{"id":9855,"date":"2020-02-09T15:51:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T20:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2020-02-09T15:51:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T20:51:37","slug":"dystopian-sci-fi-meets-songs-of-queen-in-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=9855","title":{"rendered":"DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI MEETS SONGS OF QUEEN IN MUSICAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"copy-snippet fontset1 scale3\">\n<article class=\"art\">\n<header>\n<hgroup>\n<h2 data-bind=\"text: articleSubtitle\">We Will Rock You tells a futuristic tale not at all like the movie Bohemian Rhapsody<\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n<ul class=\"art-byline\">\n<li class=\"art-source\" data-bind=\"text: issueTitle\">Montreal Gazette, <time data-bind=\"text: shortDateString\">8 Feb 2020, <\/time>SHAWN CONNER<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"art-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleImage\" src=\"https:\/\/i.prcdn.co\/img?regionKey=UfvrzYedDgo48vJnjVUu1g%3d%3d\" data-bind=\"attr: { src: imageUrl }\" \/><figcaption><strong data-bind=\"text: imageTitle\">Kyle Gruninger plays Commander Khashoggi, right-hand man to Killer Queen, in We Will Rock You.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-bind=\"foreach: articleBlocks\">\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">We Will Rock You is the story of a futuristic society that has wiped out individualism, but not the music of Queen. First produced in 2002, with a book by British writer Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder), the jukebox musical features many of the band\u2019s classics (We Are the Champions, Somebody To Love, Bohemian Rhapsody) and even some deep cuts. This new Canadian production features a cast of 16 and a five-piece band. We talked to Lethbridge, Alta.\u2019s Kyle Gruninger, who also sings with Vancouver-based rock group Incura, about the show.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q We Will Rock You opened in Winnipeg before going down to the U.S. Has the reception been different?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A Every single city is so different in reactions, depending on the jokes. The great part is the reaction to the music. That\u2019s what most people are there to see. But when I tell a corny joke or whatever it depends on the audience.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q Is there one song that gets the biggest reaction?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A The first time any Queen songs start, people have a huge reaction. But we all know that the biggest Queen song in the world is Bohemian Rhapsody. So that one gets the party going.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q Musical director Stuart Morley wrote a new score for this production, is that right?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A He \u201cre- Queened\u201d it, as he puts it. He rearranged the harmonies in each song. He would go to (Queen guitarist) Brian May and say, \u201cThis is what I think the harmony is.\u201d And Brian would be like, \u201cOh, I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s it.\u201d \u201cWell Brian, that\u2019s what you played on the recording I\u2019ve been listening to.\u201d \u201cOh. I guess I did.\u201d Because there are so many different versions of things. Stuart was listening to raw takes of Freddy. So we are the first cast to do this show with this score.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q Do people come expecting a story about Queen, \u00e0 la the movie Bohemian Rhapsody? Or do they know it\u2019s a futuristic tale with the music of Queen?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A There are a few people who come in knowing exactly what they\u2019re getting into. They know the musical, maybe they\u2019re fans of it, they\u2019ve seen it five or six times. Then there\u2019s a group of people who love Queen music, they just want to see anything<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Queen. They have no idea what they\u2019re getting into.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q Do the shows draw a big cross-section of people?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A That\u2019s my favourite part, looking out and seeing 10-yearold kids with their Queen shirt beside their dad with his 1977 Queen tour T-shirt that barely fits anymore, and they both have their hands in the air, givin\u2019 it. That\u2019s an amazing, amazing feeling every night.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q Who is your character, and how many songs do you sing?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A My character, Commander Khashoggi, is Killer Queen\u2019s lead henchman and right-hand man. We are trying to stop real music from coming back. We\u2019re trying to stop the Bohemians (a rebel group) from finding the real musical instruments and the dreamer. Throughout, I\u2019m capturing and torturing Bohemians. I sing a duet with Killer Queen, A Kind of Magic, and in the second act I do what is kind of a B-side, Seven Seas of Rhye.<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">Q And there\u2019s a live band, is that right?<\/p>\n<p data-bind=\"text: $data\">A Yes. They\u2019re part of the show. By the end, the screen is down, and they get to play Tie Your Mother Down as we try to kill Killer Queen. It gets intense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"g6c873b11\">Reasons to buy levitra sale <a href=\"https:\/\/unica-web.com\/archive\/2011\/General-Assembly\/filmlibrary11.pdf\">click this link<\/a> There are certain reasons mentioned which says as to why people must opt for levitra 100mg. These include injuries, lifestyle changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unica-web.com\/archive\/2013\/english\/general-secretary-report-2013.html\">cialis de prescription<\/a>  and physical causes. 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