We Will Rock You (often abbreviated as WWRY ) is a musical based on British rock band Queen's songs with books by Ben Elton. Musical tells the story of a bunch of Bohemians who are struggling to return the free exchange of thoughts, fashions and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and acts the same. Musical instruments and composers are forbidden, and rock music is almost unknown.
Directed by Christopher Renshaw and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the original West End production opened at the Dominion Theater on May 14, 2002, with Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Sharon D. Clarke and Kerry Ellis in the lead role. Although the musical was first composed by critics, the music has become a crowd favorite, becoming the longest musical at the Dominion Theater, celebrating its tenth anniversary on May 14, 2012.
The tenth longest musical in West End history, London production closed on 31 May 2014 after the last show in which Brian May and Roger Taylor both performed. A number of international productions have since followed the original, and We Will Rock You has been seen on six continents in the world. Many productions are still active globally.
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Development
According to Brian May, manager of Queen Jim Beach has been talking with the band about creating jukebox music with Queen songs since the mid-1990s. Initially, the goal was to create a biography of Freddie Mercury. Around this time, the production company Robert De Niro, Tribeca expressed interest in the Queen's musical, but found the original idea difficult to overcome.
In 2000, Ben Elton was approached to begin talks with May and Taylor on the project. He suggested taking music on a different path than previously imagined, creating an original story that would capture the passion of much of their music. She works closely with May and Taylor to include the Queen's songs into the story. Elton also stated that he was partly inspired by computer-controlled dystopia from the science-fiction film The Matrix. The manuscript finally finished mid 2001.
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Critical reception
The London critics almost uniformly highlighted the show, criticizing the concept and direction. The Guardian writes that the premise "really is the sixth form it sounds", called production "ruthlessly packaged and produced" and argues that the "sometimes cute" libretto exists primarily to "plan more ways it is impossible to blackmail other Queen's songs. "The Daily Mirror writes that" Ben Elton should be shot for this imaginable story. " The Daily Telegraph describes it as "guaranteed to make you stiff" and "prolefeed at its worst." However, some individual performances receive praise and production remains a popular success.
Productions
West End and UK tour
The original production of We Will Rock You was opened on May 12, 2002 at the Dominion Theater, London, with a preview beginning on April 26th. Tony Vincent played the lead role of Galileo, with Hannah Jane Fox as Scaramouche, Sharon D. Clarke as Killer Queen, Nigel Planer as Pop, Nigel Clauzel as Brit and Kerry Ellis as Meat. For his performance, Clarke was nominated for "Best Performance in Supporting Roles in Music or Entertainment" at the Olivier Awards 2003.
On August 17, 2005 We Will Rock You became the longest musical show in the venue, surpassing previous record holder Grease . This is an important achievement because the Dominion Theater is one of the largest theatrical places in the West End, with seating capacity of 2,163 visitors. At Laurence Olivier Awards 2011, the event won an Audience Award for Most Popular Show.
Replacement of leading players including Mig Ayesa, who plays Galileo, takes over from Tony Vincent. Mazz Murray took over the role of Killer Queen after the departure of Sharon D. Clarke in April 2004. Murray left production in August 2011, which made him the longest leading member of the cast, although he left production briefly in September 2010 for maternity leave. Brenda Edwards, who was an X-Factor semi-finalist in 2005, is currently performing the role of Killer Queen. On September 22, 2008, I'll Do Anything hopefully the semi-finalist, Rachel Tucker, starts performing in the Meat roles. He left production on September 19, 2009. This role was later taken by Irish-born Louise Bowden, who has appeared in some productive musicals including Mamma Mia! , Guys and Dolls and Mary Poppins . Bowden suddenly stopped production in May 2010. It was then submitted to Amanda Coutts to perform the Meat role. Coutts was originally Bowden's subordinate. West End production featured nine live band tracks under the direction of Stuart Morley music.
The UK national tour was launched in 2009 at the Palace Theater, Manchester. The 2009 touring players initially included, Alex Gaumond as Galileo, Sarah French-Ellis as Scaramouche, Brenda Edwards as Killer Queen, Georgina Hagen as Flesh, Jonathan Wilkes as Khashoggi, Kevin Kennedy as Pop. Gaumond and French-Ellis returned to play their characters in the West End and Galileo and Scaramouche.
The second UK tour was launched in December 2010 at the Palace Theater, Manchester.
On March 11, 2014 it was announced that West End production would close on May 31, 2014, shortly after the 12th Anniversary, and after 4600 gigs at the Dominion Theater.
