TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera

TONY!
[The Tony Blair Rock Opera]
MusicSteve Brown
LyricsSteve Brown
BookHarry Hill
BasisThe life of Tony Blair
Premiere8 June 2022: Park Theatre, London
Productions2022 London
2023 UK tour
Not to be confused with TONY! The Blair Musical.

TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is a musical comedy by Harry Hill and Steve Brown based on the life of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair.

Production history

The musical was originally announced to be presented at the Turbine Theatre in 2021 during the MT Fest UK. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was presented virtually. The cast included Jenna Boyd, Scott Garnham, Gemma Knight Jones, Marie Lawrence, Simon Lipkin, Nicola Sloane and Paul Thornley.[1]

Directed by Peter Rowe, the production made its world premiere at the Park Theatre, London, beginning previews from 2 June with a press night on 8 June running until 9 July 2022.

Following the success of the Park Theatre production, the musical played a limited run at the Leicester Square Theatre from 15 April to 21 May 2023 before embarking on a UK tour.[2]

Cast and characters

Character Park Theatre[3] UK tour
2022 2023
Understudy Charles Angiama
Tony Blair Charlie Baker Jack Whittle
Robin Cook / Ensemble Kaye Brown Sally Cheng
Ensemble / Understudy Marisa Harris
Neil Kinnock / Ensemble Martin Johnston
Peter Mandelson / Ensemble Howard Samuels
John Prescott / Ensemble Rosie Strobel
Cherie Blair / Ensemble Holly Sumpton Tori Burgess
Diana, Princess of Wales / Ensemble Madison Swan Emma Jay Thomas
Gordon Brown / Ensemble Gary Trainor Phil Sealey

References

  1. ^ "MTFestUK 2021 casting revealed | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ "Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] to embark on UK tour | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ https://www.feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "Park Theatre". parktheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)