The Producers (1967 film) Glazier budgeted the film at $1 million, and sought financiers. Half the money came from philanthropist Louis Wolfson, who liked the idea of laughing at a dictator, and the remainder, along with the distribution, was arranged by Joseph E. Levine of Embassy Pictures. Levine's only condition was to change the title, as he felt many distributors would not carry a picture named "Springtime for Hitler." Brooks renamed it "The Producers," considering it ironic as "these guys are anything but producers." As Brooks "couldn't think of anybody to direct it," eventually he decided to take the task for himself, even though
The Opposite of Sex (musical) The Opposite of Sex (musical) The Opposite of Sex is a musical with music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen and book by Cohen with Robert Jess Roth, based on the screenplay to the film of the same name by Don Roos. The show had its premiere at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco on October 2, 2004. The musical was directed by Robert Jess Roth, with the cast that featured Kerry Butler as Dedee Truitt, Karen Ziemba as Lucia, Jeff McCarthy as Carl, David Burtka as Matt and John Bolton as Bill. The musical was produced at the Williamstown