Queen – It’s a Kinda Magic returns
BRAAMFONTEIN – Showtime Australia brings Queen – It's a Kinda Magic to The Mandela
Get ready to rock away the New Year blues at the Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein from January to February 2016.
Queen it’s a Kinda Magic returns to The Mandela at Joburg Theatre after it was last performed in 2009.
It is brought by Showtime Australia.
Collett Dawson of the The CoLab Network said the show is the theatrical creation of the very best of Queen live in concert.
She said Englishman Giles Taylor will spearhead the role of Freddie Mercury, with support from Australians Richie Baker as Brian May on guitar, and Kyle Thompson as Roger Taylor on drums, and South Africa’s Steven Dennett as John Deacon on bass.
Freddie Mercury’s best friend Peter Freestone said, “I have not seen another show in the world do it better.”
It is expected to be yet another hit for Showtime Australia who wowed crowds and drew critical acclaim for The Greatest Love of All – the Whitney Houston Show which played earlier in 2015.
Taylor counts his role in the show as one of the toughest musical roles he has encountered to date.
“Freddie was known for his powerful voice and vocal range, and had a very distinct character in general, so emulating him is quite a challenge, but those details need to be just right for a show of this magnitude,” said Taylor.
The show features over 20 original Queen hits, including We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, Another One Bites The Dust, Killer Queen, A Kind of Magic, Radio Ga Ga, Don’t Stop Me Now, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Play the Game, I Want to Break Free and Who Wants to Live Forever.
The performances run from Thursdays to Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.
For details: www.joburgtheatre.com or 011 877 6853/6815.
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