Russell Watson is among those additional vocalists added to complete this 2006 cast. It is refreshing to see that two of the original singing cast make a reappearance in this version – and hold up their own quite well considering the advancement of years. It is truly a fantastic visual presentation of the album plus some additional material (the new introduction) as well as modern interpretations of several of the pieces though this never strays too far from the original. This movie is the show presented at the Wembley Arena on 25th of April in 2006. I was amongst the many thousands who, regrettably, could not obtain tickets for the very few shows (though perhaps when it returns in 2007…). 28 years later Wayne brought the album to the stage at several venues across the United Kingdom. Well's classic Science Fiction story War of the Worlds as a rock musical (I would suggest “rock opera”). In 1978 an extraordinary album was released by Jeff Wayne that re-interpreted the H.G.