London Sensation Jerry Springer - The Opera from SpeakEasy Stage
Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, Between Berkeley & Clarendon Streets (527 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116)
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- $51.00 - $54.00
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- $25.50 - $27.00*
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The last date listed for Jerry Springer - The Opera was Sunday June 7, 2009 / 3:00pm.
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Reviews & Ratings
Featured review from YMM
view more less of this reviewEh, lots of talent clearly, but the humor was just so so.. I know, what did I expect, it is a parody of jerry springer, one of the most depressing and low brow talk shows ever to grace the airwaves.
star this review starred report as inappropriateNot for every taste, to be sure. But yes, it really is an opera—high C's, arias, a bellowing, spear-carrying Valkyrie, and everything else you'd expect at the Met—sung to the hilt by a cast of foul-mouthed, dysfunctional losers, exactly the sort of people who routinely bared their souls on the Springer show. (Unfortunately, the theater's sub-par acoustics and sound system make it difficult to understand some of the libretto.) Kudos to SpeakEasy for mounting this extravagant and controversial production, most of which is very entertaining and thought-provoking but ultimately overwhelmed by its ambition.
star this review starred report as inappropriateGreat concept, thought provoking material, execution was ok...sound design was terrible, if more than one actor was singing, it was difficult to hear what else was being said.
More Information About Jerry Springer - The Opera
Quotes & Highlights
- "Jerry Springer: The Opera... is, in fact, not only an opera but a clever - and sometimes more than clever – piece of art. By turns hilarious and thought-provoking, obscene and moral, it both amuses and instructs. But mostly amuses." --Boston Globe
- "Brassy, offensive, and hilarious... and I wouldn’t have it any other way." --Boston Herald
- "One of the most refreshingly original and genuinely funny theatrical productions of the young 21st century." --Quincy Patriot Ledger
Description
<p>Music by Richard Thomas
Book and Lyrics by Stewart Lee & Richard Thomas
Directed by Paul Daigneault</p>
<p>With:Michael Fennimore, Amelia Broome, Kerry A. Dowling, Luke Grooms, Brian Richard Robinson, and Timothy John Smith.</p>
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