Evangelicals Threaten British Tour Of ‘Jerry Springer’

Ticket sales went up when a militant evangelical group, Christian Voice, started protesting outside performances of “Jerry Springer — The Opera” in London, but its tactics may derail plans for a British tour of the musical. Christian Voice, which this month convinced a cancer charity to refuse a donation from the show, is vowing to picket any theaters on a tour. “The group gained notoriety after it circulated the home addresses and telephone numbers of senior BBC figures when Jerry Springer — The Opera was screened on BBC Two last month. Some people on the list received calls threatening them with ‘bloodshed’.”