X-rated sex, drug abuse and risque’ language are said to be the theme of “Anna Nicole – The Opera” with the tag line, “the party always ends”. The Royal Opera House website says after all, “they were ingredients in a life that went from the dubious glamour of the sex symbol, through long and vicious legal struggles to a fatal overdose.”

Attempts to access the ROH website on the first days tickets were on sale were futile. At one time they had almost 1700 people “queued” and waiting to purchase tickets on the “Anna Nicole” page.

Since it appears that this show might be a hit and also controversial, sources say they are wary of possible litigation from Howard K. Stern, “the lawyer whose conviction for supplying the drugs that killed Anna Nicole was overturned in Los Angeles earlier this month.”

Eva-Maria Westbroek will portray Anna Nicole Smith

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Susan Bickley will portray Anna’s mom Virgie Arthur

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Will not play “The Lawyer Stern”

Performers

Conductor
Antonio Pappano

Anna Nicole
Eva-Maria Westbroek

Old Man Marshall
Alan Oke

The Lawyer Stern
Gerald Finley

Virgie
Susan Bickley

Cousin Shelley
Loré Lixenberg

Larry King
Peter Hoare

Aunt Kay
Rebecca de Pont Davies

Older Daniel
Dominic Rowntree

Blossom
Allison Cook

Doctor
Andrew Rees

Billy
Grant Doyle

Mayor
Wynne Evans

Runner
ZhengZhong Zhou§

Daddy Hogan
Jeremy White

Gentleman
Dominic Peckham

Trucker
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts

Deputy Mayor
Damian Thantrey

Four Lap Dancers
Yvonne Barclay
Amy Catt
Amanda Floyd
Katy Batho

Four Meat Rack Girls
Kiera Lyness
Marianne Cotterill
Louise Armit
Andrea Hazell

Onstage Band
John Parricelli (Guitarist)
John Paul Jones (Bass Guitarist)
Peter Erskine (Drummer)

Credits

Composer
Mark-Anthony Turnage

Librettist
Richard Thomas

Director
Richard Jones

Set designs
Miriam Buether

Costume designs
Nicky Gillibrand

Co-Lighting Designers
Mimi Jordan Sherin
D M Wood

Choreographer
Aletta Collins