Blair on Broadway

Blair on Broadway

Infobox Musical
name= Blair on Broadway


caption=Logo
music=Timothy Muller
lyrics=Iain Hollingshead
book=Iain Hollingshead
basis=The political career of Tony Blair
productions=2007 — Hen and Chickens Theatre, Highbury
2008 — Arts Theatre, West End

"Blair on Broadway" is a satirical musical based on the political career (from 1997–2007) of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The words and lyrics were written by journalist and novelist Iain Hollingshead, with music by journalist Timothy Muller.

Original production

Blair on Broadway opened at Highbury's Hen and Chickens Theatre on 25 October 2007. The show's critical reception, which included reviews in The Daily Telegraph [cite news | last = Spencer | first = Charles | title = Blair legend moves on to next stage | publisher = The Daily Telegraph | date = 2007-10-29 | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/27/nblair127.xml | accessdate = 2008-01-15] , The Guardian [cite news | last = Billington | first = Michael | title = Blair on Broadway | publisher = The Guardian | date = 2007-10-26 | url = http://politics.guardian.co.uk/arts/story/0,,2199757,00.html | accessdate = 2008-01-15] and The Stage, [cite news | last = Shenton | first = Mark | title = Blair on Broadway | publisher = The Stage | date = 2007-10-26 | url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/18662/ | accessdate = 2008-01-15] was mixed, with descriptions ranging from "a show that packs some punch" (The Telegraph) to "toothless spoof" (The Guardian). The show proved popular with audiences, with the initial run selling out.cite news | last = Paddock | first = Terri | coauthors = Atkins, Tom | title = Cast: Talbot in Hairspray, Jersey Boys & Blair MPs | publisher = WhatsOnStage.com | date = 2008-01-14 | url = http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821200073235 | accessdate = 2008-01-15]

On 2007-11-18, a charity gala performance of the show was staged at the Arts Theatre, off Leicester Square in the West End. The evening was hosted by Derek Jacobi in aid of the charity [http://www.childrenofpeace.org.uk/ Children of Peace] , and featured a brief cameo appearance from journalist Matthew Parris. [cite news | last = Hemley | first = Matthew | title = Jacobi to present charity performance of Blair on Broadway | publisher = The Stage | date = 2007-09-26 | url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/18332/jacobi-to-present-charity-performance-of | accessdate = 2008-01-15] [cite news | last = Tabard | title = Chit chat — Dirty politics | publisher = The Stage | date = 2007-11-19 | url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/18892/chit-chat-dirty-politics | accessdate = 2008-01-15]

Arts Theatre production

The show returns to the Arts Theatre for three weeks in January 2008, in a reduced one-hour format with no interval. [cite web |url=http://www.blaironbroadway.com/tickets.html |title=Blair on Broadway — Book Tickets |accessdate=2008-01-15 ] The run will see more cameos from well-known politicians and journalists, including MPs Bob Marshall-Andrews and Lembit Opik, former reporter and independent MP Martin Bell, author and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, human rights activist Peter Tatchell, and journalists Rod Liddle, Polly Toynbee and Andrew Rawnsley.

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