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Article: Springer fever: trust a team of gay men to dazzle London with a stylish little romp called Jerry Springer--the Opera.(theater)(creators of new musical Richard Thomas, Stewart Lee)(Interview)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- November 25, 2003
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Londoners may have jeered magician David Blaine as he dangled in his box over the Thames, but they do take some American huckster to their hearts. Case in point: Jerry Springer--the Opera. Opening in the West End this month after a smash run at the National Theatre, the rude, crude, but sophisticated and sweet musical has left audiences helpless with laughter and critics outdoing each other with superlatives.
From the early opening line "My mother used to be my dad!" and the repeated refrain "Dip me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians. This is my Jerry Springer moment!" the show never lets up. Arias about men who want to poo in their pants and women who want ...