La Danza

“Tony Danza will play Max Bialystock in the Broadway production of The Producers starting Dec. 19.” — Playbill News

On the stage of The Producers
Mamma mia, I had a shock!
Was that really Tony Danza
Playing Max Bialystock?
On the stage of The Producers
Mamma mia, I had a shock!
Was that really Tony Danza
Playing Max Bialystock?
Was that really Tony Danza?
Mamma mia, Bialystock!

Tony Danza? Are you kidding?
A meshugah thing to do!
Who would ever think of casting
Tony Danza as a Jew?
Did John Lithgow seem too grand or
Harvey Fierstein too refined?
Where were Jason Alexander,
Gary Beach, and Richard Kind?

Mamma mia, mamma mia!
On the stage of The Producers!
Mamma mia, mamma mia,
Mamma mia, Bialystock!
Tony, Tony, Tony,
Tony, Tony, Tony,
Mamma mia, Bialystock!
Tony, Tony, Tony,
Tony, Tony, Tony,
Mamma mia, Bialystock!
La la ra la ra la la la la ra la!

But casting Tony Danza
Is a tricky undertaking;
He could star as Mario Lanza,
But if only he could sing.

I’d don’t think he’d be terrific
Playing Shakespeare in the Park.
He’d be wrong for South Pacific,
Worse for Lady in the Dark.

Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia!
That’s the show for Tony Danza!
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
(He wouldn’t suck!)
Abba, Abba, Abba,
Abba, Abba, Abba,
Mamma Mia! (He wouldn’t suck!)

Abba, Abba, Abba,
Abba, Abba, Abba,
Mamma Mia! (He wouldn’t suck!)
La la ra la ra la la la la ra la!

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