Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version The War of The Worlds
JEFF WAYNE’S MUSICAL VERSION OF
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
ALIVE ON STAGE!
“Dazzling…I felt a shiver of excitement..” – Daily Telegraph
“Fabulous” **** - The Times
“Simply Epic!” – The Sun
“…Who could ask for more…” – Evening Standard
“…Thoroughly entertaining.” “Truly impressive” BBC News
“Mind- Melting, Multi-Media Extravaganza” – The West Australian
Following the hugely successful and critically acclaimed sell-out UK tours in 2006, 2007 and 2009, as well as an Australian/New Zealand Tour in September 2007, and a European leg in 2009, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – Alive on Stage! will be invading major arenas throughout Germany in January, 2011.
Jeff Wayne will be conducting the 10-piece Black Smoke Band and 36-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings and the show will star Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Liz McClarnon (Atomic Kitten), Rhydian (UK’s X-Factor), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann) and singing and acting sensation Jason Donovan.
Fans and media alike have been astounded by the groundbreaking technology already featured in the previous productions including:
* 11-foot high 3D photo-real floating hologram of Richard Burton, In Sight and Sound, as George Herbert, The Journalist
* 3-tonne, 35-foot tall Martian Fighting Machine firing Heat Rays at the audience and scanning them with its bug-like eyes
* 100-foot wide by 25 foot high screen projecting 2-hour CGI-animated movie in sync with the show and its live performances
* Special Effects including from the world of Illusion, plus Pyrotechnics, leaf drops, and Flame Effects to heighten the audience’s interactive experience!
* Music and sound effects mixed live in surround sound
The 2011 production will be the biggest and most exciting yet including a brand new beginning and end to the show!
Inspired by HG Wells’ visionary Victorian tale, Jeff Wayne’s original double album was released in June 1978 featuring a compelling blend of prog rock and classical, as well as a spell-binding narration by Richard Burton and outstanding performances by some of the biggest artists of the 70s, including David Essex, Justin Hayward, Phil Lynott and Julie Covington.
The album has enjoyed huge success and critical acclaim across the globe with some 15 million records sold to date, spending over 330 weeks in the UK Album Chart (up to this writing) plus achieving two International hits singles – ‘Forever Autumn’ and ‘The Eve of The War’.
The War of The Worlds has also won two prestigious UK Ivor Novello Awards, the US Best Recording in Science Fiction and Fantasy voted by a panel of judges including Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and in 2007 Jeff won Classic Rock’s ‘Showman of The Year’ Award.
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds has grown into a true classic, garnering new generations of devoted followers since its original release.
For anyone of any age, The War of The Worlds - Alive on Stage! is a thrilling and unique extravaganza – one not to be missed!
January 2011 Tour dates:
Sat 01 Jan FRANKFURT FESHALLE
Sun 02 Jan MUNICH OLYMPIC HALL
Tue 04 Jan BERLIN O2 WORLD
Wed 05 Jan HAMBURG COLORLINE ARENA
Thu 06 Jan LEIPZIG ARENA
Fri 7 Jan OBERHAUSEN KOENIG PILSENER ARENA