“Jerry Springer — The Opera” comes to the NYC for its "first proper run," at the New Group, directed by John Rando and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse, who worked together on the Broadway revival of On The Town.
Every time I read the synopsis on Wikipedia, I'm floored by how twisted the whole thing is and how somebody actually came up with the...erm...plot. And by the fact that it actually gets produced multiple times while other shows wallow in anonymity!
Seriously, New Group? The Sutton Foster-led Sweet Charity...to this?!
I saw it in London too and really enjoyed the first act. The woman who played the pole dancer was amazing. her acting and singing (I know it sounds ridiculous) really moved me in such a crazy play. The second act...not so much. I saw a production in Boston that was half way decent too.
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Every time I read the synopsis on Wikipedia, I'm floored by how twisted the whole thing is and how somebody actually came up with the...erm...plot. And by the fact that it actually gets produced multiple times while other shows wallow in anonymity!
Seriously, New Group? The Sutton Foster-led Sweet Charity...to this?!"
It was critically acclaimed and won multiple Olivier Awards in London. It was also bolstered by a truly insane amount of protests by religious groups upon its premiere (and even during its Carnegie Hall presentation).
I really enjoy the score and think, through its irreverence, it manages to end up saying some very interesting things.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
The show isn't very well structured, the lyrics are lazy and the book is a collection of very obvious parodies of people who were on the Jerry Springer Show. A very American story filled with supposedly American characters filtered through an only semi-talented English book writer/lyricist.