The Producers won 12 Tony Awards at the 2001 ceremony.
The musical is based on Mel Brooks’s 1967 film of the same name. Brooks wrote the music and lyrics, while Thomas Meehan and Brooks wrote the book. The story follows theatrical producer Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom as they attempt to stage a guaranteed flop, leading to the fictional show Springtime for Hitler.
The Broadway production opened in 2001 with Nathan Lane as Max and Matthew Broderick as Leo. Susan Stroman directed and choreographed the production. At the 55th Tony Awards, The Producers won 12 awards, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Original Score, Best Direction, and Best Choreography.
Its total was a record for a Broadway musical at the time, although later productions and changing award categories make simple comparisons more complicated. The 12-award figure refers specifically to wins at the 2001 Tony ceremony, not nominations or the musical’s later film adaptation.