Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation of the various characters. Due to the consistent popularity of the original album, Wayne decided to return to his score and re-create it for a new generation of audiences, as well as re-launch a live tour throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. On 18 November 2011, Jeff Wayne announced at a press conference in London that there was to be a new release of his musical version of H. G. Wells 1898 novel, titled "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation". As the original musical version has remained one of the biggest selling
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