Queen: The Complete Works (130 page)

Meat:
Georgina Hagen

Teacher:
Ashley J. Russell

Tour cast, 2010–2012:

Galileo:
Noel Sullivan

Scaramouche:
Amanda Coutts

Killer Queen:
Tiffany Graves

Meat:
Jenny Douglas

Brit:
Leon Lopez

Pop:
Ian Reddington

Khashoggi:
Rhydian Roberts (
Cardiff and Birmingham
), Earl Carpenter (
Manchester
), Jonathan Wilkes (
Glasgow
)

Teacher/1st Cover Killer Queen:
Ashley J. Russell

Australasia

Cast:

Galileo:
Mig Ayesa

Scaramouche:
Talia Kodesh, Sivan Raphaely

Killer Queen:
Annie Crummer, Lucinda Shaw

Khashoggi:
Neels Clasen

Brit:
Stephen John Van Neikerk

Oz:
Carly Graeme

Pop:
Malcolm Terrey

Performances:

October 26–December 2, 2007: The Civic, The Edge, Auckland, New Zealand

February 2–24, 2008: Seongnam Arts Centre, Seoul, South Korea

March 28–April 27, 2008: Esplanade Theatre, Singapore

May 16– June 22, 2008: The Lyric Theatre of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, China

July 12–27, 2008: Bangkok, Thailand at the Muangthai Ratchadalai Theatre

Repertoire changes:

‘Play The Game’ swapped out in favour of ‘Now I’m Here’

Australia/Japan

Cast:

Galileo:
Michael Falzon, Peter Murphy

Scaramouche:
Kate Hoolihan, Pippa Garndison

Killer Queen:
Annie Crummer

Khashoggi:
Liam Burden

Oz:
Amanda Harrison, Rebecca Jackson Mendoza

Brit:
Daniel Fletcher, Daniel Fletcher

Pop:
Robert Grubb

Jack:
Damien Aylward

Teacher/Charlotte:
Tracy Wilson-Stewart

Performances:

August 7, 2003–March 4, 2004: Regent Theatre, Melbourne

April 27–June 2004: Burswood Theatre, Perth

July 27–September 25, 2005: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane

October 9, 2004–March 13, 2005: Star City Lyric Theatre, Sydney

May 27–August 24, 2005, November 14–December 17 2006: Shinjuku Koma Theater, Tokyo

January 5, 2007: Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka

Canada

Cast:

Galileo:
Yvan Pedneault

Scaramouche:
Erica Peck, Breanne Arrigo (March 2009–May 2009)

Killer Queen:
Alana Bridgewater

Khashoggi:
Evan Buliung, Adam Brazier (February 2008–November 2008), Camilla Scott (November 2008–June 2009)

Brit/Duff:
Sterling Jarvis

Oz:
Suzie McNeil, Valerie Stanois (August 2007–June 2009)

Pop:
Jack Langedijk

Burton:
Danny Balkwill, Darren Voros (May 2009– June 2009)

Teacher/The King:
Jewelle Blackman

Teacher/Arethra:
Cleopatra Williams

Performances:

April 10, 2007–May 11, 2008: Canon Theatre, Toronto

July 16, 2008–June 28, 2009: Panasonic Theatre, Toronto

Repertoire changes:

‘Play The Game’ swapped out in favour of ‘Now I’m Here’, ‘One Vision’ removed

Italy

Cast:

Galileo:
Gianluca Merolli, Salvo Vinci

Scaramouche:
Marta Rossi, Martina Ciabatti

Killer Queen:
Valentina Ferrari

Khashoggi:
Salvo Bruno, Carlo Spano

Brit:
Paolo Barillari

Oz:
Loredana Fadda, Mary Dima

Pop:
Massimiliano Colonna

Performances:

December 4, 2009–March 2011: Allianz Teatro, Milan, Italy

Spain

Cast:

Galileo:
Momo Cortés, Miquel Fernández, Juan Dávila, Daniel Diges, Julián Fontalvo, Carlos Solano

Scaramouche:
María Blanco, María Adamuz, Erika Albero, Ruth Calvo, Xenia García, Dulcinea Juárez, Elena Medina, Carolina Serrato

Killer Queen:
Sheilah Cuffy, Tessa, Nieves Val León

Pop:
José María Guzmán, Juan José Pardo, Diego Falcón

Khashoggi:
Javier Navares, Carlos Fernández, Fernando Samper

Meat:
Eva María Cortés, Lara Alcázar, Lorena Calero, María López, Silvia Martí, Carmen Rodríguez, Esther San José

