Blood Brothers 1983 - Articles Page 8

Opened: April 11, 1983
Closing: October 22, 1983

Blood Brothers - 1983 - West End History , Info & More

Lyric Theatre
(Piccadilly Circus) Shaftesbury Avenue London

First opening in 1988, Blood Brothers ran for 24 years, earning the honor as the 3rd longest running work of musical theatre in the West End District of London.



Blood Brothers is the story of Mickey and Edward, two twin brothers who are separated at birth and raised in different homes. Eventually they become best friends of the closest kind, "blood brothers". However, the fact that they are related is concealed by their mothers who strive to keep them apart for superstitious beliefs.



Their lives continue to intertwine, although the deep divisions between the privileged life of Edward and Mickey's poverty-stricken existence are apparent. As adults, they are caught up in a love triangle with Mickey's childhood sweetheart Linda. This story is told with great humor as the kids grow up and delivers a powerful message with the help of a wonderful soft-rock score.

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BLOOD BROTHERS Opens Season at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre 9/9-9/18
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 12, 2011


A gripping tale of love and tragedy that has become a cult classic in Great Britain opens the 2011-12 season at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Pierrot Productions presents 'Blood Brothers, the Musical' Fridays, Sept. 9 and 16 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Sept. 10 and 17 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Sept. 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Sept. 9.

People’s Light & Theatre Presents DIVIDING THE ESTATE 5/11-6/5
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2011


People's Light & Theatre presents the Philadelphia premiere of Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate. It runs May 11 - June 5, 2011 on the Main Stage. Artistic Director Abigail Adams directs. People's Light & T

Alumni Celebrate and Support Hartt at Two Spring Concerts 4/21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2011


Hartt celebrates its alumni this spring with two alumni reunion concerts. On Monday, April 21, three alumni of the Vocal Studies Division perform at 7:00 PM in Wilde Auditorium on the University of Hartford's main campus, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.

People’s Light & Theatre Presents DIVIDING THE ESTATE 5/11-6/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 11, 2011


People's Light & Theatre presents the Philadelphia premiere of Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate. It runs May 11 - June 5, 2011 on the Main Stage. Artistic Director Abigail Adams directs. People's Light & T

EDUCATING RITA Plays Huntington
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2011


Huntington Theatre Company kicks off its spring of comedy with Educating Rita by Willy Russell (Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers), welcoming back celebrated British director Maria Aitken.

Blood Brothers Plays YLT 3/18-20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2011


Set in Britain, Willy Russell's hit musical Blood Brothers tells the story of fraternal twins who are separated at birth and end up on opposite ends of the social spectrum.

'Educating Rita' Merits High Grades
by Nancy Grossman - Mar 17, 2011


Award-winning Director Maria Aitken returns to the Huntington Theatre Company with Willy Russell's award-winning comedy about a working-class hairdresser seeking a university education and her frustrated poet/professor charged with helping her change her life. Both are transformed in unexpected ways in this play that mixes humor, pathos, and heart.

Blood Brothers Plays YLT 3/18-20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2011


Set in Britain, Willy Russell's hit musical Blood Brothers tells the story of fraternal twins who are separated at birth and end up on opposite ends of the social spectrum.

Alumni Celebrate and Support Hartt at Two Spring Concerts 4/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 16, 2011


Hartt celebrates its alumni this spring with two alumni reunion concerts. On Monday, April 21, three alumni of the Vocal Studies Division perform at 7:00 PM in Wilde Auditorium on the University of Hartford's main campus, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.

Blood Brothers Plays YLT 3/18-20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 21, 2011


Set in Britain, Willy Russell's hit musical Blood Brothers tells the story of fraternal twins who are separated at birth and end up on opposite ends of the social spectrum.

Photo Flash: Huntington Theatre Co Presents EDUCATING RITA
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 20, 2011


Huntington Theatre Company kicks off its spring of comedy with Educating Rita by Willy Russell (Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers), welcoming back celebrated British director Maria Aitken.

EDUCATING RITA Plays Huntington
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 10, 2011


Huntington Theatre Company kicks off its spring of comedy with Educating Rita by Willy Russell (Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers), welcoming back celebrated British director Maria Aitken.

Silhouette Stages Hosts BLOOD BROTHERS Auditions
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2010


Be prepared to sing a dramatic song and prepared to sing a second contrasting song if asked. And you will be asked to do a cold reading from the script.

