QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You' Musical To Open In Toronto Tonight

April 10, 2007

Tonight, April 10, Toronto will join the five million fans worldwide who have already rocked to the London and international smash hit "We Will Rock You" at the opening of the show at the Canon Theatre. QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor along with writer/director Ben Elton, will be among the show's first night audience to cheer on the all-Canadian cast for this tenth international production of the hit "living rock" musical.

Already currently scheduled performances for the Toronto run are almost sold-out and to satisfy the ticket demand, four more weeks have been added. Toronto audiences will now be able to experience the show until the extended date of May 27, 2007.

In London, "We Will Rock You" continues to pack London's Dominion Theatre. May 14 will see the show celebrate its fifth year and London ticket sales in excess of three million. The show continues to book through to late this year with a further extension into 2008 anticipated.

The all-Canadian cast features Yvan Pedneault as Galileo, Erica Peck as Scaramouche, Alana Bridgewater ("Menopause Outloud") as the Killer Queen, Evan Buliung ("The Lord Of The Rings") as Khashoggi, Jack Langedijk ("Kiss of The Spiderwoman", "A Streetcar Named Desire"),Sterling Jarvis (Disney's "The Lion King") is Badass Britney and Suzie McNeil (who was the last woman standing on "Rockstar: INXS") is Oz.

With Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors, "We Will Rock You" is written and directed by Ben Elton ("The Young Ones", "Blackadder", "The Beautiful Game" and "Popcorn") and features 32 of QUEEN's greatest hits. Mark Fisher, Production Designer, and Willie Williams, Lighting Designer, have created set designs for PINK FLOYD, JANET JACKSON, THE ROLLING STONES and U2. Tim Goodchild is Costume Designer and Arlene Phillips ("Starlight Express", "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever") is Choreographer. Bobby Aitken ("The Boyfriend", "The Fix", "Return to the Forbidden Planet", "Grease" and "Mamma Mia!") is Sound Designer.

Produced by David and Ed Mirvish and The Kimsa Group, in association with Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions, "We Will Rock You" reflects the scale and spectacle that marked QUEEN's live performances and earned the band its pinnacle position in rock history. Starting in London in 2002, "We Will Rock You" has seen productions in Australia, Spain, Russia and South Africa and is presently playing in London, Switzerland, Germany, Japan and Spain. Globally, an audience of more than five million has already seen the show and now it's Toronto's turn to rock!

"We Will Rock You" in Toronto: Now through to May 27

The Canon Theatre – 244 Victoria Street

Performance Schedule:
Tuesday – Saturday 8:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 2:00 PM, Tickets $20 - $94
Special Student Wednesday Matinees, Tickets $20 – $60
$20 Lottery Front Row Seats

Tickets on Sale Now:
Call TicketKing at: 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Online Sales: www.mirvish.com
Group Orders: 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).