Australia and Japan
The first international production aired at the Regent Theater in Melbourne, Australia on August 7, 2003. The players included Michael Falzon as Galileo, Kate Hoolihan as Scaramouche and Annie Crummer as Killer Queen. Amanda Harrison, who is from Oz in Melbourne production, was previously in the original London production ensemble. Production closed on this spot on March 4, 2004 to allow for the halt of the Australian tour at Burswood Theater, Perth (April 27 to June 2004), Queensland Performing Arts Center, Brisbane (July 27 to September 25, 2004), and Star City Lyric Theater. , Sydney (October 9, 2004 to March 13, 2005). The same production then made an international tour stop at the Shinjuku Koma Theater in Tokyo, Japan where it runs from 27 May to 24 August 2005.
Due to the success of the Japanese tour, other Australian tour groups were united in 2006. They performed at the same venue: the Shinjuku Koma Theater in Tokyo, from November 14 to December 17, 2006. Some 2005 tour actors returned for the 2006 tour, including Peter Murphy as Galileo , Daniel Fletcher as Brit, Ross Givern as Khashoggi and Robert Grubb as Pop. Kate Hoolihan, who had played Scaramouche on tour 2005, opted to switch to Oz's role on the 2006 tour. The tour group then performed in Osaka from January 5, 2007 at the Umeda Arts Theater.
The new Australian tour was announced on August 17, 2015. The tour starts in Sydney, NSW on April 30, 2016.
In 2018, Platinum Entertainment Perth will present Australia's First PRO/AM productions, We Will Rock You, starting March 23, 2018 at His Majesty's Theater, Perth. Production stars PRO/AM Normie Rowe, Chris Murphy, Courtney Murphy, Dean Misdale, and introduced Blake Williams in the role of Galileo, with Holly Denton as Scaramouche. Ryan Dawson joined the cast in the role of Khashoggi, following his role in the role of Madonna in West End London.
Spanish
A Spanish production starting from October 1, 2003 (official opening on 3 November) to 30 May 2004 at Teatro CalderÃÆ'³n, Madrid. Galileo's main role is shared by Momo CortÃÆ'Â © s and Miquel FernÃÆ'¡ndez. The rest of the cast includes MarÃÆ'a Blanco as Scaramouche, Sheilah Cuffy as Killer Queen, Javier Navares as Khashoggi, ÃÆ' ngel Padilla as Brit, Eva MarÃÆ'a CortÃÆ'Â © s (sister of Momo CortÃÆ'Â © s) as Meat, and JosÃÆ'Â © MarÃÆ'a GuzmÃÆ'¡ n and Juanjo Pardo share the role of Pop. The Madrid production has all spoken dialogues and the lyrics are translated into Spanish, except for the songs "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody", which retain their English lyrics. After closing at the Teatro CalderÃÆ'³n, the event embarked on a tour through Spain with stops in Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Valencia and Seville.
In 2007 production returned to Teatro CalderÃÆ'³n, Madrid with a preview of January 23 and the official opening on 12 February. This stage features an entirely new cast, with JuliÃÆ'¡n Fontalvo and Daniel Diges sharing the role of Galileo, Ruth Calvo and Elena Medina sharing the Scaramouche role, Nieves Val LeÃÆ'³n and Tessa BodÃÆ' sharing the role of Killer Queen, Carlos FernÃÆ'¡ndez as Khashoggi, JuÃÆ'¡ n FÃÆ' © lix Bejarano as Brit, MarÃÆ'a LÃÆ'³pez y Lara AlcÃÆ'¡zar shared the role of Meat, and Diego FalcÃÆ'³n as Pop. Production finally closed on January 6, 2008.
Las Vegas
The US tour was originally planned for 2004, with his first stop in Connecticut and the state of Washington. However, due to the creative team's scheduling conflict, the US tour was canceled and replaced with production housed at Las Vegas hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is the first place in North America.
Las Vegas Production has a preview of August 4 and officially opened on September 8, 2004. Tony Vincent, who is from Galileo's role in London production, took on the role he replaced with Jason Wooten. Aspen Miller and Kacie Sheik share the role of Scaramouche, Patti Russo is a Killer Queen, and Ty Taylor is a Brit. Las Vegas production "cuts" the book into a show. This production was closed on November 27, 2005.
North America tour
On October 15, 2013, the North American tour begins at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore, Maryland. Original actors include Brian Justin Crum (Broadway's Next to Normal ) as Galileo, PJ Griffith (Broadway's American Idiot Russian
A Russian production was opened at the Estrada Theater, Moscow on October 17, 2004. The production dialogue and all the songs but three were translated into Russian, by Evgeny Margulis of Mashina Vremeni. The production was closed just four months after its opening due to a dispute between show producers, despite fan protests to keep the show going.
