page_title: We Will Rock You (musical)
section_title: North American Regional Theatre Premiere
hierarchical_section_title: We Will Rock You (musical) / Productions / North American Regional Theatre Premiere
caption_attribution_description: English: Radio Gaga, Magnus Theatre's North American Regional Theatre Premiere production of We Will Rock You. Photo Matthew Goertz.
context_page_description: We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought and fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and acts the same. Musical instruments and composers are forbidden, and rock music is all but unknown.
  Directed by Christopher Renshaw and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the original West End production opened at the Dominion Theatre on 14 May 2002, with Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Sharon D. Clarke and Kerry Ellis in principal roles. Although the musical was at first panned by critics, it has become an audience favourite, becoming the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre, celebrating its tenth anniversary on 14 May 2012.
  The eleventh longest-running musical in West End history, the London production closed on 31 May 2014 after a final performance in which Brian May and Roger Taylor both performed. A number of international productions have since followed the original, and We Will Rock You has been seen in six of the world's continents.
context_section_description: The North American Regional Theatre Premiere production, directed by Thom Currie, opened at Thunder Bay, Ontario's Magnus Theatre on 8 September 2017.  The production was choreographed by Julie Tomaino with assistant choreography by Robert Allan.  Set design was by Joe Pagnan and lighting design was by Rebecca Miller. Costumes were designed by Mervi Agombar, with musical direction by Danny Johnson.  The cast featured Adam Charles (Galileo), Jessie Cox (Scaramouche), Gabi Epstein (Killer Queen), Spencer Hari (Khashoggi), Ryan G. Hinds (Brit), Amy Sellors (Oz), Jeremy LaPalme (Buddy), with Dean Deffett, Jade Percival, Matthew Pinkerton, Chelsea Preston, and Alyssa Smith. With sold out audiences during its initial scheduled run and due to popular demand, the production was held over.  It closed 30 September 2017.
caption: The cast of Magnus Theatre's North American Regional Theatre Premiere production of We Will Rock You performs "Radio Gaga."  Photo by Matthew Goertz.
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