TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera

Musical by Harry Hill and Steve Brown

TONY!

[The Tony Blair Rock Opera]
Music| Steve Brown
Lyrics| Steve Brown
Book| Harry Hill
Basis| The life of Tony Blair
Premiere| 8 June 2022: Park Theatre, London
Productions| 2022 London
2023 UK tour

Not to be confused with TONY! The Blair Musical.

TONY! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is a musical comedy by Harry Hill and Steve Brown based on the life of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair.

## Production history

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The musical was originally announced to be presented at the Turbine Theatre in 2021 during the MT Fest UK. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was presented virtually. The cast included Jenna Boyd, Scott Garnham, Gemma Knight Jones, Marie Lawrence, Simon Lipkin, Nicola Sloane and Paul Thornley.[1]

Directed by Peter Rowe, the production made its world premiere at the Park Theatre, London, beginning previews from 2 June with a press night on 8 June running until 9 July 2022.

Following the success of the Park Theatre production, the musical played a limited run at the Leicester Square Theatre from 15 April to 21 May 2023 before embarking on a UK tour.[2]

## Cast and characters

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Character  | Park Theatre[3] | UK tour

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2022 | 2023
Understudy  | Charles Angiama  |
Tony Blair | Charlie Baker | Jack Whittle
Robin Cook / Ensemble  | Kaye Brown  | Sally Cheng
Ensemble / Understudy  | Marisa Harris
Neil Kinnock / Ensemble  | Martin Johnston
Peter Mandelson / Ensemble  | Howard Samuels
John Prescott / Ensemble  | Rosie Strobel
Cherie Blair / Ensemble  | Holly Sumpton  | Tori Burgess
Diana, Princess of Wales / Ensemble  | Madison Swan  | Emma Jay Thomas
Gordon Brown / Ensemble  | Gary Trainor  | Phil Sealey

## External links

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* Official website

## References

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1. ^ "MTFestUK 2021 casting revealed | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
2. ^ "Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] to embark on UK tour | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
3. ^ https://www.feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "Park Theatre". parktheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|last=`` (help)