German
A German production was opened at the Musical Dome, Cologne on December 12, 2004. Cologne production has an oral dialogue translated into German, but the musical figures consist of a mixture of translated Germanic lyrics and original English lyrics. According to Brian May, the combination was deliberate by author Ben Elton, with the German language representing "today" and English representing the distant past. Production closed at this venue on September 30, 2008 to be transferred to Stuttgart. The Stuttgart Transfers opened at the Apollo Theater on November 13, 2008 after a preview of November 7, 2008. Production opened in Berlin on October 21, 2010 and closed for good on October 21, 2011.
The follow-up tour version begins in December 2012 in Basel and closed in June 2013 in Essen. It will start back in September 2014 in Munich followed by Frankfurt and Vienna.
South Africa
South Africa's production opened at the Civic Theater in Johannesburg on May 9, 2006. The productions starred Francois Schreuder as Galileo, Helen Burger as Scaramouche, Vicky Sampson as Killer Queen, and Helen Goldberg as Oz. This production made the tour stop at Artscape in Cape Town (from 25 July) and Playhouse Opera in Durban (29 September to 29 October 2006) before closing.
Switzerland and Austria
German-speaking production opens in ZÃÆ'¼rich, Switzerland on December 3, 2006 at Stadthof 11 Theater, Oerlikon uses a bilingual Cologne production book. Swiss productions starring Jessica Kessler as Scaramouche, Brigitte Oelke as Killer Queen and Rachel Fischer as Ozzy. This production was closed at the end of 2007 to be transferred to Vienna. The transfer opened in Vienna, Austria on January 24, 2008, at the Raimund Theater where it lasted until July 13, 2008.
Canada
Canadian production commenced its preview on March 14 and was officially opened on April 10, 2007 at Canon Theater, Toronto. Mig Ayesa, who played a leading role in the production of London, has been offered a role in Canadian production by Brian May and Ben Elton, but Canadian producers want Canadian players and original Quebec player Yvan Pednault to be given a role. The rest of the cast includes Erica Peck as Scaramouche, Alana Bridgewater as Killer Queen, Suzie McNeil as Oz and Evan Buliung as Khashoggi. McNeil has been a participant of the Rockstar: INXS reality show, where he has been competing against Ayesa and former Las Vegas Game Team member We Will Rock You Ty Taylor.
The production was closed at the Canon Theater on May 11, 2008 to be transferred to the Panasonic Theater, where it opened on July 16, 2008. Toronto's new production experienced a major rewrite to trim the show before reopening. Changes include: there is no dialogue between "Ga-Ga" and "I Want to Break Free"; "One Vision" has been cut; The two songs are now "Fat Girls," "Who Wants to Live Forever", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Hammer to Fall" and then "Another One Bites the Dust" before heading for the finale. In October 2008, Camilla Scott took over the role of Khashoggi, a character who was previously portrayed as a male, although his son remained male. Erica Peck, who is from the Scaramouche role in this production, is scheduled to re-enact her role from May 29th until the closing date. This production was closed on June 28, 2009.
North American Theater Performances
The North American Regional Theater Premiere production, directed by Thom Currie, opened in Thunder Bay, Magnus Theater Ontario on September 8, 2017. The production was choreographed by Julie Tomaino with assistant choreography by Robert Allan. The design set by Joe Pagnan and lighting design by Rebecca Miller. The costume was designed by Mervi Agombar, with music referrals by Danny Johnson. The performers featured Adam Charles (Galileo), Jessie Cox (Scaramouche), Gabi Epstein (Killer Queen), Spencer Hari (Khashoggi), Ryan G. Hinds (Brit), Amy Sellors (Oz), Jeremy LaPalme (Buddy), with Dean Deffett, Jade Percival, Matthew Pinkerton, Chelsea Preston, and Alyssa Smith. With sold out spectators during the initial schedule runs and due to popular demand, production is held. It closed September 30, 2017.
Australasia Tour
The Australasia tour was launched at the end of 2007 in New Zealand, where previously We Will Rock You gave cast members MiG Ayesa (London player), Annie Crummer (original Australian cast), Neels Clasen (native South) Cast Africa) and Malcolm Terry (South African original cast) repeated their roles as Galileo, Killer Queen, Khashoggi and Pop respectively. Talia Kodesh, who plays Oz in South African production, plays the Scaramouche role at a New Zealand tour stop. After the tour left New Zealand, the role was taken over by Sivan Raphaely, who has become part of South Africa's original production.
The tour takes place in Auckland, New Zealand at The Civic, The Edge (October 26 to December 2, 2007), in Seoul, South Korea at Seongnam Arts Center (2 to 24 February 2008), in Singapore at the Esplanade Theater (28 March to 27 April 2008), in Hong Kong at The Lyric Theater from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (16 May to 22 June 2008) and in Bangkok, Thailand at Thailand's Ratchadalai Theater (12 to 27 July 2008).
