{"id":124118,"date":"2019-10-23T16:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T21:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=124118"},"modified":"2019-10-23T16:24:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T21:24:56","slug":"queen-musical-making-stop-in-van-wert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/10\/23\/queen-musical-making-stop-in-van-wert\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen musical making stop in Van Wert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em>We Will Rock You<\/em>\u00a0national tour will make a storied stop in Van Wert on Sunday, November 24, at 7:30 p.m. Annerin Theatricals revived the musical, which debuted in 2002,\u00a0for its latest touring production.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tafi-Stober-headshot-5-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118273\"\/><figcaption><strong>By Tafi Stober<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a show I have wanted to produce since I first saw it in London,\u201d shared Annerin Theatricals\u2019 Jeff Parry. \u201cMy vision was to be able to produce it in such a way that it plays in soft-seaters as well as cut-down arenas. I thought that Queen\u2019s musical was for everyone and not just the typical Broadway crowd, therefore we\u2019re producing it in a way that can accommodate most buildings and audiences that want to experience the music of Queen in a uniquely theatrical manner.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Niswonger Performing Arts Center is the perfect space to experience <em>We Will Rock You<\/em>, which uses Queen\u2019s music to tell a futuristic, quirky, eccentric and heartfelt story of outsiders. The idea for the musical came after a meeting between the actor Robert De Niro with musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor, in Venice in 1996. De Niro&#8217;s daughter was a big fan of Queen and the actor asked if the legends of rock had never thought of creating a musical based on their songs. That was the beginning of everything.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/We-Will-Rock-You-logo-10-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124119\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2002 over 15 million theatergoers in 17 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production, which is based on the songs of Queen with a book by Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Popcorn). Elton fashioned this hilarious futurist comedy around more than 24 of Queen\u2019s biggest hit songs including\u00a0\u201cWe Are The Champions\u201d, \u201cRadio Ga Ga\u201d, \u201cI Want To Break Free\u201d, \u201cSomebody To Love\u201d, \u201cKiller Queen\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d, \u201cUnder Pressure\u201d, \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d, \u201cAnother One Bites The Dust\u201d,\u00a0and, of course,\u00a0\u201cWe Will Rock You\u201d.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe audience gets to become part of what eventually becomes a rock concert\u2026<\/em>\u201d&#8211;Ben Elton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The We Will Rock You\u00a0national tour will make a storied stop in Van Wert on Sunday, November 24, at 7:30 p.m. Annerin Theatricals revived the musical, which debuted in 2002,\u00a0for its latest touring production. \u201cThis is a show I have wanted to produce since I first saw it in London,\u201d shared Annerin Theatricals\u2019 Jeff Parry. 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