted what he was looking for?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:08am

no