What is the title of the recent musical based on a book by Ben Elton with the music of Queen?
"We Will Rock You (musical) We Will Rock You (often abbreviated as WWRY) is a rock musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought, fashion, 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 all but unknown. Directed by Christopher Renshaw and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the original West End production opened at the Dominion Theatre on"
"Ben Elton Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, author, playwright, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as ""The Young Ones"" and ""Blackadder"", as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 15 novels and written the musicals ""We Will Rock You"" (2002) and ""Love Never Dies"" (2010), the sequel to ""The Phantom of the Opera"". His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and"
"for a stage musical. On December 18, 2014, the musical was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would receive its world premiere on Broadway in autumn 2015, at the Winter Garden Theatre. The musical has a book by ""Downton Abbey"" creator Julian Fellowes, and is directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter, set and costume design by Anna Louizos and lighting by Natasha Katz. The musical features an original score composed by Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and sound design by Mick Potter, in addition to music from the original film. ""School"
"the Yard at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater from May 30 to July 28, 2019 as part of its 2018/19 season. King David is a musical, sometimes described as a modern oratorio, with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken. The musical is based on Biblical tales from the Books of Samuel and 1 Chronicles, as well as text from David's Psalms. Aida is a musical based on the opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi. It has music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David"
"with ""Hamilton"" in 2018. At the 2013 Tony Awards, the show won five awards, including the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. In 2009, the Royal Shakespeare Company announced its intention to stage a musical adaptation of ""Matilda"", engaging Dennis Kelly as playwright, Tim Minchin as the composer and lyricist, Matthew Warchus as director, Chris Nightingale as orchestrator and music supervision, Rob Howell as set designer and Paul Kieve as illusionist and special effects creator. The musical (originally titled ""Matilda, A Musical"") opened at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, on 9 December 2010 following previews from 9"
"A Musical Adventure at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2007 and 2008. The musical has a book by ""Downton Abbey"" creator Fellowes, based on the 1908 novel ""The Wind in the Willows"" by Kenneth Grahame and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with design by Peter McKintosh, lighting design by Howard Harrison and sound design by Gareth Owen. The show features an original score by George Stiles and lyrics by Anthony Drewe. Open auditions were held in April 2016. The musical made its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from 8 to 22 October 2016, before"
"them not to do the film and that it hurt her to see her work ""mutilated"" the way it was. The novel formed the basis for the short-lived 2006 Broadway show ""Lestat."" The musical, which was composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and written by Linda Woolverton, had a pre-Broadway tryout in California in late 2005 and ran for a total of 33 previews and 39 official performances at the Palace Theater in New York. ""The Vampire Lestat"" and ""The Queen of the Damned"" were loosely adapted into the 2002 film, ""Queen of the Damned"". As of August 2009,"
"world's continents. Many productions are still active globally. According to Brian May, Queen's manager Jim Beach had spoken with the band about creating a jukebox musical with Queen's songs since the mid-1990s. Initially, the intent was to create a biographical story of Freddie Mercury. About this time, Robert De Niro's production company Tribeca expressed interest in a Queen musical, but it found the original idea difficult to work with. In 2000, Ben Elton was approached to start talks with May and Taylor on the project. He suggested taking the musical down a different path than initially imagined, creating an original"
"musical began performances at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia on October 4, 2016. Directed by Christopher Ashley, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo, the cast features Emma Hunton (as the daughter Ellie), Jason Gotay and Heidi Blickenstaff (as the mother Katherine). Ashley explained that the musical is based on the original Rodgers book as well as the films. The musical is set in the present time in Chicago. The musical began performances at the La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, on January 31, 2017, and ran to March 12. The cast features Emma Hunton and Heidi Blickenstaff. This was followed by runs"
