Mel Brooks although Brooks was not involved with its production after the pilot episode. "Get Smart" was highly rated for most of its production and won seven Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 1968 and 1969. For several years, Brooks had been toying with a bizarre and unconventional idea about a musical comedy of Adolf Hitler. Brooks explored the idea as a novel and a play before finally writing a script. Eventually, he was able to find two producers to fund the show, Joseph E. Levine and Sidney Glazier, and made his first feature film, "The Producers", in 1967. "The Producers"
Fanny (musical) numbers from the 1954 Pre-Broadway production are as follows: The musical numbers from the 1954 Broadway production are as follows: The original Broadway cast album was released on compact disc by RCA Victor (9026-68074-2). Brooks Atkinson of "The New York Times" called the story "genuine and rueful," the music "melodic," and the casting "engaging," resulting "in a thoroughly absorbing theatre experience." Joshua Logan directed a 1961 dramatic film adaptation based on both Pagnol's original plays and the book he and S. N. Behrman had written for the stage musical. Although the songs were eliminated, Harold Rome's music was heard in