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Here’s an opportunity to free stream another production from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s YouTube channel, The Shows Must Go On. On Friday, October 23, from 7:00pm BST / 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT, you will have 48 hours in the U.S. (24 hours in the UK) to stream Jeff Wayne’s star-studded musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The War of The Worlds. Here’s teaser trailer for the stream:
You are able to stream this for free for 24 hours in the UK and 48 hours in all other countries.
Jeff Wayne’s…War of The Worlds: Stage musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’ alien invasion novel was recorded live at London’s O2 arena in 2012. The reimagined story, which was first released in 1978 as a concept album by Jeff Wayne, is narrated by Liam Neeson and includes performances by Kerry Ellis, Jason Donovan, Marti Pellow, and Ricky Wilson.
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