The Producers' Hasselhoff heads off

I admit I have been dubious about the chances of The Producers to find an audience in Las Vegas in 2007. The story is just too much a time capsule, send-up and the product of a New York theatre and arts culture that has no memories or roots in Las Vegas. Who would think Vegas audiences in 2007 are up for a joke about Franz Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis?  That said, I enjoyed the show greatly and, in particular, the spectacle of David Hassselhoff in drag obviously having a grand time. But I still didn't hold out much hope for the show's future on the Strip. Now, The Producers will have to survive on the Strip without the Hoff who as of May 6 will be departing to work on the television show "America's Got Talent."  I think the The Producers will be hard pressed to fill seats without him. This is particularly true with the arrival of Spamalot (another show with a handful of Tony Awards) at Wynn which offers a better and hipper show with generally cheaper tickets.