Jump to content

Jerry Springer: The Opera: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Pd3659 (talk | contribs)
13 edits
Line 208: Line 208:


===StageWest Theatre in [[Des Moines, Iowa]]===
===StageWest Theatre in [[Des Moines, Iowa]]===
[[Image:Jerry Springer photo 3, Jerry and Satan edited.jpg|thumb|right|Mike Cornelison (left) as Jerry Springer, and Philip King (right) as Satan in StageWest's production of <i>Jerry Springer, The Opera.<i/>]] StageWest presented <i>Jerry Springer, The Opera<i/> January 25 through February 16, 2008 at the Stoner Theater within the Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. '''Principal Production Personnel''' were Karla Kash and Todd Buchacker co-directors, Paul Dieke, music director/vocal coach, and David Decker, choreographer.
[[Image:Jerry Springer photo 3, Jerry and Satan edited.jpg|thumb|right|Mike Cornelison (left) as Jerry Springer, and Philip King (right) as Satan in StageWest's production of <i>Jerry Springer, The Opera.</i>]] StageWest presented <i>Jerry Springer, The Opera</i> January 25 through February 16, 2008 at the Stoner Theater within the Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. '''Principal Production Personnel''' were Karla Kash and Todd Buchacker co-directors, Paul Dieke, music director/vocal coach, and David Decker, choreographer.


The '''Production Team''' also included Eric Bench, stage manager; Casey Gradischnig, scenic designer; Jim Trenberth, lighting designer; Veronica Skaar, costume designer; Jaime Wood, wig/makeup designer; Joy Kripal, properties designer; Virgil Kleinhesselink, sound designer; and Shawn Wilson, video designer.
The '''Production Team''' also included Eric Bench, stage manager; Casey Gradischnig, scenic designer; Jim Trenberth, lighting designer; Veronica Skaar, costume designer; Jaime Wood, wig/makeup designer; Joy Kripal, properties designer; Virgil Kleinhesselink, sound designer; and Shawn Wilson, video designer.


[[Image:Jerry Springer, the Opera, fight photo, Baby Jane, Tremont, Jerry edited.jpg|thumb|left|Emily Grundstad (left) as Baby Jane, Mike Cornelison (center) as Jerry Springer, Mark Maddy (right) as Tremont in StageWest's production of <i>Jerry Springer, The Opera.<i/>]]The '''Cast''' included Michael Cornelison <i>(Jerry Springer)</i>, Peter Dean <i>(Steve)</i>, Philip King <i>(Warm-up Man, Satan)</i>, Edwin Griffith <i>(Dwight, God)</i>, Emily Grundstad <i>(Peaches, Baby Jane)</i>, Jessie Lyons <i>(Zandra, Irene, Valkyrie, Mary)</i>, Mark Maddy <i>(Tremont, Angel Gabriel)</i>, Edward McAtee <i>(Montel, Jesus)</i>, Stacie Lopeman <i>(Andrea, Valkyrie, Archangel Michael)</i>, Jodi Johnson <i>(Shawntel, Eve)</i>, Chris Helm <i>(Chucky, Adam)</i>, Angela Grundstad <i>(Head Nurse)</i>.
[[Image:Jerry Springer, the Opera, fight photo, Baby Jane, Tremont, Jerry edited.jpg|thumb|left|Emily Grundstad (left) as Baby Jane, Mike Cornelison (center) as Jerry Springer, Mark Maddy (right) as Tremont in StageWest's production of <i>Jerry Springer, The Opera.</i>]]The '''Cast''' included Michael Cornelison <i>(Jerry Springer)</i>, Peter Dean <i>(Steve)</i>, Philip King <i>(Warm-up Man, Satan)</i>, Edwin Griffith <i>(Dwight, God)</i>, Emily Grundstad <i>(Peaches, Baby Jane)</i>, Jessie Lyons <i>(Zandra, Irene, Valkyrie, Mary)</i>, Mark Maddy <i>(Tremont, Angel Gabriel)</i>, Edward McAtee <i>(Montel, Jesus)</i>, Stacie Lopeman <i>(Andrea, Valkyrie, Archangel Michael)</i>, Jodi Johnson <i>(Shawntel, Eve)</i>, Chris Helm <i>(Chucky, Adam)</i>, Angela Grundstad <i>(Head Nurse)</i>.


