Blood Brothers

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Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 11:50am

Has anyone seen this show before? I listned to the 1995 Studio Cast and I sorta liked it. Was the show ever on Broadway.

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#2

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 11:52am

Not sure about Broadway, but I saw it four times in Toronto with Amy Sky and David Cassidy. I loved it. One of the most powerful finales of any show I've seen.

Updated On: 8/6/05 at 11:52 AM

#3

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 12:21pm

It ran on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre from '93-'95. Stephanie Lawrence played Mrs. Johnstone, later replaced by Petula Clark, Carole King and Helen Reddy.

#4

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 1:06pm

It's still running in the West End, in London, at the Phoenix Theater.

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#5

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 1:20pm

running in the west end and is still touring! It's an amazing show... definately one to see if you ever get the chance!

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#6

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 1:48pm

i saw it. (not broadway or west end) somewhere in England. It was great. Great story line.

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#7

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 2:01pm

i saw it in the west end and it was so boring because the cast was so bored... i guess it doesn't have high running costs and that's why it's been running for so long, because they were all just so bored.

#8

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 2:29pm

HAHA, my high school actually did this show. British accents and all :0)

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#9

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 2:31pm

nice! British accents are the best. I should know. I'm british (but has lost the accent)

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<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
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#10

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 2:33pm

Awwwwwwwwwww...that's so sad! I love me a good brit!

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#11

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 2:37pm

me too. I want to marry a brit mainly cause the accent.

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<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~

Updated On: 8/6/05 at 02:37 PM

#12

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 2:52pm

I saw Blood Brothers on west end last year, it's been running for 16 years or something, and is still running. The music is not good...very unoriginal score. But the plot is really good, it takes excellent actors to do this play well...I was very luckt when I saw it. I cried my eyes out, very intens story and destiny of to brothers, twins seperated at birth, but growing up as best friends and falling in love with the same girl...

#13

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 4:38pm

I'm planning a trip to London next month and I was wondering if I should see this. How is the current cast?

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#14

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 6:29pm

Saw it on Broadway and laughed so hard I nearly got kicked out of the theatre. It didn't do it for me. Also saw a regional production a few years later, to give it another try, and still found it completely laughable. But I know it has it's supporters. I wish I could understand what people see in it.

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#15

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 6:32pm

I saw it in London in 1990. I was so bored I could not wait for that show to end. It had been really hyped up so I went in expecting something really great. Needless to say I was totally disappointed.

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#16

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/6/05 at 6:44pm

I saw it in 1989 and really enjoyed it. The music certainly isn't great , but there are some good songs in the mix. It's also a dated story and much of it certers around the English class system, particularly in Thatcher's England. I don't think that really translated for most American audiences.

It failed in its first run, but was revived in the late 80s. At that time, it was a very unusual and refreshing show, since it was a dramatic contrast to Cats, Phantom, Les Miz, Miss Saigon, etc.

#17

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Posted: 8/6/05 at 8:42pm

I used to listen to the cast album all the time but almost can't bear it now. The lyrics are repetitive, annoying, and the Marilyn Monroe references aren't very clever. That having been said, there are a few songs I still enjoy. If you consider buying it, I recommend almost any version over the studio cast. The author isn't a terribly gifted writer, but he's a thousand times worse as a performer.

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re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/7/05 at 11:52pm

Do you think the show will have a chance of being revived in the near future? I'm soooooooo interested in seeing it!!

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#19

re: Blood Brothers

Posted: 8/8/05 at 3:59am

The author isn't a gifted writer???? This show may not deliver the goods, but the man has written some of the best plays in the last 3 decades! Educating Rita ring a bell?