West End and UK tour
The original production of We Will Rock You opened on May 12, 2002 at the Dominion Theatre in London, England. Tony Vincent played the lead role of Galileo, with Hannah Jane Fox as Scaramouche, Sharon D. Clarke as Killer Queen, Nigel Planer as Pop and Kerry Ellis as Meat. For her performance, Clarke was nominated for "Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical or Entertainment" at the 2003 Olivier Awards.
On August 17, 2005 We Will Rock You became the longest running musical at that venue, surpassing the previous record-holder Grease. This is notable because the Dominion Theatre is one of the largest theatrical venues in West End, with a seating a capacity of 2,000 people. The show is currently scheduled to play at this venue until October, 2010.
Notable cast replacements include Mig Ayesa, who played Galileo; Mazz Murray, who took over the role of Killer Queen from Sharon D. Clarke in April 2004 and as of May 2009 is still playing the part, making her the longest running principal cast member; Rachel Tucker, a semi-finalist in BBC's I'd Do Anything, played the role of Meat from September 22, 2008 until September 19, 2009, this role was taken over in September 2009 by Irish born Louise Bowden (Mama Mia /Guys and Dolls / Mary Poppins).
A national UK tour was launched in 2009 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. It then played at Sunderland Empire, to be followed by Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Hippodrome and the Edinburgh Playhouse. The tour cast includes, Alex Gaumond as Galileo- Michael Falzon (who played Galileo in the original Australian cast) recently took over the role, Sarah French-Ellis as Scaramouche, Brenda Edwards as Killer Queen, Georgina Hagen as Meat, Jonathan Wilkes as Khashoggi - Darren Day taking over in Edinburgh, Kevin Kennedy as Pop. More dates are yet to be announced. Buy We Will Rock You Tickets and Sell We Will Rock You Tickets through YourTicketMarket.com. One stop tickets market to catch your favouite event tickets like We Will Rock You Tickets. We Will Rock You Tickets UK are Guaranteed, Fast and Secure! V Festival Tickets at YourTicketMarket.com
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