The '''Ensemble''' included: Craig Caster, Kyle Chizek, Brad Church, Jonas Davidow, Sue Gerver, Angela Grundstad, Danielle Knutson, Kristin Owens, Ruthy Patch, Jena Skaar, Lars Skaar, Stuart Stenger, Patricia Uy-Westlund, Alexandra Zulauf.
The '''Ensemble''' included: Craig Caster, Kyle Chizek, Brad Church, Jonas Davidow, Sue Gerver, Angela Grundstad, Danielle Knutson, Kristin Owens, Ruthy Patch, Jena Skaar, Lars Skaar, Stuart Stenger, Patricia Uy-Westlund, Alexandra Zulauf.

Revision as of 11:08, 19 June 2008

Jerry Springer: The Opera is a British musical written by Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas, based on the television show The Jerry Springer Show. The show is notable for its profanity, its irreverent treatment of Judeo-Christian themes, and surreal images such as a troupe of tap-dancing Ku Klux Klan members. The musical is completely sung throughout, with the exceptions of Jerry, who speaks, and a brief speech by the character Steve.

The musical ran for 609 performances in London from April 2003 to February 2005 before touring the UK in 2006. American productions are scheduled for 2007. The musical will make its New York City debut on January 29th and January 30th, 2008 at Carnegie Hall. Harvey Keitel will star as Jerry Springer. If successful, producers say it will move to Broadway.

The musical was the subject of controversy beginning in January 2005, when its UK television broadcast on BBC Two was the subject of 55,000 complaints.[1] The organisation Christian Voice led street protests against the screening at nine BBC offices[2] and announced their intention to bring blasphemy charges, due to the depictions of the Judeo-Christian characters in Act II. The Christian Institute attempted to bring a private prosecution against the BBC,[3] but the Magistrates Court refused to issue a summons, a decision which was later upheld by the High Court of Justice.[4] Protests continued at tour venues in 2006 and on the internet.

Principal roles

  • Jerry — The infamous talk show host.
  • Jonathan Weiruss/Satan — Weiruss is the warm-up guy who Jerry fires for incomptence.
  • Steve Wilcose — Head of Security at the Jerry Springer Show.
  • Dwight/God — Dwight is cheating on his fiancee with two other people.
  • Peaches/Baby Jane — Peaches is Dwight's fiancee. Baby Jane is an adult baby.
  • Tremont/Angel Gabriel — A male to female pre-op transexual, having an affair with Dwight.
  • Zandra/Irene/Mary — Zandra is Peaches best friend, and having an affair with Dwight. Irene is Shawntel’s ashamed mother.
  • Montel/Jesus — Montel enjoys dressing as a baby and fouling in his own underwear.
  • Andrea/Archangel Michael — Andrea is Montel’s lover.
  • Chucky/Adam — Shawntel's redneck husband, who does not approve of her career desires.
  • Shawntel/Eve — Shawntel dreams of becoming an exotic dancer, but her husband disapproves.

Plot Summary

Jerry Springer is the host of the world's most notorious TV chat show. His guests are a parade of misfits, losers, adulterers and sexual deviants airing their dirty laundry in front of a bloodthirsty studio audience. When Jerry is shot by a guest at the climax of one particularly seedy edition of his show, the Devil seizes the opportunity to solve his problems by forcing Jerry to present his show in Hell, and to reunite Heaven and Hell... with guests including Jesus, Mary, Adam and Eve, and God himself.

Musical numbers


History

Battersea Arts Centre and the Edinburgh Festival

Richard Thomas's one act opera, Tourette's Diva, was performed at London's Battersea Arts Centre in May 2000 and featured two members of a dysfunctional family singing obscenities to each other. This led Thomas to create his one-man show How to Write an Opera About Jerry Springer, which was performed at the Centre in February 2001.