Silhouette Stages Hosts BLOOD BROTHERS Auditions 12/6 & 12/7
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2010


Be prepared to sing a dramatic song and prepared to sing a second contrasting song if asked. And you will be asked to do a cold reading from the script.

Silhouette Stages Hosts BLOOD BROTHERS Auditions
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 29, 2010


Be prepared to sing a dramatic song and prepared to sing a second contrasting song if asked. And you will be asked to do a cold reading from the script.

OUR DAY OUT Returns To Royal Court Liverpool August 27- October 9
by BWW News Desk - Aug 27, 2010


Following its massive sell out success in 2009 Willy Russell's Our Day Out The Musical returns to the Royal Court Liverpool from 27 August - 9 October 2010, with press performances from 2 September. Our Day Out The Musical is directed by Bob Eaton, designed by Mark Walters with lighting Ian Scott, musical direction by Howard Gray and choreography by Beverley Norris-Edmunds.

Willy Russell's Our Day Out Retuns to Royal Court Liverpool August 27
by BWW News Desk - Aug 27, 2010


Following its massive sell out success in 2009 Willy Russell's Our Day Out The Musical returns to the Royal Court Liverpool from 27 August - 9 October 2010, with press performances from 2 September. Our Day Out The Musical is directed by Bob Eaton, designed by Mark Walters with lighting Ian Scott, musical direction by Howard Gray and choreography by Beverley Norris-Edmunds.

OUR DAY OUT Returns To Royal Court Liverpool August 27- October 9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 28, 2010


Following its massive sell out success in 2009 Willy Russell's Our Day Out The Musical returns to the Royal Court Liverpool from 27 August - 9 October 2010, with press performances from 2 September. Our Day Out The Musical is directed by Bob Eaton, designed by Mark Walters with lighting Ian Scott, musical direction by Howard Gray and choreography by Beverley Norris-Edmunds.

Willy Russell's Our Day Out Retuns to Royal Court Liverpool August 27
by Robert Diamond - Jun 28, 2010


Following its massive sell out success in 2009 Willy Russell's Our Day Out The Musical returns to the Royal Court Liverpool from 27 August - 9 October 2010, with press performances from 2 September. Our Day Out The Musical is directed by Bob Eaton, designed by Mark Walters with lighting Ian Scott, musical direction by Howard Gray and choreography by Beverley Norris-Edmunds.

EDUCATING RITA And SHIRLEY VALENTINE Transfer To Trafalgar Studios
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 18, 2010


Following a sell-out season at the Menier Chocolate Factory Willy Russell's Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine will transfer to the West End for a limited 16 week run. Tim Pigott-Smith joins Laura Dos Santos in Educating Rita with Meera Syal reprising her role in Shirley Valentine.

Nunn to Helm Webber's ASPECTS OF LOVE; Plays Menier Chocolate Factory
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 17, 2010


Variety reports this morning that A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC helmer, Trevor Nunn, is set to direct a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ASPECTS OF LOVE for London's Menier Chocolate Factory. Nunn directed the show's premiere in 1987, as well.

Photo Flash: Cleveland Play House Presents AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 19, 2010


The party starts on January 29 at The Cleveland Play House with Ain't Misbehavin', a Tony Award-winning celebration of the music of Thomas 'Fats' Waller.

Broadway and TV Veteran Rosemary Prinz To Star In LOST IN YONKERS At Cleveland Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Jan 8, 2010


Rosemary Prinz, a veteran of Broadway and the CBS daytime drama As the World Turns, leads the cast in The Cleveland Play House production of Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Lost in Yonkers is a touching and hilarious coming of age story and a very eccentric family.

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Michael X. Martin of 'Ragtime'
by Adrienne Onofri - Jan 4, 2010


Despite the acclaimed revival's premature closing, Michael X. will soldier on in this biz, as he has for 30-plus years.

Broadway and TV Veteran Rosemary Prinz To Star In LOST IN YONKERS At Cleveland Playhouse
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 16, 2009


Rosemary Prinz, a veteran of Broadway and the CBS daytime drama As the World Turns, leads the cast in The Cleveland Play House production of Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Lost in Yonkers is a touching and hilarious coming of age story and a very eccentric family.

Other Productions of Blood Brothers

1983   West End Original London Production
West End
1988   Regional (US) US Premiere
Regional (US)
1988   West End London Revival
West End
1991   West End London Revival
West End
1993   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway

Blood Brothers - 1983 West End Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1988 Olivier Awards Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical Con O'Neill
1983 Olivier Awards Actor of the Year in a Musical George Costigan
1983 Olivier Awards Musical of the Year Willy Russell

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