I Wanna Be a Producer

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"I Wanna Be a Producer" is a comedic show tune from the hit Broadway musical The Producers, in which the meek accountant Leo Bloom fantasizes about escaping his mundane life to become a flamboyant Broadway producer.

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I Wanna Be a Producer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
associatedCharacter Leo Bloom
basedOnWork The Producers (1967 film)
broadwayOpeningYear 2001
composer Mel Brooks
featuredInAct Act I of The Producers (musical)
firstPerformanceCity New York City
firstPerformanceCountry United States
firstPerformanceIn The Producers original Broadway production
firstPerformancePlace St. James Theatre
genre comedy song
show tune
lyricsBy Mel Brooks
medium stage musical
musicalBy Mel Brooks
narrativeFunction character fantasy song
“I want” song
notableFor comic depiction of Broadway producing life
elaborate fantasy staging
originalLanguage English
partOf The Producers (musical)
performedBy Matthew Broderick (original Broadway Leo Bloom)
linked to: Matthew Broderick
productionType Broadway musical number
setting Leo Bloom’s workplace and fantasy Broadway world
theme ambition
escape from mundane life
self-discovery
show business
tone comic
satirical

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The Producers (2005 film) hasSong I Wanna Be a Producer