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''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' is a British musical written by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee, based on the television show ''The Jerry Springer Show''. The musical contains irreverent treatment of Judeo-Christian themes, extensive profanity, and surreal images, such as a troupe of tap-dancing Ku Klux Klan members. The musical is completely sung through, with only two exceptions: the title character, Jerry, who speaks throughout the production; and Steve Wilkos, who has a brief speech. The musical ran for 609 performances in London from April 2003 to February 2005 before touring the UK in 2006. The production won four Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. The first North American performance was at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to benefit Golden Rainbow, featuring performers for the then-current versions of ''The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Mamma Mia!'', and other Las Vegas Strip theatrical shows. The musical has been performed by a number of American regional theatre companies and made its New York City debut on 29–30 January 2008 at Carnegie Hall. Harvey Keitel starred as Jerry Springer. ''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' was the subject of controversy beginning in January 2005, when its UK television broadcast on BBC Two elicited 55,000 complaints. The organisation Christian Voice led street protests against the screening at nine BBC offices and announced their intention to bring blasphemy charges, due to the depictions of the Judeo-Christian characters in Act II. The Christian Institute attempted to bring a private prosecution against the BBC, but the Magistrates Court refused to issue a summons, a decision which was later upheld by the High Court of Justice. Protests continued at tour venues in 2006 and on the Internet. ==Principal roles== (Sometimes the roles are shared by the person playing the first role; sometimes the roles are played by additional actors) *Jerry — The talk show host. *Jonathan Weiruss/Satan — Weiruss, the warm-up man whom Jerry fires for incompetence. *Steve Wilkos — Head of Security at the Jerry Springer Show. *Dwight/God — ''Dwight'', a guest on the show who is cheating on his fiancee with two other people. ''God'' appears in Act III. *Peaches/Baby Jane — ''Peaches'', a guest on the show, who is ''Dwight's'' fiancee. ''Baby Jane'' is an adult baby in Act III. *Tremont/Angel Gabriel — ''Tremont'', a guest on the show, who is a trans woman, having an affair with Dwight. ''Angel Gabriel'' appears in Act III. *Zandra/Irene/Mary — ''Zandra'', a guest on the show, is the best friend of ''Peaches'', and is having an affair with ''Dwight''. ''Irene'' is ''Shawntel’s'' ashamed mother. ''Mary'' appears in Act III. *Montel/Jesus — ''Montel'', a guest on the show, enjoys dressing as a baby and fouling his own underwear. ''Jesus'' appears in Act III. *Andrea/Archangel Michael — ''Andrea'', a guest on the show, is ''Montel’s'' lover. ''Archangel Michael'' appears in Act III. *Chucky/Adam — ''Chucky'', a guest on the show, is ''Shawntel's'' redneck husband, who does not approve of her career desires. ''Adam'' appears in Act III. *Shawntel/Eve — ''Shawntel'', a guest on the show, dreams of becoming an exotic dancer, but her husband, ''Chucky'', disapproves. ''Eve'' appears in Act III. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerry Springer: The Opera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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