In May 2001, Thomas returned to the Battersea Arts Centre with his show How to Write an Opera About Jerry Springer, accompanied by four singers in a tiny studio theatre. It attracted positive press and investment. Stewart Lee teamed up with Thomas, and the two began to write Jerry Springer: The Opera. The show received its first performance, while still under development, at the Centre in August 2001, with a cast of twelve. It ran for a week, selling out. When the show returned to the Centre in February 2002, the three-week run sold out in advance.

The show was then performed in concert at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2002. It was a critical and popular success, selling to packed houses in the 750-seat Assembly Rooms. Jerry Springer came to see the show and endorsed it, stating, "I wish I'd thought of it myself."[5] The Edinburgh run included the introduction of character of Tremont — an amalgamation of two previous characters. Australian born Actor Andrew Bevis created the new role, establishing the character as a favourite.

Following the Festival run, Nicholas Hytner offered to include the show in his opening season as director of the National Theatre in London.

National Theatre and Cambridge Theatre

The first fully-staged production of the musical was performed at the National Theatre on April 29 2003, with a cast of 33, including Bevis as Tremont and Michael Brandon as Jerry. It was a major success, playing to packed audiences, and receiving extremely favourable reviews. All the tickets for the first run of performances were sold a week before the first performance. The show had its final performance at the National Theatre on September 30 2003, before moving to the West End.

File:Jerryspringer-theopera.jpg
Jerry Springer – The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre in London

On November 10 2003, the show opened at the Cambridge Theatre, with the same cast as the National Theatre production, and ran there until February 19 2005, before starting a tour of the United Kingdom. The West End run was sponsored by British Sky Broadcasting, slashing ticket prices with a London-wide poster campaign. The option of first television broadcast was not exercised as part of this sponsorship deal. On July 12 2004, David Soul took over the role of Jerry from Michael Brandon.

Initial Broadway production announced/cancelled

In 2004, the show's producers announced that it would be moving to Broadway in New York City, in 2005,[6] following a short run in San Francisco in the Spring[7]. The move was cancelled, reportedly following the failure to attract the necessary backing. Harvey Keitel and Kevin Kline were approached to play the lead role, and David Bedella (Warm-Up Man/Satan) was under contract to resume his role on Broadway. Rumours then appeared that the show would be playing Broadway after the 2006 UK tour, but these rumours disappeared with the announcement of the Chicago production in Spring 2007.

2006 UK Tour

In September 2005, seven months after the show closed in London's West End, it was announced that the show would be going on a tour of 21 regional theatres around the United Kingdom. Nine theatres originally scheduled to host the show pulled out after Christian Voice threatened to picket them. It was claimed that a further setback to the tour was the decision of Arts Council England to turn down a bid for funding; the Arts Council released a statement that the decision was based on the show's commercial pedigree rather than "pressure from extremist groups"[8].

The tour ran for 22 weeks, starting at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth on January 27 2006. Immediately prior to the show's opening in Plymouth, it was reported that members of the far-right British National Party were part in a local campaign against the performances[9], although the pressure group Christian Voice claimed to disapprove of their involvement. According to Ticketmaster UK, ticket sales were consistently very good for theatres countrywide throughout the run. Reviews were very positive throughout the tour.[citation needed]

The cast for the tour included several cast members from the final London cast, including Carrie Ellis, Benjamin Lake, and Annabelle Williams and also some returning from the original London cast, including Valda Aviks and Wills Morgan. American actor Rolf Saxon replaced David Soul as Jerry Springer. The tour had a scaled down set and scaled down effects as well as a smaller on-stage "audience".

In the tour version, the character Tremont was reworked and is now less feisty and more holier-than-thou,[citation needed], with a completely new outfit, new personality, and has moved towards a drag queen look as opposed to a more traditional transvestite look, such as stronger theatrical make up, a big wig, glitter, and sparkly rings. Also in the tour version, the song "It Ain't Easy Being Me" was extended to include another 2 verses.

