Music

Queen Musical ‘We Will Rock You’ Headed to the U.S.

October 4, 2013

After 11 years of success in Europe, Australia, Japan, Spain, Russia, South Africa and Italy, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” musical, which originally debuted in London, is finally head to North America this month.

“We Will Rock You” is built around songs by legendary rock band Queen and written by British comedian Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore their freedom in music, fashion and live music in a dystopian future where musical instruments and composers are forbidden. Twenty-four of Queen’s biggest songs are featured in the musical, including “Another One Bites the Dust,” ”Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” ”We Are the Champions,” ”Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You.” Elton worked closely with the surviving members of Queen and the family of the late singer Freddie Mercury to playwright the story.

The original West End production opened at the Dominion Theatre in 2002 and producers are finally ready to bring this musical to the U.S.

“We decided to take our time,” says producer Jane Rosenthal, whose Tribeca Theatrical Productions, which she co-founded with Robert De Niro, will put the show on the road. “We decided to let America wait.” Rosenthal added.

“We Will Rock You” stars Brian Justin Crum and Ruby Lewis. The tour officially launches in Baltimore on Oct. 15 and will perform in more than a dozen states and Canada over the next year, ending next summer in Los Angeles.

U.S. TOUR DATES:

10/15/2013 – 10/20/2013 at Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD
10/22/2013 – 10/27/2013 at Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, IL
10/29/2013 – 11/03/2013 at Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA
11/05/2013 – 11/10/2013 at Boston Opera House in Boston, MA
11/12/2013 – 11/17/2013 at Andrew Jackson Hall in Nashville, TN
11/19/2013 – 11/24/2013 at Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN
11/26/2013 – 11/27/2013 at The Community Auditorium in Thunder Bay, ON
11/29/2013 – 12/01/2013 at Proctors Theater in Schenectady, NY
12/03/2013 – 12/08/2013 at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC
12/10/2013 – 12/15/2013 at The Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, FL
12/17/2013 – 12/22/2013 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL
01/07/2014 – 01/12/2014 at Palace Theatre in Columbus, OH
01/14/2014 – 01/19/2014 at The Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2014 – 02/02/2014 at The Hobby Center in Houston, TX
03/04/2014 – 03/16/2014 at Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX
03/18/2014 – 03/30/2014 at The Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO
04/01/2014 – 01/13/2014 at Fisher Theatre in Detroit, MI
04/15/2014 – 04/20/2014 at Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI
04/22/2014 – 04/23/2014 at WVU Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV
04/25/2014 – 04/27/2014 at The Shubert Theater in New Haven, CT
04/29/2014 – 05/04/2014 at Ed Mirvish Theater in Toronto, ON
05/13/2014 – 05/18/2014 at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, FL
05/27/2014 – 06/01/2014 at Belk Theater in Charlotte, NC
06/10/2014 – 06/15/2014 at Civic Center of Greater Des Moines in Des Moines, IA
07/08/2014 – 07/15/2014 at The 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, WA
07/15/2014 – 08/24/2014 at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, CA