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Time - The Musical
General Information
Queen Involvement
Story & Track Listing
Characters
General Information
Devised and created by Dave Clark
Lyrics by David Soames
Music by Jeff Daniels
Musical Director: Mike Moran
World Premiere held at the Dominion Theatre, London, on 9th April
1986.
A fan page containing more information about the musical can be
found here.
Queen Involvement
'Time' featured two tracks which Freddie Mercury recorded, which
were included on the cast album. However, he did not appear in
the musical itself, except at a special charity performance on 14
April 1988. During this appearance he performed the same two
tracks, plus 'Born To Rock 'n' Roll' and 'It's In Every One Of
Us', a duet with Cliff Richard.
The title track Time
appears twice in the musical, once at the rock concert, just
before the rock star is teleported to the trial, and again at the
end of the trial, when the rock star is teleported back to Earth.
The track was released as a single in 1986, reaching no. 32 in
the chart, and also appears on the 'Lover Of Life: Singer Of
Songs' album. It was also remixed for inclusion on 'The Freddie
Mercury Album' in 1992, and again for 'Freddie Mercury - Solo' in
2002. The promo video for the track was recorded at the Dominion
Theatre, on the set of the musical.
The second track is In
My Defence, which was initially only included on the cast
album. It was later remixed in 1992 for 'The Freddie Mercury
Album' and released as a single, which reached no 8 in the chart.
The track was later remixed for a second time for 'Freddie
Mercury - Solo', and also appears on 'Lover Of Life: Singer Of
Songs'.
Story & Track Listing
The basic plot is that a rock concert is taking place, but
suddenly, mid-song, the Rock Star and Louise are transported to a
distant planet. Lord Melchisedic, the time lord, decides that
they must justify that they are not a threat to universal peace.
Akash, the judge, eventually decides that the people of Earth are
not a threat and that the planet can continue to exist. The Rock
Star and Louise are returned to earth and the concert continues.
The album features narration by Laurence Olivier, and features
numerous performers playing the part of the Rock Star. The
brackets below show the characters and performers, with brief
details of the singles which were released.
Side One:
Side Two:
Side Three:
Side Four:
Characters
Various performers play the Rock Star, and the following are
listed on the album cover:
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