Editing Queen (band) (section)

===Musical theatre===
[[File:They Still Turn Out for the Music of Queen (4913991699).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Statue of Mercury at the West End's [[Dominion Theatre]] where Queen and [[Ben Elton]]'s musical ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' was performed from 2002 to 2014]]
In May 2002, a musical or "rock theatrical" based on the songs of Queen, titled ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'', opened at the [[Dominion Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name=wwry>{{cite news |title=Another one bites the dust: 'We Will Rock You' prepares for its last performances |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/another-one-bites-the-dust-we-will-rock-you-prepares-for-its-last-performances-9441233.html |access-date=20 November 2019 |work=The Independent |archive-date=27 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527200528/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/another-one-bites-the-dust-we-will-rock-you-prepares-for-its-last-performances-9441233.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The musical was written by British comedian and author [[Ben Elton]] in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor, and produced by [[Robert De Niro]]. It has since been staged in many cities around the world.<ref name=wwry/> The launch of the musical coincided with [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II's]] [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]]. As part of the Jubilee celebrations, Brian May performed a [[guitar solo]] of "[[God Save the Queen]]",<ref name="brian may biography">{{cite web|last=May|first=Brian|date=April 2004|title=Biography|publisher=brianmay.com|url=http://brianmay.com/brian/biog.html|access-date=4 March 2007|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201121553/https://brianmay.com/brian/biog.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> as featured on Queen's ''A Night at the Opera'', from the roof of [[Buckingham Palace]]. The recording of this performance was used as video for the song on the 30th Anniversary DVD edition of ''A Night at the Opera''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-the-opera-30th-anniversary-cddvd-r811132|title=A Night at the Opera, 30th Anniversary CD/DVD|work=AllMusic|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327103207/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-the-opera-30th-anniversary-cddvd-r811132|archive-date=27 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/anightat.htm#god|title=God Save The Queen|publisher=Ultimatequeen.co.uk|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=27 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627051650/http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/anightat.htm#god|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the Las Vegas premiere on 8 September 2004, Queen were inducted into the [[Guitar Center#Hollywood's RockWalk|Hollywood RockWalk]] in [[Sunset Boulevard]], Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=154 |title=RockWalk Inductees: Queen. Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk |publisher=Rockwalk.com |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804170103/http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=154 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:We Will Rock You (musical Tokyo).jpg|thumb|left|''We Will Rock You'' musical in Tokyo, Japan, November 2006]]

The original London production was scheduled to close on Saturday, 7 October 2006, at the [[Dominion Theatre]], but due to public demand, the show ran until May 2014.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26530182 "Queen musical We Will Rock You to close after 12 years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005015041/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26530182 |date=5 October 2018 }}. BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2014</ref> ''We Will Rock You'' has become the longest-running musical ever to run at this prime London theatre, overtaking the previous record holder, the musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We Will Rock You|date=8 June 2016|publisher=London Theatre|url=http://londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/jan06/wewillrockyou27jan06.htm|access-date=26 November 2006|archive-date=20 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820062621/http://londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/jan06/wewillrockyou27jan06.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brian May stated in 2008 that they were considering writing a sequel to ''We Will Rock You''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7348143.stm |title=Queen plan second stage musical |work=BBC News |date=15 April 2008 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804171850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7348143.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The musical toured around the UK in 2009, playing at [[Palace Theatre, Manchester|Manchester Palace Theatre]], [[Sunderland Empire Theatre|Sunderland Empire]], [[Birmingham Hippodrome]], [[Bristol Hippodrome]], and [[Edinburgh Playhouse]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wewillrockyou.co.uk/tour/reviews/ |title=We Will Rock You UK Tour |publisher=Wewillrockyou.co.uk |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918005427/http://www.wewillrockyou.co.uk/tour/reviews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By December 2022 the musical had been seen by 20 million people across 28 countries.<ref name="Radio Times"/> In the summer of 2023 it returned to London with a 12-week run at the [[London Coliseum]].<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite news |title=We Will Rock You returns to London's West End 21 years after its premiere |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/going-out/tickets/we-will-rock-you-tickets/ |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=Radio Times |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801210644/https://www.radiotimes.com/going-out/tickets/we-will-rock-you-tickets/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sean Bovim created "[[Queen at the Ballet]]", a tribute to Mercury, which uses Queen's music as a soundtrack for the show's dancers, who interpret the stories behind tracks such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Radio Ga Ga", and "Killer Queen".<ref>{{Cite news
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|title=Too little balls for balletomanes
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 |url=http://www.oulitnet.co.za/teater/queen_ballet.asp
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}}</ref> Queen's music also appears in the Off-Broadway production ''[[Power Balladz]]'', most notably the song "We Are the Champions", with the show's two performers believing the song was "the apex of artistic achievement in its day".<ref>Christopher Isherwood (19 August 2010) [http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/theater/reviews/20power.html Here They Go Again: Head-Banging Anthems of Their Youth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206073031/http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/theater/reviews/20power.html |date=6 December 2011 }} ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>