"from the 2018 Broadway production are as follows: The musical numbers from the 2018 Chicago out-of-town production are as follows: Pretty Woman: The Musical Pretty Woman: The Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by Garry Marshall and J. F. Lawton. The musical is based on the 1990 film of the same name written by Lawton. It centers around a down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the"
"Clueless (musical) Clueless is a 2018 jukebox musical based on the 1995 film of the same name written by Amy Heckerling. It is loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel ""Emma"", updating the setting to modern-day Beverly Hills. The musical premiered Off Broadway in November 20th, 2018, with an official opening on December 11, in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Performances are currently scheduled through January 12, 2019. <br> As a non-traditional jukebox musical, the show uses '80s and '90s songs as the entire score, with lyric changes to fit the scene. It"
"album featuring 29 songs, was released on 27 October via BMG Chrysalis. On 20 April 2017 it was reported that the musical was in the early stage of a movie adaptation. The musical's book writer Joe Penhall will write the screenplay and Dexter Fletcher (director of ""Sunshine on Leith"" and ""Eddie The Eagle"") has been approached to direct. Sunny Afternoon (musical) Sunny Afternoon is a musical with music and lyrics by Ray Davies and a book by Joe Penhall. Based on the formation and career of the English rock band The Kinks, the musical made its world premiere in 2014,"
"Cello. Mrs Henderson Presents (musical) Mrs Henderson Presents is a musical comedy with music by George Fenton and Simon Chamberlain, with lyrics by Don Black and a book by Terry Johnson. Based on the 2005 film ""Mrs Henderson Presents"", the musical received its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Bath in 2015 and transferred to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre in February 2016. The film was based on the true story of Laura Henderson and London's Windmill Theatre. The musical is based on the 2005 film ""Mrs Henderson Presents"". The film was based on the true story of London's"
"garnered ten 2008-09 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations, winning seven, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, as well as receiving an honorary Special Achievement Award for its three Billys. The six juvenile principals were recognized with an honorary Young Artist Award as Outstanding Broadway Musial Ensemble. Billy Elliot the Musical Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film ""Billy Elliot"". The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The"
"original's plot but criticized that there was no element of surprise. Rooney wrote that ""in comparison to other teen classics retooled for the stage, like ""Mean Girls"", """" or """", the show rarely steps out from the shadow of its screen source with anything new to offer."" Clueless (musical) Clueless is a 2018 jukebox musical based on the 1995 film of the same name written by Amy Heckerling. It is loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel ""Emma"", updating the setting to modern-day Beverly Hills. The musical premiered Off Broadway in November 20th, 2018, with an official opening on December"
"Ellison and musical direction by Brad Haak. Of the musical numbers in the film, the show retains ""I Got Rhythm"", ""'S Wonderful"", ""Stairway to Paradise"", and the orchestral pieces Concerto in F and ""An American in Paris"", with other numbers drawn from the Gershwins' works. The production closed October 9, 2016 after 623 performances and 29 preview performances. The US national tour opened in Boston, Massachusetts in October 2016, starring Garen Scribner and Sara Esty. The run will end on July 1, 2018. The musical made its UK premiere in London's West End on March 21, 2017, following previews from"
"2018, it was announced a stage musical adaptation of ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" was in the works with a book by Brian Hill, additional musical and lyrics by Neil Bartram (in addition to The Sherman Brothers songs), and was to be directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell. It will make its world premiere at The Yard at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater from May 30 to July 28, 2019. In the 1974 book ""William and Mary"", by Penelope Farmer, the two title child characters experience a number of fantasy adventures. In Chapter 4, they go to a theater for a Disney film"
"involving"", but that ""Queen"" ""breaks the pattern"", and also noted that the score was ""intelligent"" and ""tuneful"". Aubry D'Arminio writing for Entertainment Weekly referred to the show as ""beautifully odd"". Queen of the Mist Queen of the Mist is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa. ""Queen"" tells the story of Annie Edson Taylor. Produced by Transport Group Theatre Company, the musical opened Off-Broadway in 2011. The musical was the inaugural show of Transport Group's 20th Century Project. The musical premiered Off-Broadway at The Gym at Judson on November 6, 2011 and closed on December 4,"
