Three New Leads to Join The Producers in the West End

The West End production of The Producers will welcome three new leads this spring. Starting March 20, Corey English will play Max Bialystock, Reece Shearsmith will be Leo Bloom and Rachel McDowall will portray Ulla.

English previously understudied the roles of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in this production. He recently appeared in the West End revival of Guys and Dolls. His Broadway credits include Gypsy, Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees, Hello, Dolly! and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Shearsmith is best known for being part of the comedy group The League of Gentlemen. He has appeared in the West End as Yvan in Art and Jaques in As You Like It.

McDowall was part of the original London company of The Producers. In addition to her ensemble track, she understudied the role of Ulla.

The Producers currently stars Fred Applegate as Max Bialystock, John Gordon Sinclair as Leo Bloom and Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla. They will leave the production after the March 18 performance.