We Will Rock You
Queen (Music & Lyrics); Ben Elon (Book)
San Jose Stage Company
& Cast
Three hundred years in the future in a land once known as Earth and now known as iPlanet, life is lived online; all music is computer-generated; pop stars are avatars; and owning a musical instrument is illegal. Yet in such a dystopian landscape, a few rebels have a cause and are in hiding at a place called Heartbreak Hotel. They are searching for someone called the Dreamer to lead them to their Bohemian Rhapsody and to revive something called ‘Rock.’ Their quest against all odds is chronicled by Ben Elton (book) and elaborated in detail through near-thirty mega hits by the ’70s arena and pop rock band, Queen, as San Jose Stage Company opens an electrifying, foot-stomping, and heart-pounding We Will Rock You as its summer-time, sure-fire sizzler.
Please continue to Talkin’Broadway for the rest of my review.
Rating: 4.5 E
A Theatre Eddys Best Bet Production
We Will Rock You continues through June 28, 2026, in a two-hour, ten-minute (including one intermission) production by San Jose Stage Company, 490 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA. Tickets are available online at www.thestage.org, by email at boxoffice@thestage.com, or by phone at 408-283-7142.
Photo Credits: Dave Lepori & Patrick Kusumoto
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