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Jerry Springer - The Opera
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"It aint easy being me" Based on America's most lurid talk show, Jerry Springer - The Opera began in a series of public workshops at Battersea Arts Centre in 2001. It went on to be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2002, before opening at the National Theatre in April 2003. It then premiered to an audience of 1200 people in the West End's Cambridge Theatre on 14th October that same year with Michael Brandon in the lead role. Full of witty storylines and including the songs Pregnant by a Transsexual, Here Come the Hookers and I Refuse to Wear Clothes, the musical, written by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee, is enjoying sell-out performances in London's West End. The Guardian newspaper review declares it the hottest show in London, and The New York Times says it's the type of musical you thought was no longer written. Taking more than £8.5 million at the box office, the award winning musical's season at the Cambridge Theatre has been extended to October 2005, and is also set for Broadway next year, with a pre-run in San Francisco in Spring 2005. Jerry Springer - The Opera has won the accolade for Best Musical at four separate awards: The Olivier Awards, The Critics' Circle Awards, The Evening Standard Awards and The What's on Stage Awards. David, who took over the role on Monday 12th July 2004 at The Cambridge Theatre, London said he was "thrilled and excited to be joining the cast of the award-winning musical." Box Office: Cambridge Theatre, Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London WC2H 9HU. Telephone 0870 890 1102 or 0870 060 1733. Performances Monday to Thursday 7:45pm. Friday 5:30pm and 8:30pm. Saturday 3:00pm and 8:00pm. Visit the official website at http://www.jerryspringertheopera.com
2004 David Soul (Jerry). Principals (in order of appearance) Guy Porritt (Steve); Hadrian Delacey (Warm-Up Man); Benjamin Lake (Dwight); Carrie Ellis (Peaches); Claire Platt (Zandra); Ryan Molloy (Tremont); Leon Craig (Montel); Annabelle Williams (Andrea); Carrie Ellis (Baby Jane); Alison Jijear (Shawntel); Christopher Key (Chucky); Claire Platt (Irene); Hadrian Delacey (Satan); Leon Craig (Jesus); Alison Jijear (Eve); Christopher Key (Adam); Claire Platt (Mary); Benjamin Lake (God); Ryan Molloy (Angel Gabriel); Annabelle Williams (Archangel Michael). Ensemble (in alphabetical order) Edward Baruwa (Dwayne Wayne); Dale Branston (Carlo Collins); Leroy Charlery (Bouncer, Ziggy Washington); Jason Griffiths (Michael Melikidse); Kiara Jay (Courtney Taylor); Trevor Jary (Drea Curtis); Nicole Joy-Fraser (Ariana Kostopoulos); Ruby King (Mercedes Serenity Jones); Kirsty Malpass (Tamera James ('TJ')); Elen Mon Wayne (Samantha Brown); Aoife Nally (Val Rosenthal); David O'Dell (Gilbert Nixon White); Johan Pearson (Bouncer, Tony Johnson ('TJ')); Andrew Playfoot (Marlon Jackson III); Verity Quade (Laurie Rae Johnson); Jeremy Secomb (Waylon Wasowski); Phillip Sutton (Elder F. Lower); Stephanie Tavernier (Sheniqua Jalisa Teresa Jackson ('Queenie')); Phong Truong (Elvis Chang); Elin Wyn Lewis (Tania Lee). Swings Adriano Agostino (Earnest Diggle); Richard Alliston (Brett Monroe); John Coates (Dustin Summers); Jenny Dale (Betsy-Lou Danvers); Tania Mathurin (Letitia Moesha Jackson); Scott Monello (Bobby Jetson); Nicola Rutherford (Lorie Tyler); Gayle Telfer Stevens (Stella Eleanor Jefferson). Jerrycam Sequence Karen O Novak (Dancer). Understudies Jason Griffiths, Adriano Agostino (Jerry); Leroy Charlery, Johan Pearson (Steve); Andrew Playfoot, Edward Baruwa (Warm-Up Man/Satan); Jeremy Secomb, Phillip Sutton (Dwight/God); Elin Wyn Lewis, Nicole Joy-Fraser (Peaches/Baby Jane); Elen Mon Wayne, Nicola Rutherford (Zandra/Irene/Mary); Trevor Jary, Scott Monello (Tremont/Angel Gabriel); Dale Branston, Edward Baruwa (Montel/Jesus); Aoife Nally, Elen Mon Wayne (Andrea/Archangel Michael); Verity Quade, Kiara Jay (Shawntel/Eve); Trevor Jary, Johan Pearson (Chucky/Adam); Adriano Agostino, Dale Branston, David O'Dell (Bouncers). Company Manager: Tim Anscombe; Stage Manager: Cathy Bates; Deputy Stage Manager: Nicola Morton; Assistant Stage Manager: Rebecca Timbrell; Musical Director/Keyboard: Michael England; Associate Musical Director/Keyboard: Ian Townsend; Flute/Alto Saxaphone/Clarinet: Kay Bywater; Soprano Saxophone/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Paul Stevens; Trumpet/Piccolo Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Tom Rees-Roberts; Drums/Percussion: Matt Whittington; Horn: Richard Ashton; Guitar/Electric Guitar: Adam Goldsmith; Assistant Musical Director/Keyboard: Alan Williams; Orchestra Manager: Maurice Cambridge for Accord Music Productions Limited; Music by Richard Thomas; Book and Lyrics by Stewart Lee; Richard Thomas; Directed by Stewart Lee; With thanks to: Jerry Springer.
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