Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live (2006)

11/06/2006 (GB) • 1h 50m

Music

Overview

The live version of Jeff Wayne's 1978 bestselling album was brought to the stage in 2006 as part of a sell-out tour of the UK. Filmed at London's Wembley Arena, and using a blend of theatre, music and visual imagery, the production incorporates performers from the original recording, including Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson and Wayne himself. There's also audio and visual elements featuring Richard Burton, as well as the ten-piece Black Smoke Band and the 48-piece Ulladubulla Strings.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Burton

George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

Justin Hayward

The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist

Russell Watson

Parson Nathaniel

Chris Thompson

The Voice of Humanity

James Alexis

The Artilleryman

Lewis Macleod

The Martian Voices in The Prequel (voice)

Jerry Wayne

The Voices of NASA Control (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

concert

stage performance

live concert

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