Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers is a musical. The book, lyrics, and music were written by Willy Russell. It is one of the longest running musicals in history, with the performance running since its original 1988 West End production. It opened on Broadway on 25 April 1993 at the Music Box Theatre. It closed on 30 April 1995 after 840 performances.

The musical has a main theme of nature vs. nurture; where two twins have been separated at birth. The twins different backgrounds are shown through class,wealth and social status. This continues showing the extremes in British society by one twin becoming an University graduate and the other being stuck with money and home problems. Both fall in love with the same girl, Linda, and end up dying on the same day, as the narrator tells you at the start of the performance.

Over the years the musical has been changed to suit the director. Some changes are that:
 Micky kills Edward
 The Police kill Micky
 More Actors added
 Changed songs

Musical Numbers



Act IRussell, Willy. Blood Brothers. London: Samuel French, 1985. 1-36.
 Overture – Orchestra, Company and Narrator
 Marilyn Monroe – Mrs Johnstone and Company
 Marilyn Monroe (Reprise) – Mrs Johnstone
 My Child – Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons
 Easy Terms – Mrs Johnstone
 Shoes Upon The Table – Narrator
 Easy Terms (Reprise) – Mrs Johnstone
 Kids' Game – Sammy, Linda, Mickey and Ensemble
 Gypsies In The Wood – Narrator
 Shoes Upon the Table – Narrator
 Bright New Day (Preview) – Mrs Johnstone
 Long Sunday Afternoon/My Friend – Mickey and Eddie
 Bright New Day – Mrs Johnstone and Company

Act IIRussell, Willy. Blood Brothers. London: Samuel French, 1985. 37-70.
 Entr'acte – Orchestral piece
 Marilyn Monroe 2 – Mrs Johnstone and Company
 The Devil's Got Your Number – Narrator
 That Guy – Mickey and Eddie
 Shoes Upon the Table (Reprise) – Narrator
 I'm Not Saying A Word – Eddie
 Miss Jones – Mr Lyons, Miss Jones and Company
 Marilyn Monroe 3 – Mrs Johnstone
 Light Romance – Mrs Johnstone
 Madman – Narrator
 Tell Me It's Not True – Mrs Johnstone and Company

References

Category:1980s musicals
Category:Broadway musicals
Category:Laurence Olivier Award winning musicals
Category:Plays by Willy Russell
Category:Musicals based on books
Category:West End musicals
Category:Works about brothers
Category:1988 works