| Imagine a world with no music, where people all | | | | it is or what it means. When he refuses to |
| dress, think, and act the same, and ingenuity and | | | | conform to the rest of his classmates' uniformity, |
| uniqueness are shunned. This is the world created | | | | he is captured by Globalsoft's police. While in |
| and then destroyed in We Will Rock You, a | | | | custody he meets a female rebel, who becomes |
| modern jukebox musical that had its debut in the | | | | his sidekick and eventual love interest in the show. |
| West End in 2002. This show takes the music of | | | | The leader of Globalsoft, The Killer Queen, is |
| Queen and works it into a fanciful storyline that | | | | acting on a prophecy she has heard stating that |
| showcases the greatness of rock and roll. | | | | there are instruments hidden in Planet Mall. The |
| Ben Elton, an English comedian and writer, is the | | | | instruments are supposed to be hiding in the |
| brain behind this musical. The music is that of | | | | "place of the living rock." Thus, Killer Queen blows |
| Queen, and its members Brian May and Roger | | | | up all of the rocks on the planet in an attempt to |
| Taylor who worked with Elton to create the | | | | destroy the instruments. |
| show. The original idea was to do a biography of | | | | Galileo and his lady friend meet up with the |
| Freddie Mercury in musical form. This did not fly, | | | | Bohemians, rebels who want to bring back music. |
| however, and the story was changed into a | | | | When the rebels realize that Galileo is the |
| futuristic story of rebellion and the rebirth of | | | | fulfillment of the prophecy, they embrace him and |
| music. | | | | his lady and begin making plans to bring music |
| Elton claims that the computer-controlled world of | | | | back to the world. They eventually succeed, and |
| The Matrix was part of the inspiration behind his | | | | the closing number of the show is "We Will Rock |
| plot. The story opens 300 years in the future. | | | | You," for which it is named. |
| People at this time are living on a planet called | | | | Throughout the musical the music of Queen is |
| Planet Mall, the new name for Earth, and it is | | | | featured. Songs like "We Are the Champions," |
| under the control of Globalsoft Corporation. People | | | | "Bohemian Rhapsody," and "Who Wants to Live |
| are told how to act, speak, dress, and be | | | | Forever" are all well known to music aficionados, |
| entertained. No one knows of music. | | | | which is part of what makes this far-fetched |
| Along comes Galileo, the classic rebel. In his | | | | story line so appealing. |
| dreams he hears music, but does not know what | | | | |