Showbiz
Star Wars: In Concert will open on October 1 at the Honda Centre in California before heading off for a five-year world tour.
Reuters quotes Gregg Perloff, chief of Another Planet Touring, as saying: "It is the first time in 30 years that George Lucas, Lucasfilm and John Williams have authorised a show to go out. It's basically the 'greatest hits' of Star Wars, with a rock 'n' roll production."
The show will be narrated live by Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in the films, and will feature a full orchestra and choir, plus special footage from the films displayed on a big screen.
Perloff continued: "If we can bring a new audience for this show... and then also attract what I would call a normal pop-sensibility audience that would say 'Wow, I didn't have any idea what an orchestra sounded like live', I would be just ecstatic."
After touring the States, the production will head over to Europe.
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