There were two off-shoots of the madcap film:The Producers, a Broadway theatrical musical version produced by Mel Brooks, for a six-year run from 2001-2007, with Nathan Lane (as Max) and Matthew Broderick (as Leo); it earned welve Tony Awards (three for Brooks) including Best Musical [Note: To date, it holds the record as the Broadway musical production with the most Tony Awards for a single production, and the second most-nominated production in Tony history.[Note: To carry the Biblical allusions even further, Kate was Adam""s Eve, who refused to be tied down, and broke up the family and marriage.Pearl White was the most famous star of the silent serials, known for their archetypal cliffhangers that left audiences wondering what would happen in the next chapter.Inside the van with tinted windows, the undercover group""s command center, Harry""s assistant Stanley (John Cazale in only his second film) is seated at a workbench over a row of reel-to-reel ape recorders - monitoring the couple""s transmitted conversation from two opposing positions - one next to the CITY PARIS sign and another with a parabolic reflector from an open office window." While finishing fixing her order, George discovers a recent telegram to druggist Mr.Gower informing him of the tragic death of his son Robert, due to influenza.Distraught over the news and drinking as a result, Mr.Gower mistakenly mixes a pill prescription containing poisonous cyanide.Gower gives the order to George for an emergency delivery.Although obedient and diligent, George realizes hat the prescription is fatal, but he faces a dilemma - should he deliver it? As he leaves the store, Mary is still sitting at the soda fountain counter, watching him as he dashes off.