Protests and controversy

Reviewers saw the Christian protests as misplaced, concluding that the show is "an audacious and scandalous, yet ultimately moral and challenging show that's recommended to anyone who can accept the odd dose of outrage in their lives."[10] and recommending, "don’t get your knickers in such a twist, drop ‘em and enjoy yourself."[11]

In addition to the protests at the BBC facilities, several venues throughout the 2006 tour saw protests:[citation needed]

  • In Plymouth, at the preview night at the Theatre Royal, a group of about 40 Christian Voice supporters turned out to sing hymns and hand out leaflets to the audience as they entered the theatre.
  • In Birmingham, performances attracted a few protesters, and more commotion was made by audience members arguing when being presented with leaflets.
  • In York, leaflets were handed out by small numbers of Salvation Army and Christian Voice protesters.
  • In Manchester, 10 protestors appeared on the opening night, but these were outnumbered by an anti-protest of people holding up signs for freedom of speech. Subsequent nights saw a single regular protestor, or none.
  • In Oxford, several elderly Christian protesters turned out.
  • In Cambridge, a handful of protesters handed out leaflets on opening night. Protestors were particularly present on Good Friday, the events of which are referenced in Act II of the show.
  • In Edinburgh, one man from Christian Voice handed out leaflets on a few of the nights.
  • In Glasgow, a group of Christian protestors stood outside the theater waving placards, singing Hymns, handing out leaflets and taking photographs of patrons.
  • In Bristol, about 100 protesters appeared on opening night, particularly mothers with young children. Many came from the Carmel Evangelical Church in Brislington. Their leaflets stated that the Bristol Old Vic had edited a "classic production" to avoid offending Muslims but did not specify which production. All the protesters had left by the interval.
  • In Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, over 300 protestors appeared on opening night.
  • In Brighton, two protestors arrived at several of the performances. After the Saturday matinee, Christian Voice protestors appeared.
  • In Liverpool, a group of protestors gathered across the road from the theatre singing hymns, whilst small children handed out leaflets about Christianity.

The opposition by Christian Voice caused the cancer charity Maggie's Centres to reject a £10,000 donation from Jerry Springer: The Opera. Christian Voice said it had warned the charity that accepting cash from a show full of "filth and blasphemy" would be a public relations disaster. In response, David Soul, playing Jerry in London at the time, accused the religious group of "strong-arm tactics" and blackmail—adding that cancer is not just a Christian problem. Leon Craig (Montel at the time) added, "They've no right to pressure a charity to refuse a donation", and Alison Jiear (Shawntel at the time) said, "Just because they don't like the show doesn't mean they should let cancer sufferers continue to suffer without what could be a considerable help. They aren't Christian!"[citation needed]

In January 2007 Christian Voice, represented by Stephen Green, attempted to prosecute BBC director-general Mark Thompson for blasphemy over the show. A summons was refused on 2007-01-30 due to lack of prima facie evidence that a crime had been committed, and a provision of the 1968 Theatres Act which enshrines the right of free expression in theatrical works.[12] An appeal to the High Court was dismissed on 2007-12-05, with the decision of the lower court upheld on all counts and ruling that it was reasonable to conclude that the play "in context" could not be considered as blasphemous.[13][14]

American regional productions

Hollywood Theater, MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV

The musical will preview on March 17 and 18, 2007, performed concert-style at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as a benefit for Las Vegas-based HIV/AIDS charity Golden Rainbow.

Bailiwick Repertory Theatre in Chicago

The show had its American premiere in a non-equity production in Chicago at the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre that began on May 3 2007, with a May 14 opening.[15] Performances were scheduled to continue until July 8 but the show was then extended for additional performances and will continue until August 19. Bailiwick founder and artistic director David Zak (a seven-time Jeff Citations Awards winner) directs, with Brian Simmons playing the part of Jerry Springer and Jeremy Rill playing the part of Warm Up Man/The Devil.[16] The Bailiwick production features an eight-piece orchestra and a cast of 29.[17] The show opened on May 14th to rave reviews[18][19][20] with Steve from the actual Jerry Springer show and Richard Thomas (composer/lyricist) in attendance. Reviews from major Chicago periodicals (Chicago Sun-Times[21] and Chicago Tribune[22]) are available online. The Bailiwick's American Premiere production was honored with a Non-Equity Jeff Award for Outstanding Musical Production on June 9, 2008, in Chicago. Also a winner, Jeremy Rill for Supporting Actor in a Musical for his work as Warm-up Man/Satan.

