The first national tour of The Producers kicks off in Pittsburgh on September 12. They've been holding auditions and what follows is the "breakdown." That's Show Biz for a list of roles to be filled and a brief description of each. For some reason, it lists Bialystock and Bloom, though it's unlikely those parts would go to someone who showed up for an open call.
Seeking — Max Bialystock: 40s-50s, leading role, must sing reasonably well and, most importantly, be a world-class comic actor, brash, fast-talking, pushy, a once-successful Broadway producer, now down on his luck, New York-born and bred, Jewish, shrewd, intelligent, extroverted and a dirty old man; Leopold Bloom: 30s-40s, leading role, must sing reasonably well and be a brilliant comic actor, faceless minor accountant, has lived a life in which virtually nothing has ever happened to him, like Bialystock, New York-born and bred, Jewish, immensely likable loser, a caterpillar who turns into a butterfly during the musical, must be able to move or dance very well; Ulla: 20s-30s, sexy young woman, must be sensationally good-looking, tall (must be at least 5'9"), with a breath-taking figure, belter and dancer who can fake an endearing Swedish accent; Franz Lebkind: 40s-50s, must sing and move well, must also be a very skilled comic actor, wild-eyed psychotic of German descent, born and raised in Milwaukee, but under the insane belief he served under Hitler as a soldier of the Third Reich, playwright, author of "Springtime for Hitler"; Roger De Bris: early 50s, one-time chorus dancer who became an unsuccessful Broadway director-choreographer, very minty, very egotistical, very funny, like the other male principals, has to be a first-class singer and mover as well as an accomplished comic actor; Carmen Gia: 20s-40s, Roger's flamboyantly gay as a goose assistant, good comic actor, must sing reasonably well.
They spelled a couple of the characters' names wrong but otherwise, don't you love the descriptions? Since when has Franz been born in Milwaukee? And how can someone be "flamboyantly gay as a goose assistant?"