The Star: April 04, 2019
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THEATRE/ARTS<br />
Queen-inspired musical sure to rock you<br />
We Will Rock You<br />
Produced by Showbiz<br />
Christchurch<br />
Written by Ben Elton and<br />
music by Queen<br />
Reviewed by Georgia<br />
O’Connor-Harding<br />
TURNING THE songs from<br />
one of the biggest rock bands<br />
of all time into a successful live<br />
musical is an ambitious task.<br />
But the city is blessed with<br />
world-class performers,<br />
musicians and creatives, who<br />
manage to bring an impressive<br />
rendition of a popular musical<br />
celebrating English rock-band<br />
Queen to the stage.<br />
Showbiz Christchurch’s<br />
production of We Will Rock You<br />
is not your typical musical – it<br />
is a slick, spirited, infectiously<br />
energetic rock concert that will<br />
likely draw large crowds.<br />
With the city recovering<br />
from the recent terror attacks,<br />
the uplifting show brings joy,<br />
laughter and unity, and an<br />
escape, using Queen’s timeless<br />
hits.<br />
While the storyline of the<br />
show is a little cliched, the talent,<br />
highlighted in the cleverly<br />
choreographed musical numbers,<br />
makes up for that.<br />
Set 300 years into the future<br />
on a planet renamed iPlanet,<br />
mainstream commercial<br />
conformity rules, people are<br />
VIGOUR: <strong>The</strong> ensemble of<br />
Showbiz Christchurch’s<br />
production of We Will Rock<br />
You.<br />
brain-washed with the same<br />
opinions, and rock music is<br />
unknown.<br />
In rebellion, the Bohemians<br />
embark on a search to find the<br />
unlimited power of freedom that<br />
is rock music.<br />
Although I wasn’t in love with<br />
the storyline, the witty references<br />
to the song lyrics by other artists<br />
such as Britney Spears, Taylor<br />
Swift and Baha Men, and sexual<br />
innuendo managed to make me<br />
crack a few chuckles.<br />
<strong>The</strong> weight of the show is<br />
largely carried by powerhouses<br />
Jane Leonard and Caleb<br />
Jago-Ward, who play the lead<br />
roles of outcasts Galileo and<br />
Scaramouche, they are both<br />
gifted, their robust vocals nearly<br />
blew the roof off.<br />
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band as highly regarded as<br />
Queen, the casting of the lead<br />
roles is vital. Fortunately, in this<br />
case, Leonard and Jago-Ward are<br />
perfect.<br />
Jago-Ward singing I Want<br />
To Break Free and Leonard<br />
singing Somebody To Love at<br />
the beginning of the show sets<br />
the scene for a feisty production<br />
promising fireworks aplenty.<br />
Naomi Ferguson absolutely<br />
rocks the bad-girl persona as<br />
Killer Queen – all eyes were<br />
on her. Particularly on two of<br />
my favourites Killer Queen and<br />
Another One Bites <strong>The</strong> Dust.<br />
But it was not just the vivacious<br />
and charismatic cast that makes<br />
this production so successful –<br />
the musicianship by the band<br />
is dazzling and I love how the<br />
audience get to see them rock out<br />
on the stage for a change.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lighting also cannot go<br />
unmentioned as it is one of the<br />
largest scale lighting productions<br />
Showbiz has ever carried out. I<br />
had to shut my eyes at times, as<br />
it is so intense. But it enhances<br />
the rock concert feel, making me<br />
want to get up and have a good<br />
rage.<br />
If you love Queen, like I do,<br />
then going along to this show is a<br />
no-brainer.<br />
Showbiz has done it again,<br />
and deserves to be applauded for<br />
its hard work which makes this<br />
show such a success.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>April</strong> 4 <strong>2019</strong><br />
CHARISMA: Jane Leonard as Scaramouche and Caleb<br />
Jago-Ward as Galileo were the stars of the show.<br />
PHOTOS: SHOWBIZ CHRISTCHURCH <br />
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<strong>April</strong> 13. To book tickets go to https://www.showbiz.org.nz<br />
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