The spectacular Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – Alive On Stage! is coming to the Liverpool Echo Arena in December.
The musical tour hits the city on Tuesday 7th December with an all star cast including acting and singing sensation Jason Donovan, Atomic Kitten’s Liz McClarnon, X-Factor’s Rhydian and Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward.
Jeff Wayne will once again be conducting the 10-piece Black Smoke Band and 36-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings.
Jason Donovan said: “As a big fan of Jeff Wayne I feel so proud to be part of The War of The Worlds. I grew up listening to this album so it’s very special to be performing one of the main roles.
"The Artilleryman is a really key character and it lets me explore both the actor and singer within me. Everything about this show is spectacular. I cannot believe I will really be performing live on the same stage as an eleven foot high hologram of Richard Burton, giant screens, a Martian Fighting Machine, a band, an orchestra and of course Jeff. What a show!”
Jeff comments: “I’m most excited about Jason and Liz joining our newest production of The War of The Worlds - Alive on Stage! Having worked with them both in my studio, developing their roles, I know they will bring their own individual magic to the character of The Artilleryman, and Beth, the wife of Parson Nathaniel.
And it is also very special for me and all TWOTW team to know that Justin Hayward will once again be returning as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist. Justin is a remarkable artist who is amongst the few, from any genre of music, who have spanned such a long and successful career both as lead singer with the Moody Blues and as a solo artist.”
UK fans and media alike have been astounded by the groundbreaking technology featured in previous productions, including an 11-foot high 3D photo-real floating hologram of Richard Burton, In Sight and Sound, as George Herbert, The Journalist.
The set also includes a 3-tonne, 35-foot tall Martian Fighting Machine firing Heat Rays at the audience and scanning them with its bug-like eyes, a 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 are included from the world of Illusion, plus Pyrotechnics, leaf drops, and Flame Effects to heighten the audience’s interactive experience as well as music and sound effects mixed live in surround sound.
The 2010-11 production is shaping up to be the most innovative and exciting yet, with a range of new ingredients, including an Ensemble of speciality performers who will add new dimension to the unfolding of HG Wells’ visionary story.
The album originally released in June 1978 features a ground-breaking blend of prog rock, electronic instrumentation and classical orchestration, 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, spending over 330 weeks in the UK Album Chart (to date) plus achieving two International hit singles ‘The Eve of The War’ and ‘Forever Autumn’.
It has also won two prestigious UK Ivor Novello Awards, and the US Best Recording in Science Fiction and Fantasy - the judges having included Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Additionally, n 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, whilst inspiring the faithful listeners from the past decades.
For more information or to book tickets visit www.echoarena.com
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