PR shot for Playhouse on the Square's production with Michael Detroit as the Devil and Jim Hopkins as Jerry.

Playhouse on the Square in Memphis

Though Chicago will be the first to mount the show, Playhouse On the Square in Memphis, Tennessee was the first to receive a nonexclusive license, and the show is scheduled to run there from August 10th to September 9th, 2007. While casting in Memphis and New York, it will be staged by local award winning director, Bob Hetherington, Chair of the University of Memphis Theatre Department and two time recipient of the Tyrone Guthrie Award for work at Canada's prestigious Stratford Festival. In the past year, he has directed "Elegies, A Song Cycle"; Urinetown:The Musical; Blue/Orange; Parade; and Inherit the Wind. He is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC), the national directors' union.

The cast has been announced for the upcoming Memphis production.[23] Jerry Springer is being played by Jim Hopkins.

File:JerrySpringerandDevilPhoto.jpg
Derek Blechinger (Satan) and Carl M. Schoenborn (Jerry Springer) for Minneapolis Musical Theatre.

Minneapolis Musical Theatre in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Musical Theatre will present Jerry Springer - The Opera October 5 - 28, 2007 at Hennepin Stages in the heart of the theatre district (downtown Minneapolis). Steven J. Meerdink will direct, with music direction by Suzanne Reyburn.

Studio Theatre Secondstage in Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC's Studio Theatre Secondstage produced Jerry Springer: The Opera as part of its 2007/8 season.[24]

StageWest Theatre in Des Moines, Iowa

File:Jerry Springer photo 3, Jerry and Satan edited.jpg
Mike Cornelison (left) as Jerry Springer, and Philip King (right) as Satan in StageWest's production of Jerry Springer, The Opera.

StageWest presented Jerry Springer, The Opera January 25 through February 16, 2008 at the Stoner Theater within the Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Principal Production Personnel were Karla Kash and Todd Buchacker co-directors, Paul Dieke, music director/vocal coach, and David Decker, choreographer.

The Production Team also included Eric Bench, stage manager; Casey Gradischnig, scenic designer; Jim Trenberth, lighting designer; Veronica Skaar, costume designer; Jaime Wood, wig/makeup designer; Joy Kripal, properties designer; Virgil Kleinhesselink, sound designer; and Shawn Wilson, video designer.

File:Jerry Springer, the Opera, fight photo, Baby Jane, Tremont, Jerry edited.jpg
Emily Grundstad (left) as Baby Jane, Mike Cornelison (center) as Jerry Springer, Mark Maddy (right) as Tremont in StageWest's production of Jerry Springer, The Opera.

The Cast included Michael Cornelison (Jerry Springer), Peter Dean (Steve), Philip King (Warm-up Man, Satan), Edwin Griffith (Dwight, God), Emily Grundstad (Peaches, Baby Jane), Jessie Lyons (Zandra, Irene, Valkyrie, Mary), Mark Maddy (Tremont, Angel Gabriel), Edward McAtee (Montel, Jesus), Stacie Lopeman (Andrea, Valkyrie, Archangel Michael), Jodi Johnson (Shawntel, Eve), Chris Helm (Chucky, Adam), Angela Grundstad (Head Nurse).

The Ensemble included: Craig Caster, Kyle Chizek, Brad Church, Jonas Davidow, Sue Gerver, Angela Grundstad, Danielle Knutson, Kristin Owens, Ruthy Patch, Jena Skaar, Lars Skaar, Stuart Stenger, Patricia Uy-Westlund, Alexandra Zulauf.

The Orchestra included Ben Hagen (Keyboard One), Francine Griffith (Keyboard Two), Harold Jansen, John Morgan (Woodwind One), Mike Wilson (Woodwind Two), Mike Luken (Trumpet), Laura Krossner (French Horn), Joel Gettys (Percussion).

In spite of some controversy in the media, letters to the theatre, and picketing, performances played to full houses of wildly enthusiastic audiences. An additional week was added, but prior bookings in the space prevented more.