Italy
Italian production opens on December 4, 2009 at Allianz Teatro in Milan, Italy. Starring Gianluca Merolli and Salvo Vinci as Galileo, Marta Rossi and Martina Ciabatti as Scaramouche, Valentina Ferrari as Killer Queen, Salvo Bruno and Carlo Spano as Khashoggi, Paolo Barillari as Brit, Loredana Fadda and Mary Dima as Oz and Massimiliano Colonna as Pop. WWRY Italy is produced by Barley Arts and directed by Maurizio Colombi. Music director Roberto Zanaboni was followed by Davide Magnabosco (keyboard), Giovanni Maria Lori (keyboard), Linda Pinelli (bass), Alex Polifrone (drums), Marco Scazzetta (percussion), Andrea Cervetto (guitar) and lead guitarist Tristan Avakian, who success with WWRY Toronto. All dialogs are in Italian and almost all songs are in English except for "Radio Ga Ga" and "No One But You". Translation and adaptation of Italian script made by Raffaella Rolla with the cooperation of Alice Mistroni. The event is scheduled for tours throughout Italy for a year, so far visiting Milan, Bologna, Trieste and Rome. The second season will start in Bergamo on November 4th and will be on tour until March 2011. The double players have dropped because of this year's main roles are: Galileo (Salvo Vinci), Scaramouche (Martha Rossi), Oz (Loredana Fadda), Brit (Paolo Barillari), Khashoggi (Salvo Bruno), Killer Queen (Valentina), Pop (Massimiliano Colonna). The new lead guitarist is Marco Gerace.
Swedish
12 September to 18 December 2010 WWRY's massive production is played in Stockholm, Sweden at Cirkus. Oral dialogue translated into Sweden by Anders Albien. Cast: Killer Queen: Tina Lejonberg, Galileo: Bruno Mitsogiannis, Scaramouche: Marie Haugen Smistad, Ozzy: Anna Lidman, Brit: Henrik Orwander, Khashoggi: Daniel Engman, Peps: Simon Bengtsson Tibblin, Teacher: Linda Holmgren, Christer: Tomas Marcotte.
Norwegian
January 2011, Production Stockholm WWRY moved to Oslo, Norway. Production opened Jan. 23 at Folketeateret. The oral dialogue (and some songs) has been translated into Norwegian by Kjetil Indregard. Cast: Killer Queen: Reidun SÃÆ'Â|ther, Galileo: Espen Grjotheim, Scaramouche: Marie Haugen Smistad, Ozzy: Anna Lidman, Brit: Eivind Dundas, Khashoggi: Daniel Engman, Oddi (Pop): Crazy Henning JÃÆ'¸rgensen, Big Macca: HÃÆ'  ¥ vard Bakke, Teacher: Linda Holmgren. Production closed April 16, 2011.
Belgium
On September 1, 2011, Dutch production was transferred to Antwerp. Many of the players have played musicals in the Netherlands, but the challenge is they have to learn 'Belgian':
Players
- Galileo - Tim Driesen
- Scaramouche - Marjolein Teepen
- Killer Queen - Goele De Raedt
- Khashoggi - Paul Dreisan
- Brit - Martin van der Starre
- Ozzy - Floortje Smit
- Arno - Karel Deruwe
Marjolein Teepen has won the Flemish Musical Award on June 18, 2012. Marjolein has won the award for "Best Female Leader" for her role as Scaramouche in Belgian musical version We Will Rock You. He was also nominated in the Netherlands.
Royal Caribbean Ship - Anthem of the Seas
Production of the event opens on April 23, 2015 on the new Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas. All passengers on board have the option to attend, provided they order a certain performance first.
Brazil
Open in March 2016 at SÃÆ'Â £ Paulo, Brazil.
Casting
- AlÃÆ'rio Netto (Galileo)
- Beto Sargentelli (Galileo alternate)
- LÃÆ'via Dabarian (Scaramouche)
- Felipe de Carolis (Toca/POP)
- Fred Silveira (Khashoggi)
- Andrezza Massei (Killer Queen)
- Nicholas Maia (Brit)
- Thai Piza (Ozzy)
- LetÃÆ'cia Soares (Teacher)
Raquel Quarterone (Ensemble) Fernanda Belinatti (Ensemble) Mariana Hidemi (Ensemble) Carol Isolani (Ensemble) BÃÆ'¡rbara Guerra Xavier (Ensemble) Marisol Marcondes (Ensemble) Amanda Doring (Ensemble) Jefferson Ferreira (Ensemble) Fernando Marianno (Ensemble) Daniel Caldini (Ensemble) Leo Rommano (Ensemble) Anelita Gallo (Swing e Dance Captain) Clara Camargo (Swing) Gabriel Conrad (Swing e Dance Captain Assistente) Danilo Barbieri (Swing)
Australia Tour 2016
The show tour in Australia starts in April 2016 in Sydney, before a tour of Brisbane and ends in Melbourne.