"the title character. The musical was generally well-received, enjoyed an extended run in the theatre, and had its cast recording released in 2015. Another musical also titled ""The Light Princess"" was written by Tony Lawton with music by Alex Bechtel, and debuted in April 2017 at the Arden Theatre Company. A king and queen, after some time, have a daughter. The king invites everyone to the christening, except his sister Princess Makemnoit, a spiteful and sour woman. She arrives without an invitation and curses the princess to have no gravity. Whenever the princess accidentally moves up in the air, she"
"two other pluses in Bob Tomson's always energetic production, notably Mick Bearwish's vaulty, Thames-side set and Powell himself."" Sherlock Holmes: The Musical Sherlock Holmes - The Musical is a musical based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with music, lyrics and book by Leslie Bricusse. The story concerns a 1901 confrontation between Holmes and his old arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty; Moriarty's brilliant daughter Bella proves to be an even more determined (and beautiful) foe than her father. The musical opened on 22 October 1988 at the Northcott Theatre, in Exeter, England, and ran for a limited season of five"
"King David (musical) King David is a musical, sometimes described as a modern oratorio, with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken. The musical is based on Biblical tales from the Books of Samuel and 1 Chronicles, as well as text from David's Psalms. ""King David"" is mostly sung-through with little dialogue, and the music swings from pop to jazz to grand choral arrangements. It uses a large orchestra and a large choir. The work was conceived as an outdoor piece to commemorate the 3,000th anniversary of the city of Jerusalem. However, according to Rice,"
"written, based on the film. The musical opened at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, running from August 2, 2015, to September 27. The music and lyrics are written by Sara Bareilles, with the book by Jessie Nelson. Diane Paulus directs, with choreography by Chase Brock, sets by Scott Pask, costumes by Suttirat Larlarb and lighting by Ken Posner. The cast features Jessie Mueller as Jenna, Kimiko Glenn as Dawn, Drew Gehling as Dr. Pomatter, Dakin Matthews as Joe, Keala Settle as Becky, Eric Anderson as Cal, Jeremy Morse as Ogie and Joe Tippett as Earl. The musical opened on"
"K. S. Lewkowicz Karl Samuel Lewkowicz is a musical composer and lyricist from London. Lewkowicz lives and works in London, where he has a close ongoing working relationship with the Arcola Theatre in London's off West End, the theatre where most of his writing has been developed and produced. Most recently with playwright Amy Rosenthal he wrote the music and lyrics for The Queen and I – a musical about Queen Victoria and her relationship with her Muslim servant. The first reading of The Queen and I took place in August 2015 at Arcola theatre as part of their Grimeborn"
"Made in Dagenham (musical) Made in Dagenham is a musical with music by David Arnold, lyrics by Richard Thomas, and a book by Richard Bean. Based on the 2010 film of the same name, which in turn was based on the real events of the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968, the musical made its West End and world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in 2014. The 2010 film received several award nominations, and the following year, it was announced that a musical was under development. Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton was cast in the role of Rita, a working"
"Disney Company, a recording of the songs as heard in the stage musical. Most of the tracks were composed by African composer Lebo M. and focused primarily on the African influences of the film's original music, with most songs being sung either partially or entirely in various African languages. Rafiki's chants in ""Rafiki Mourns"" were written by Tsidii Le Loka, who originated the role on Broadway. The original Broadway show included: The Lion King (musical) The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated feature film of the same name with music by Elton"
"musical based on the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. According to ""Show Music"" magazine, Yeston ""has written some of the most formally structured music in recent musical theatre. But he also has the gift for creating ravishing melody – once you've heard 'Love Can't Happen' from ""Grand Hotel"", or 'Unusual Way' from ""Nine"", or 'Home' from ""Phantom"", or any number of other Yeston songs, you'll be hooked."" In 1995, Yeston married Julianne Waldhelm. He has three children: Jake, Max, and Emery. Maury Yeston Maury Yeston (born October 23, 1945) is an American composer, lyricist, educator and musicologist."