New Stage Collective in Cincinnati, Ohio

New Stage Collective will present Jerry Springer: The Opera June 26, 2008 through August 3, 2008 under the direction of Alan Patrick Kenny.[25]

Awards

The show won four awards at the 2004 Laurence Olivier Awards–Best New Musical, Best Sound Design, Best Actor In A Musical (David Bedella) and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (the Chorus)[26]. It also won Best Musical at the 2003 Critics' Circle Awards[27], Best Musical at the 2003 Evening Standard Awards[28] and the 2004 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards Best New Musical and London Newcomer of the Year (Benjamin Lake)[29]. The show won four awards at the 2004 Nowt2Do.Com awards, Best actor in a musical (David Bedella) Best Actress in a musical (Alison Jiear) Best London Show, and Most Entertaining Show[30]. In 2006, the show won Best Touring Production at the Theatrical Management Association Awards.[31]

It is the only show ever to win all four "Best Musical" awards.

Television

Jerry Springer: The Opera was the subject of controversy when the BBC televised the musical on January 8 2005 as part of an evening of Jerry Springer-themed programming on BBC Two. News of the screening had prompted TV standards campaigners Mediawatch to write a letter to the BBC Chairman of the BBC Governors, Michael Grade, asking him to reconsider the decision to show the musical[32].

On January 7 2005, the day before the broadcast, the BBC announced that it had received over 47,000 complaints about its plans to screen the musical – the most complaints ever received about a British television broadcast[33]. Many commentators, including the BBC, attributed such a high volume of complaints to an orchestrated campaign by various Christian groups. Supporters of the BBC's broadcasting of the show pointed out that the supposedly blasphemous content was clearly presented as a fantasy in the mind of the dying central character and was not intended to be a serious comment on Christ or Christian theology. John Beyer, chairman of Mediawatch-UK, argued that the BBC should shoulder much of the blame for the campaign against the musical since they had promoted the musical as "pushing back the boundaries of taste" and "controversial" when it had never been intended to offend the groups who campaigned against it.

In November 2005, a DVD of the show was made available in the UK. However, because of complaints by customers, Sainsbury's and Woolworths decided to stop selling the DVD. Many blogs and Liberal Democrat MP, Lynne Featherstone[34] condemned the action from the stores as being corporate censorship, something which both retailers deny. Most other retailers continue to stock the DVD[35].

On the DVD's commentary, it was stated that it would not be possible to tour the show in the UK due to pressure from religious groups, but since the release of the DVD, the UK Tour 2006 went forward. The DVD commentary also stated that Stewart Lee was unhappy with an unscripted action by Alison Jiear. In the "Adam and Eve and Mary" scene in Act II, Jiear runs her hand under Jesus's loincloth, prompting a surprised look from Leon Craig, the actor playing Jesus. Lee said, on the commentary, "I wish she hadn't done that", implying that he felt the action took away from the style of serious characterisation over funny actions and lines and because of the possibility of antagonising the Christian Voice protestors.

Profanity

The musical is noted for its profanity. It has been accused of including "8,000 obscenities"[36]—it is not known where this count originated, but the 8000 figure is popularly quoted.[37][38] This however is impossible, as 8000 obscenities over the show's 120 minute runtime would mean that there were 66 obscenities a minute, and thus over one per second. Several publications, including the Daily Mail and The Sun, claimed a figure of "3,168 mentions of the word fuck and 297 of the word cunt". As stated in the BBC's findings, however, "the reported figure was in fact a vast exaggeration. In reality, there were 96 uses of "fuck" and nine uses of "cunt". While a substantial number, this was not necessarily unacceptable in terms of late night terrestrial television."[39] The numbers reported were found by multiplying the number of cast members singing a profanity at the same time, ie the reported 297 uses of the word cunt is the result of multiplying the 33 cast members with the genuine amount of uses of the word, ie, nine times.