Other productions
From 2006, the event has been licensed for amateur production in the UK, with proceeds going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. This license also extends to the school show, entitled "Schools Will Rock You".
At the end of 2007, the show was shown for the first time outside the Dominion Theater in London for a short time, playing Radlett, Hitchin, Watford, Chesham and Harlow: the cast including Peter Eldridge as Galileo, Dawn Travell as Scaramouche, David Adams ( Making history as the first man to play a role) as Killer Queen, Colin McLeod as Khashoggi and Steve Leigh as Pop. Substitutes included Steve Anderson as Galileo, Caroline Fitch and Monique Perks as Scaramouche, Debbie Marsh and Charlie Taylor as Killer Queen, David Adams (exchanging roles) as Khashoggi (also a successor to Galileo) and Mark Morton, Colin McLeod and Chris Wilson as Pop, the show enjoyed the best-selling performance in all places and received critical acclaim.
In early 2007, Queen Theater awarded rights to the production of We Will Rock You at the Jedlicka Performing Art Center in Chicago from April, making it the first North American production since the Las Vegas show was closed.
External licensed productions were staged in Varberg, Sweden from February to July 2007. Dutch production opened on 4 September [Premiere] 2010.
Starting in 2017, the event has been licensed for amateur production in Australia, with an amateur premiere performed by Townsville Choral Society at Townsville Entertainment Center in February 2018.
Casts
Summary: Original London Production
Invite One
The story is set exactly 300 years in the future in a vague Orwellian world. Earth has been renamed to "iPlanet" (Planet Mall in older production) and controlled by Globalsoft Company. ("Innuendo") On iPlanet, the main commercial compliance in power, in which Ga Ga Kids watched the same movie, listened to computer-generated music, dressed in the same outfit and held the same thoughts and opinions. Musical instruments are forbidden, and rock music is unknown. ("Radio Ga Ga")
In the recent graduation class is a scapegoat, Galileo, who has a dream and hears strange words on his head, most of which are long-lost song lyrics, although he does not understand their significance. Despite his teacher's advice, Galileo refused to fit in like his other classmates. ("I Want to Be Free") Galileo was arrested by Khashoggi, commander of Globalsoft police. The teacher also reveals the second anomaly, a young goth girl named Scaramouche who is openly ridiculed and mocked by her friends ("Somebody to Love"). He was also arrested by Khashoggi.
Ruling Globalsoft Corporation is a Killer Queen. ("Killer Queen") He has heard about the prophecy that the instrument has been hidden somewhere on iPlanet in "rock living place", and "bright star" will show the way to them. He ordered Khashoggi to get to the bottom of the matter and destroy the Bohemian rebels who believed in the prophecy. Killer Queen then mastered his power over the iPlanet. ("Play the game")
Galileo and Scaramouche woke up in the hospital. They realize that they are the same spirits, feared by their other communities. ("Under Pressure") They escaped together from the hospital. Killer Queen has blown up all the rocks in iPlanet, but can not find the instruments that should be hidden. He insists that they have won, and that prophecy will not happen. ("A Kind of Magic")
On the streets, Bohemians Britney and Oz get out of the gutter, where they collect materials to make musical instruments. Britney is a believer in Dreamers who will fulfill the prophecy, and insist on Oz being cynical that it is the key to bringing original music back to the world. ("I Want It All") Brit and Oz hear footsteps approaching, and hiding.
Galileo and Scaramouche arrived, with Galileo speaking of his belief that he had a destiny. He says that he has a name for the woman: "Scaramouche". Britney and Oz reveal themselves, and accuse Galileo and Scaramouche as spies, as Galileo continues to spout the words "sacred text". Galileo insisted that he only heard the words in his head. Britney tested Galileo, singing the first few lines of "Bohemian Rhapsody". Galileo responds correctly with the next line, and Britney realizes that he is a Dreamer of prophecy. They brought Galileo and Scaramouche to the Heartbreak Hotel, located at the ruins of the Tottenham Court Road tube station, where Bohemian has made their home. ("Headlong") For the record, the original production of London is staged at the Dominion Theater, located on top of the actual Tottenham Road Road tube station.