"We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour The We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour is world tour started in February 2013, by the ""We Will Rock You Musical"" celebrating the musical's tenth anniversary. Although the tour will technically take place between the musical's eleventh and twelfth anniversaries. The tour will play to audiences around the world while the record-breaking run at London's Dominion Theatre will continue. Following the triumphant 2010 and 2011 UK theatre tours, the smash hit Queen and Ben Elton musical, ""We Will Rock You"" announces the show will embark on its first ever world arena tour."
"Sherlock Holmes: The Musical Sherlock Holmes - The Musical is a musical based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with music, lyrics and book by Leslie Bricusse. The story concerns a 1901 confrontation between Holmes and his old arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty; Moriarty's brilliant daughter Bella proves to be an even more determined (and beautiful) foe than her father. The musical opened on 22 October 1988 at the Northcott Theatre, in Exeter, England, and ran for a limited season of five weeks. It then played at the Cambridge Theatre on Seven Dials in London's Covent Garden area from 24"
"Chinese-speaking world. In September 2017, it was announced that the Tony-winning Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, will help develop ""Road to Heaven: The Jonathan Lee Musical"", an original Chinese musical — in both Mandarin and English, based on music written by Lee. Adapted from the novel by Li Xiuwen, the original musical will feature music by Lee with English lyrics by Tony Award winner Richard Maltby Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Miss Saigon, Fosse) and a book by John Dempsey (The Pirate Queen, The Witches of Eastwick). The musical will then be translated back into Chinese for a world premiere in Shanghai"
"Queen seizes the fallen gun and shoots Memphis. Sonja decides to take the rap for killing Memphis, claiming self-defence; she and Queen say goodbye (""My Friend""), then Queen departs for the bus, which will carry her to freedom, as Sonja surrenders to the police. (""Check It Out!"" (Reprise)) The Life (musical) The Life is a musical with a book by David Newman, Ira Gasman and Cy Coleman, music by Coleman, and lyrics by Gasman. Based on an original idea by Gasman, the show explores the underbelly of Times Square's 42nd Street, inhabited by pimps and prostitutes, druggies and dealers, and"
"and ""Forty Nights"" were cut from the show prior to its Broadway opening; the latter song was cut because Danny Kaye decreed that no one in the show would have a funnier song than he. The song has been restored to many recent revivals. Two by Two (musical) Two By Two is a Broadway musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and music by Richard Rodgers. Based on Clifford Odets's play ""The Flowering Peach"", it tells the story of Noah's preparations for the Great Flood and its aftermath. Directed by Joe Layton, the production opened on"
"and musicals, experimental music, art noise, and performance art. After forming the avant-blues duo Hoosegow with Elliott Sharp and releasing the critically acclaimed album ""Mighty"" (Homestead), While on tour, she started her label EL Recordings and continued to develop her ideas regardless of genre. In 2002, Queen Esther received a Best Actress AUDELCO award nomination for her work in George C. Wolfe's musical ""Harlem Song"". A member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA, she has toured in theatrical productions regionally, nationally, and internationally, performing in workshops, festivals, cabarets, plays, musicals, and Off-Broadway shows. In the aftermath of the 9/11 disaster, Queen Esther"
"A Celebration of the Great Musicals of Stage and Screen,"" hosted by Julia Roberts, featured Bernadette Peters and Angela Lansbury. 2011’s production, “An Enchanted Evening, "" was a tribute to Mary Rodgers and Richard Rodgers, featuring performances by Jane Krakowski, James Naughton, Kelli O’Hara, Judy Kuhn and Karen Ziemba with a special award presented by Stephen Sondheim. For Elton John, Disney and BC/EFA Duncan produced “This is your Song: Broadway Sings Elton John "" with performances by Broadway stars to honor Elton John’s partnership with Disney. For Time magazine and BC/EFA, he created the series for Broadway, “The Playwright’s the"