The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers - Live On Stage

Was touring in the United Kingdom.

Lucy's Tribute page has up-to-date information on it.

Dates of the show are as follows. The Tour Manager is Greg Ripley-Duggan, who can be contacted on 0171 436 1392 for more details about any aspect of the tour.

9 Dec 1996 - 18 Jan 1997: Apollo Theatre, London. 0171 494 5070
21-25 Jan 1997: Theatre Royal, Brighton. 01273 328488
27 Jan - 1 Feb 1997: Grand Opera House, Belfast. 01232 241919
3-8 Feb 1997: Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield.
17-22 February 1997: The Hexagon, Reading. 0118 960 6060
10-16 March 1997: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool.
7-12 April 1997: Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol.

Dan Aykroyd and Judi Belushi (wife of the late John Belushi) have recently requested that the show's title should be changed from "A Tribute to the Blues Brothers" to "The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers - Live On Stage". They are both said to be overwhelmed by the continued popularity of the characters made famous by "Saturday Night Live", and the subsequent movies of the Blues Brothers.

History of the Show

It began life in The Hares and Hounds pub. Con O'Neil (an award winning actor who went on to play the role of Jake in the original version of the show) was singing a couple of Blues Brothers numbers, and had invited his friend David Pugh (of David Pugh Ltd production company) to watch. David had never heard of the Blues Brothers, but by the end of the evening he was inspired to produce the first version of the show, along with Con, and with David Leland as director, and Tony McCormick in charge of the music. It was first performed at the Hampstead Theatre Club as a one off performance, but within two months it was opening at the Whitehall Theatre in London's West End. They scheduled a benefit performance to help their cause for more action for the Lebanon hostages, as John McCarthy was an avid Blues Brothers fan. The performance was staged on July 8th 1991, the same day as McCarthy was released. The show received universally sensational reviews, and the season was extended at the Whitehall from 6 weeks to giving over 450 performances to 150,000 people. In April 1992 it was nominated for the Laurence Olivier award for Most Outstanding Entertainment of 1992. In 1993, the show did a successful tour of Europe. 1994 saw tours of Germany and the UK, and in 1995, the show operned in Holland, Vienna, Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, South Africa and the USA. It is currently on tour throughout the UK with Brad Henshaw as 'Jake', and Simon Foster as 'Elwood'.

Merchandise

There is plenty of merchandise available (glasses, badges, hats, brochures, t-shirts, posters, CD's and cassettes) which can be obtained from:

    NOMAD
    24, Spinney Close,
    Endon
    Stoke-on-Trent
    Staffs
    ST9 9PB

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