The Bohemians explained that they took their names after the long-time singers left, and mourned over the deaths of those who died young. ("No One but You") The group later celebrated the reason rock band started playing music in the first place, which is for love. ("The crazy little thing is called love")
Khashoggi and the police suddenly arrived at the Heartbreak Hotel, where they gathered the Bohemians to be arrested. Britney breaks free and police battles to allow Galileo and Scaramouche to flee, but in the process are killed.
Invite Two
The Ga Ga Kids from iPlanet are moving in their regular fashion. ("One vision")
Galileo and Scaramouche had escaped from the Heartbreak Hotel, and realized that back to the hospital, a tracking device was installed in their heads. They remove it, and after realizing that they are all that remains of the rebels, they confess their love for each other. ("Who wants to live forever")
The surviving Bohemian has been captured by Khashoggi for torture. ("Flash") When he can not get any information from them about the prophecy, he makes them exhausted. ("Seven Seas of Rhye" - interpolation "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon")
Galileo woke up, and told Scaramouche that he dreamed that the Bohemian family was sent to the Seven Seas of Rhye. Scaramouche agrees they should go there, but then Galileo insists that he remains because he is a "girl", to which Scaramouche is offended. They argue, and decide that both will go to the Seven Seas of Rhye, but their relationship will be purely professional.
Back at Globalsoft headquarters ("Girls Fat Girls") Khashoggi reports that Bohemian is no longer a problem. Killer Queen prematurely began to celebrate. ("Do not Stop Me Now") Khashoggi interrupts him, explaining that Galileo and Scaramouche are running away. Killer Queen says this is the last time Khashoggi let him down, and made him run out of brains. ("Another One Bites the Dust")
Galileo and Scaramouche were heading to the Seven Seas of Rhye, arguing along the way. ("Hammer to Fall") At the Seven Seas of Rhye pub in Montreaux, Pop librarian serves drinks for the lifeless Bohemian. "When Galileo and Scaramouche arrived, Pop explained the full nature of the prophecy to them as written by the three remaining members of Queen's band just before they were sentenced to death (Brian May, his last request being a guitar solo end, apparently postponing his execution for three and a half days). Scaramouche learned that the bright star of the prophecy was a statue of rock star Freddie Mercury, and it pointed to Wembley Stadium, the "stone residence". After initially preparing to travel on a bicycle, (opening "Bike Racing") Scaramouche protested that the method was "not too cool", and they traveled there on a motorbike. ("Headlong (reprise)")
Wembley Stadium ruins, with no instruments to be found. Reconciliation and their love for mutual revival ("Love of My Life"), Scaramouche inspired Galileo to perform the opening of "We Will Rock You", and the electric guitar was revealed. Galileo could not play it, but Scaramouche could. ("Brighton Rock solo") Pop hacks to the Globalsoft network so their music can be heard by everyone on iPlanet, and Killer Queen is defeated. ("Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions")
After the curtain call ("We Will Rock You ), a question that says" Do you want 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? " Everyone in the audience should yell yes, and the answer comes up as "Oh... okay then" and all players do "Bohemian Rhapsody" as an encore. Variations
The international production of the music features changes in the storyline and song to better reach the target audience. All the main characters retain their common personality throughout the production, but the name varies depending on the production. (See the character section below).
The dialogue contains many references to popular culture, with lyrics of many non-queen songs and albums inserted into the text. These references are constantly changing, and according to Elton's author, this is to keep the event "fresh". The songs that have been referenced include The Beatles "Help!", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "I Am the Walrus" and "Hello, Goodbye, Little Little Richard "Tutti Fruitti" and "Long Tall Sally", themes from The Wombles, The Goodies '"Funky Gibbon", Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run", "Rebel Rebel" David Bowie and "Space Oddity", The Wild Ones' "Wild Thing ", Rolling Stones'" Honky Tonk Women ", Bob Dylan" Mr. Tambourine Man ", ABBA's" Dancing Queen "and" Fernando ", Oasis'" (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ", Eminem's" The Real Slim Shady ", Spice Girls'" Wannabe ", Elton John" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "," Agadoo "Black Lace, The Clash's" Complete Control ", Teletubbies songs by Amy Winehouse and Michael Jackson.
Probably often do with London production on special occasions such as the anniversary and Freddie Mercury's birthday.
Hannah Jane Fox, who is a Scaramouche origin, is the original lead original member to stick with the show. He gave his final performance on January 28, 2006, four years after the musical was opened at the Dominion Theater, and the event was celebrated with May performing on stage to perform guitar solos during the Bohemian Rhapsody concert.