According to director Stewart Lee, there are 174 swear words in all.[40]

References

  1. ^ Simon Freeman (2005-03-30). "BBC 'right' to screen Jerry Springer musical". The Times. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Protest held over Springer show". BBC News. 2005-01-09. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Legal threat over Springer opera". BBC News. 2005-06-03. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Springer Opera legal bid rejected". BBC News. 2005-06-16. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ The Observer, 2005
  6. ^ Playbill article on the proposed Broadway production
  7. ^ "Springer musical set for Broadway". BBC News. 2004-04-27. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Arts Council England takes a tough stand on attacks against freedom of artistic expression". Arts Council England. 2005-08-19. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Springer tour faces new protests". BBC News. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Manchester Evening News review
  11. ^ Reviews Gate.com
  12. ^ Christian Voice: Press Release
  13. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Springer opera court fight fails
  14. ^ Green, R (on the application of) v The City of Westminster Magistrates' Court [2007] EWHC 2785 (Admin) (5 December 2007)
  15. ^ Bailiwick Repertory Theatre | Jerry Springer - The Opera
  16. ^
    ERROR ::
    Sorry, the page you requested could not be found.
    • If you are trying to reach a page from a bookmark, the page URL may have changed. Please choose a community from the navigation at the top of this page.

    • If you are looking for an older news story, it may no longer be here. Free archives of stories are maintained on our site for one month.

    If you still have trouble finding what you need, please contact our <a href="mailto:webmaster@suntimes.com" id=red style="text-decoration:underline"> webmaster</a>.
     :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Stage
  17. ^ http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/stage/chi-0705020588may04,0,7808661.story
  18. ^ Jerry Springer - The Opera: Review on TheaterMania.com
  19. ^ Jerry Springer - The Opera Review - Legit Reviews-Regional, Entertainment - Variety
  20. ^ Chicago Reader | Theater | Jerry Goes to Hell: The long-awaited U.S. premiere of Jerry Springer - The Opera is at a risk-taking theater for a reason
  21. ^
    ERROR ::
    Sorry, the page you requested could not be found.
    • If you are trying to reach a page from a bookmark, the page URL may have changed. Please choose a community from the navigation at the top of this page.

    • If you are looking for an older news story, it may no longer be here. Free archives of stories are maintained on our site for one month.

    If you still have trouble finding what you need, please contact our <a href="mailto:webmaster@suntimes.com" id=red style="text-decoration:underline"> webmaster</a>.
     :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Stage
  22. ^ http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/stage/chi-mxa0517tempotrashmay17,0,5285522.story
  23. ^ Playhouse News » Blog Archive » Jerry Springer Cast Announced!
  24. ^ The Studio Theatre: Washington, D.C.'s Home for Contemporary Theatre
  25. ^ New Stage Collective
  26. ^ "Laurence Olivier Awards: Past Winners". Retrieved 2006-05-22.
  27. ^ "Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for 2001-04". Retrieved 2006-05-22.
  28. ^ "Springer musical wins theatre prize". BBC News. 2003-11-24. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ "Whatsonstage.com Theatregoer's Choice Awards 2004". Retrieved 2006-05-22.
  30. ^ "Nowt2Do.Com Awards". Retrieved 2006-05-24.
  31. ^ "TMA Awards by Whatsonstage.com". {{cite web}}: Text "accessdate+2006-10-15" ignored (help)
  32. ^ "BBC urged to reconsider Jerry Springer The Opera". Mediawatch. 2005-01-04. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |name= ignored (help)
  33. ^ "Protests as BBC screens Springer". BBC News. 2005-01-10. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ^ "Jerry Springer: The Opera DVD". 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  35. ^ Alan Connor (2005-12-08). "Merry Hell". BBC News. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ "Protests as BBC screens Springer". BBC News. 2005-01-10. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ^ "BBC braced for Springer musical storm". Edinburgh Evening News. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  38. ^ "The Sun Says: Obscene TV". The Sun. 2005. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  39. ^ "Finding by the Governors' Programme Complaints Committee: Jerry Springer - the Opera, BBC Two, Saturday 8 January 2005". 2005. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  40. ^ Stewart Lee (2006-02-15). "Christian Voice is outside, praying for our souls ..." The Guardian. Retrieved 2006-05-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Sources

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Springer:_The_Opera&oldid=220338482"