Sorry to show my ignorance but what is "The Producers"?
A movie in the 60s by Mel Brooks. It was revived on Broadway as a musical very recently. A huge pop-culture phenomenon a few years ago.
The plot is that two guys figure out a scam where they sell shares worth 25% of a show to, say, 8 people. If the show's a flop, the producers make a bundle.
But if the show makes money, the whole scam falls apart.