On September 5, 2006, the London show celebrated Freddie Mercury's 60th birthday. During the song "Do not Stop Me Now", usually sung by Killer Queen, the band "McFly" (which was at No. 1 with the song on the singles charts the previous week) came onto the stage to sing it instead. Brian May and Roger Taylor joined the encore, featuring Taylor's "Say It's Not True" as a duo. Ben Elton also spoke to the audience on this special occasion. The following week, tickets to the London show sold out of Ã, Â £ 19.46, the year of Mercury's birth.
On May 14, 2007, the London show celebrated its fifth anniversary with a special show featuring both May and Taylor playing at the end of the show. Writer Ben Elton also made an appearance to present a special plaque to the players, May and Taylor. During part of the Pop-based event, the line "But the Landlord Pub has Bicycles" was followed by a British comedian cameo appearance of Al Murray, who came through the stage on a motorcycle.
The London show's sixth anniversary show was held on May 21, 2008, a week after the actual birthday due to Brian May's unavailability. For the first time since the show opened, the Killer Queen character featured all the songs "Do not Stop Me Now", a musical number that is usually interrupted by the Khashoggi character. This unique appearance is acknowledged by the dialogue of the Queen Killer: "No, you do not let me finish, you never let me finish.For six long years, night after night, week after week, year by year.Now, tonight, m to be finished. "To which Khashoggi replied:" It is not in the manuscript! " The Killer Queen started shouting, "Destroy the script!" before continuing the song. In addition, May joined the Killer Queen and the dancers on stage for the show. After the encore, Elton thanked, afterwards the cast performed "The Show Must Go On", accompanied by May on guitar.
The seventh anniversary of the London Show is celebrated on Monday, May 18, 2009. The show features special appearances from Brian May and Ben Elton who appeared together in a smoke cloud during the "Bohemian Rhapsody" encore show with May playing the guitar. Like the year before, Elton gave thanks and the entire cast featured "The Show Must Go On", accompanied by May on guitar.
On Saturday 12 September 2009 at the start of the daytime performance Brian May reappeared in a cloud of smoke playing guitar in "Bohemian Rhapsody". What chance for this appearance is not clear. He did the same thing again on Saturday 14 November 2009 at the show that afternoon.
On Sunday 31 January 2010 at The O2 Dublin, Brian May once again played Bohemian Rhapsody with the company during the end of a day and afternoon show to celebrate the end of a year-long tour.
On Saturday 5th September 2010 Brian also appears despite the smoke cloud, again playing "Bohemian Rhapsody". This is due to the annual player changes, as well as the celebration of Freddie Mercury's 64th birthday, and afterwards Brian gives a farewell speech to the players who are leaving.
On Saturday 5 October 2013, Brian appears through a cloud of smoke to play Bohemian Rhapsody once more. This is because it changes and some players leave. Brian looks very emotional when giving a talk.
Events with Queen
Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor often perform at premiere shows and special events. Bassist John Deacon left Queen in 1997, and has not performed with May or Taylor ever since.
When Bohemian Rhapsody performed with Brian and Roger, Brian emerged from a smoke-filled trap (only at the Dominion Theater, where he walked from the Wembley gate behind, to the front of the stage.) He performed a solo just before the opera. Then the opera part begins, he walks off the stage. Doing the headbanging part of Roger appears on the Heartbreak Hotel platform and Brian walks back on stage (only at Dominion Theater.. Elsewhere Roger's drum kit is being pushed by a stage crew and Brian walks on stage.) They do headbanging parts with the cast and key low. They ended it all with a big end before the stage went dark.
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Character
Galileo Figaro - The main character of the musical; a dreamer who heard strange words in his head. He was eventually revealed to be the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury. The character name is a reference to the lyrics in the song Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Scaramouche - Character sarcastic, cynical, and love Galileo. At the end he shows the talent of playing electric guitar, and Galileo states that he is the reincarnation of Brian May, only this time "he's a baby". The character name is a reference to the lyrics in the song Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Killer Queen - The musical villain, he ruled iPlanet with an iron fist. The character name is a reference to the Queen song "Killer Queen".
Brit (interchangeable Paris , Duff , Vic and JB ) - Brit, short for Britney Spears, is the main rebel of Bohemian men. In other productions, his name is Paris (short for Paris Hilton), Duff (short for Hilary Duff), Vic (short for Victoria Beckham) or J.B. (short for Jeanette Biedermann).
Meat (alternately Oz , Ozzy ) - Meat, short for Meat Loaf, is Bohemian's main lady. In some productions, the character is named after Oz Ozzy Osbourne.
Khashoggi Commander - The Second Soldier of the Queen Killer, he is the Globalsoft police chief and does the dirty work of Killer Queen. The character name is a reference to the Queen song "Khashoggi Ship" (which is about the real Saudi arms dealer, Adnan Khashoggi).