Brit:
Ángel Padilla, Juan Félix Bejarano Rua, Julián Fontalvo

Performances:

November 3, 2003–May 30, 2004: Teatro Calderón, Madrid

November 12–December 12, 2004: Barcelona

December 17, 2004–January 16, 2005: Bilbao

February 3–27, 2005: Valencia

February 12, 2007–January 6, 2008: Teatro Calderón, Madrid

North America

Cast:

Galileo:
Tony Vincent, Jason Wooten

Scaramouche:
Aspen Miller, Kacie Sheik

Killer Queen:
Patti Russo

Pop:
Douglas Crawford

Khashoggi:
Rich Hebert

Brit:
Ty Taylor

Oz:
Carly Thomas

Performances:

September 8, 2004–November 27, 2005: Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Repertoire changes:

‘Who Wants To Live Forever’ swapped out in favour of ‘You’re My Best Friend’

Norway

Cast:

Galileo:
Espen Grjotheim

Scaramouche:
Mari Haugen Smistad

Killer Queen:
Reidun Sæther

Khashoggi:
Daniel Engman

Brit:
Eivind Dundas

Ozzy:
Anna Lidman

Jan Fredrik Karlsen:
Håvard Bakke

Oddie (Pop):
Mads Henning Jørgensen

Teacher:
Linda Holmgren

Performances:

January 23–April 26, 2011: Folketeateret, Oslo, Norway

South Africa

Cast:

Galileo:
Francois Schreuder

Scaramouche:
Helen Burger

Killer Queen:
Vicky Sampson

Khashoggi:
Neels Clasen

Brit:
Murray Todd

Oz:
Helen Goldberg

Pop:
Malcolm Terrey

Performances:

May 9–October 29, 2006: Civic Theatre, Johannesburg

July 25–October 29, 2006: Artscape, Cape Town

September 29–October 29, 2006: Playhouse Opera, Durban

Switzerland/Austria

Cast:

Galileo:
Serkan Kaya

Scaramouche:
Jessica Kessler

Killer Queen:
Brigitte Oelke

Polo:
Maciej Salamon

Khashoggi:
Jon Agar

Ozzy:
Rahel Fischer

Brit:
Darryll Smith

Gölä:
Mischa Mang

Performances:

December 3, 2006–end of 2007: Theatre Stadthof 11, Zürich, Switzerland

January 24–July 13, 2008: Raimund Theatre, Vienna, Austria

OTHER PERFORMANCES

Since its premiere in May 2002, both Brian and Roger, separately and together, have appeared at numerous after-show parties and on stage performances. The following is a brief list and run-down of songs performed:

AFTER-SHOW PARTY,

DOMINION THEATRE, LONDON

15 May 2002

Repertoire:
‘Tie Your Mother Down’
(vocals: Kerry Ellis)
, ‘Guitar Man’
(vocals: Ben Elton)
, ‘Hammer To Fall
(slow/ fast)
’
(vocals: Brian)
, ‘Tutti Frutti’
(vocals: Gary Booker)
, ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’
(vocals: Gary Booker)
, ‘Rock And Roll’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
(vocals: all)
, ‘All The Way’
(vocals: all)

Note:
Brian provided guitar on all songs, while Roger provided drums on all except ‘Rock And Roll’; Eric Singer played drums alongside Roger throughout the performance.

‘PARKINSON’ (TV APPEARANCE)

18 May 2002

Repertoire:
‘Somebody To Love’ (vocals: Hannah Jane Fox), ‘Hammer To Fall’ (instrumental), ‘We Will Rock You’ (vocals: Tony Vincent), ‘We Are The Champions’ (vocals: Tony Vincent)

AFTER-SHOW PARTY, VENUE UNKNOWN,

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

7 August 2003

Repertoire:
‘Tie Your Mother Down’
(vocals: Brian and Amanda Harrison)
, ‘Whole Lotta Love’
(vocals: unknown)
, ‘Rock And Roll’
(vocals: Roger) Note:
Brian provided guitar on all songs, while Roger provided drums on all except ‘Rock And Roll’; his son, Rufus Tiger, played drums on that song and performed a solo at its conclusion.

