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

6.9 110 mins Music   2006
Double Jab Productions   Ollie Record Productions  
Director(s): David Mallet

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.

Casts of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live

Richard Burton

as George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

Justin Hayward

as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist

Russell Watson

as Parson Nathaniel

Chris Thompson

as The Voice of Humanity

Tara Blaise

as Beth

James Alexis

as The Artilleryman

Anna-Marie Wayne

as Carrie

Lewis Macleod

as The Martian Voices in The Prequel (voice)

Jerry Wayne

as The Voices of NASA Control (voice)

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