Pop (alternately Polo , Bap , DJ , Buddy ) - The old librarian tries to find out "the exact date of the music is dead", in some production of love with Scaramouche, which is believed to be named after the making of a reality television talent show (the examples given vary depending on production but include Popstars Pop Idol , X Factor , or the relevant regional variant). May be named Iggy Pop or just small for "Grandpa". In German production, his full name is "Bap Niedecken". The name refers to the German band "Bap" (the Cologne dialect for "Papa" = "Father") and singer Wolfgang Niedecken.
Other Bohemians - Other bohemians are constantly changing names following the media trends. It usually deals with music, and includes Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams, Beyoncà ©  ©, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Bob the Builder, George Boy, Cliff Richard, Spice Girls, Elton John, Jackson Five, Prince, Burton Cummings Johnny Clay Aiken, Cheeky Girls, Kurt Cobain and more recently Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Gary Barlow, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, and Frankie Valli.
Music
As a musical jukebox, the event music is entirely made up of Queen material. The original London production music numbers are as follows.
Later in London production, the order of "One Vision" was changed to include Freddie Mercury's vocals recorded for the bridge. Previously, the bridge was sung by an ensemble.
In original London production, "Fat Girls" was a short instrumental interlude before "Another One Bites the Dust". International production further extends the song into a complete song and dance sequence. Because of the positive response, the change was diverted back to London production.
For the production of single-acting Las Vegas, "Who Wants to Live Forever" was replaced by "You're My Best Friend". In the North American tour 2013-2014, "You're My Best Friend" is added after "I Want It All." "Who Wants to Live Forever" was restored, after "Flash" and "Seven Seas of Rhye."
For the Australasia tour, Canadian production, and North America 2013-14 tour, "Play Game" is replaced with "Now I'm Here".
For the revamped Canadian production and North America 2013-14 tour, "One Vision" is removed. "Flash" and "Seven Seas Of Rhye" are repositioned to the beginning of the Two Act.
On special occasions, "The Show Must Go On" is added to the encore.
Other media
Recordings
Cast recording of original London production was released in November 2002. Not all songs in the show were included in the album, the omitted songs have been marked * in the list above. In August 2003, a recording of London players was given a re-release of the Australian edition, containing the bonus track of the original Australian Queen Killer, Annie Crummer, singing the studio version of "Another One Bites the Dust".
In 2004, Kerry Ellis, who is an original Meat in London production, worked with Brian May to record an instrumental studio version of "Nothing, But You (Only the Good Dead Young)". This version is available through Queen's official website and on Ellis's limited release single CD titled Wicked in Rock .
Madrid's cast recording was released in 2004. This recording includes a second disc bonus containing a Spanish translation version of "No-One But You" ("Solo Por Ti") sung by Original Meat, Eva MarÃÆ'a Cortà ©  ©, and video clips of the original Madrid production.
A Cologne cast recording was released in 2005. It is the only recording of We Will Rock You which contains "The Under Fat Girls".
In 2012, the 10th Anniversary Edition of London Cast Recording was published, comprising an original recording album, along with a CD with bonus material.
Discography
- Alana Bridgewater recorded the Fat Bottomed Girls version on her debut album "Horizon".
- The 10th Anniversary album included original album of 2002, along with bonus CDs with the following songs:
- Another One Bites The Dust (Remix 2003) - Annie Crummer, Queen
- SÃÆ'³lo Por Ti (No One But You) (In Spanish) (Short Version) - Eva Maria Cortes, Queen
- Sin Control (Headlong) (In Spanish) - The Spanish Cast
- Algo Loco Es El Amor (Crazy Little Things Called Love) (In Spanish) - The Spanish Cast
- Killer Queen (In German) - The German Cast
- Play The Game (In German) - The German Cast
- Bohemian Rhapsody ('The Party at the Palace' Live At Buckingham Palace, 2002) - The London Cast, Queen
- Radio Ga Ga ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast
- Someone To Love ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast, Queen
- We Will Rock You ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast, Queen
- We Are The Champions ["Wetten, dass..?" German TV Live Performance, 2004] - The German Cast, Queen
Propose a movie adaptation
At the time of the musical launch, Robert De Niro refers to the possibility of the film version.
In a 2009 interview with the BBC, Brian May said that a movie version had been submitted, and that Ben Elton had written the script complete with a "grittier" storyline. He stressed that more action can be included during the songs in a movie than on the music scene.
Awards and nominations
Original London production
Australian original production
South African Original Production
Original Toronto production
Dutch original production
Original Belgian Production
See also
- Rock of Ages
References
External links
- Official website
- Video: Brian May talks about We Will Rock You (requires RealPlayer)
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