Full cast announced for Harry Hill & Steve Brown's musical TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA]
Full casting has been announced for the London run and UK tour of Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s hilarious musical, TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera], which plays a limited season at Leicester Square Theatre from 15 April-21 May before touring.
The cast includes Jack Whittle (The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, West End) as Tony Blair, Howard Samuels (Jewish Hollywood, Upstairs at the Gatehouse) as Peter Mandelson, Tori Burgess (Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of), West End) as Cherie Blair, Phil Sealey (Rehab the Musical, Playground Theatre) as Gordon Brown, Martin Johnston (The Crucible, National Theatre) as Neil Kinnock, Rosie Strobel (Sister Act, Kilworth House Theatre) as John Prescott, Sally Cheng (A Christmas Carol, RSC) as Robin Cook, Emma Jay Thomas (Mamma Mia, West End) as Princess Diana and William Hazell (The Choir of Man, NCL) as on-stage cover. Other characters featured in the musical, who are played by the cast, include Saddam Hussein, Liam Gallagher, Alastair Campbell, Osama Bin Laden and many more.
The musical tells the story of how one man went from peace-loving, long-haired hippy and would-be pop star to warmongering multimillionaire in just a couple of decades. Throw in a stellar cast of larger-than-life characters - Cherie Blair, Princess Diana, John Prescott, Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell, Osama bin Laden, George W Bush, Saddam Hussein and Gordon Brown - it’s Yes, Minister meets The Rocky Horror Show and a musical like no other.
Please note: Neither Tony Blair, the Tony Blair Institute, nor any other person featured in this production have endorsed the production or its marketing materials and are in no way affiliated with the production.
TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is directed by Peter Rowe, with set and costume design by Libby Watson, lighting by Mark Dymock, sound by Richard Brooker, choreography by Francesca Jaynes and casting by Debbie O’Brien.
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