AFTER-SHOW PARTY, PARIS HOTEL,

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

8 September 2004

Musicians:
Brian May
(guitars)
, Roger Taylor
(drums)
, Steve Vai
(guitars)
, Nuno Bettencourt
(guitars)
, Steve Lukather
(guitars)
, Paul Crook
(guitars)
, Chad Smith
(drums)
, Eric Singer
(drums)
, Simon Phillips
(drums) Repertoire:
‘Tie Your Mother Down’
(vocals: Jason Wooten and Kacie Sheik)
, ‘The Show Must Go On’
(vocals: Kacie Sheik)
, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’
(vocals: Jason Wooten)
, ‘Stone Cold Crazy’
(vocals: Glen Hughes)
, ‘Rock And Roll’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘Johnny B. Goode’
(vocals: Meatloaf)
, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
(vocals: Jason Wooten)

Note:
A surprising set list, with both ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ and ‘Stone Cold Crazy’ making rare appearances; the last times Brian and Roger had played these songs were in 1979 and 1992, respectively.

AFTER-SHOW PARTY, LYRIC THEATRE,

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

9 October 2004

Repertoire:
‘Tie Your Mother Down’
(vocals: Brian and Amanda Harrison)
, ‘I’m In Love With My Car’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘Rock And Roll’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘Little Wing’
(vocals: Brian)
, ‘Johnny B. Goode’
(vocals: Andrew Swann)
, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
(vocals: Kate Hoolihan)

Note:
Brian’s and Roger’s appearances were during the second part of the after-show party; the first and third parts were performed by the cast of
We Will Rock You
and featured no involvement from Brian or Roger.

MTV RUSSIA MUSIC AWARDS, MOSCOW

16 October 2004

Repertoire:
‘We Will Rock You’, ‘We Are The Champions’
Note:
Brian and Roger, along with the Russian
We Will Rock You
cast, were special guests of the RMA’s and were introduced by Konstantin Habenskiy.

AFTER-SHOW PARTY,

THE STATE KREMLIN PALACE,

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

17 October 2004

Repertoire:
‘Tie Your Mother Down’
(vocals: Brian)
, ‘I’m In Love With My Car’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘The Show Must Go On’
(vocals: Zemfira)
, ‘Sleeping On The Sidewalk’
(vocals: Brian)
, ‘We Will Rock You’
(vocals: musical cast)
, ‘Rock And Roll’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘Johnny B. Goode’
(vocals: Evgeniy Drier and Anthon Bizeev)
, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
(vocals: musical cast)

Note:
Another surprising set list, including the first performance of ‘Sleeping On The Sidewalk’ by Brian since 1998. Jim Beach provided backing vocals on all songs a bit too ‘boisterously’.

‘WETTEN DASS’, NÜRNBERG, GERMANY

(TV APPEARANCE)

12 December 2004

Repertoire:
‘We Will Rock You’, ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘We Will Rock You’

Note:
the second performance of ‘We Will Rock You’ was improvised. Also, Brian announced that a tour with Paul Rodgers would be taking place the following year.

AFTER-SHOW PARTY, VENUE UNKNOWN,

COLOGNE, GERMANY

12 December 2004

Repertoire:
‘Tie Your Mother Down’
(vocals: Brian and Brigitte Oelke)
, ‘I’m In Love With My Car’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘The Show Must Go On’
(vocals: Alex Melcher)
, ‘Little Wing’
(vocals: Brian)
, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’
(vocals: Michaela Kovarikova)
, ‘Sleeping On The Sidewalk’ (vocals: Brian), ‘Rock And Roll’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
(vocals: musical cast)

1000TH SHOW,

DOMINION THEATRE, LONDON

13 January 2005

Repertoire:
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Tie Your Mother Down’, ‘The Show Must Go On’

Note:
Brian and Roger appeared at the conclusion of the 1000th performance of the musical, with the guitarist sharing lead vocals on ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ with Mazz Murray. The full cast provided vocals on the other two tracks. Brian made his appearance through a trapdoor in the stage, while Roger was initially hidden, with his drum kit placed on one of the platforms at Tottenham Court Road tube station and rising up at the appropriate time.

FOURTH ANNIVERSARY,

DOMINION THEATRE, LONDON

11 May 2006

Repertoire:
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘The Show Must Go On’
Note:
Brian, Roger, and Ben Elton were all in attendance for this show, with Brian providing guitar on the two songs mentioned above. Roger, suffering from a lung infection, did not play on any songs.

FREDDIE’S SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY PARTY,

DOMINION THEATRE, LONDON

5 September 2006

Repertoire:
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Love Of My Life’
(vocals: Brian)
, ‘Say It’s Not True’
(vocals: Roger)
, ‘The Show Must Go On’